Image: Shutterstock Access and participation is a political question by David Kernohan Comment 27/04/25 8
Image: Shutterstock Who’s really falling behind within boys’ underachievement? by Nikolai Elkins Comment 22/04/25 1
Image: Netflix Storytelling and arts education can drive social change by Sunday Blake Comment 16/04/25 4
Image: Shutterstock Young people from deprived areas can’t afford to consider university by David Kernohan Comment 7/04/25 5
Image: Shutterstock The UPP Foundation is launching a new inquiry into widening participation to support the government’s opportunity mission by Richard Brabner Comment 3/04/25
Image: Shutterstock Students can make a real difference to educational opportunity in their regions through tutoring by Stacie Bond Comment 3/04/25 1
How worried should we be about boys’ educational under-achievement? How worried should we be about boys’ educational under-achievement? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 20/03/25 10
Image: Midjourney University shouldn’t just postpone cliff edges for care experienced students by Sunday Blake Comment 14/03/25 1
Image: Shutterstock Diversifying medicine by widening participation by Brigit McWade Comment 13/03/25 1
Image: Shutterstock Why do we punish low-income students for entering education? by Antony Moss Comment 10/03/25 4
Image: Shutterstock Navigating the path to higher education after local authority care by Omar Khan Comment 6/03/25
Scotland needs free school meals data sharing Scotland needs free school meals data sharing by Michael Salmon Wonk Corner 6/03/25
Widening access to medical school Widening access to medical school by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 27/02/25 2
Fair access and unintended consequences Fair access and unintended consequences by Michael Salmon Wonk Corner 26/02/25
Image: Midjourney Five keys to success in Evaluation Capacity Building for widening participation by Matthew Pawelski Comment 21/02/25
Image: Shutterstock What’s next in equality of opportunity evaluation? by Julian Crockford Comment 20/02/25
Image: Midjourney Getting in and getting on needs to go up the agenda, not down by Alex Blower Comment 4/02/25
Entry rates vary widely by local authority area Entry rates vary widely by local authority area by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 14/01/25 2
Image: Shutterstock It’s time to decolonise the awarding gap by Katharine Hubbard Comment 8/01/25 14
Image: Shutterstock Widening participation students have much to teach us by Karen Kenny Comment 18/12/24 1
Image: Shutterstock Have elite universities contributed to broken Britain? by Adam Matthews Comment 7/12/24 1
Image: Shutterstock Universities are further ahead of the curve on the new social mobility thinking than might be appreciated by Debbie McVitty Comment 5/12/24
Another social mobility rethink Another social mobility rethink by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 5/12/24 2
Image: Shutterstock We need to look at representation ratios as well as awarding gaps by Alexander Bradley Comment 5/12/24 5
Image: Shutterstock Supporting outstanding transitions from school and college to university by Gaby Sumner Comment 21/11/24
Image: Shutterstock Credit for pre-university programmes in the US and New Zealand by Alexandra Lyons Comment 19/11/24 3
Image: Shutterstock Some providers are cutting financial support for students – with OfS’ blessing by Jim Dickinson Comment 8/11/24
Image: Shutterstock Access and participation planning gains a regional dimension by David Kernohan Comment 7/11/24
Image: Shutterstock Bridget Phillipson has set out the government’s priorities for HE reform by Debbie McVitty Comment 7/11/24 4
Image: Shutterstock Whether degree apprenticeships support widening participation depends on who we’re talking about by Charlynne Pullen Analysis 23/10/24 6
Access goes backwards in Scotland Access goes backwards in Scotland by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 22/10/24 1
Over a quarter of young people don’t understand the student finance system Over a quarter of young people don’t understand the student finance system by Livia Scott Wonk Corner 17/10/24
Image: Shutterstock Bridging the gap between mainstream and higher education by Zahara Chowdhury Comment 28/09/24
The ethnicity awarding gap is getting bigger and bigger The ethnicity awarding gap is getting bigger and bigger by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 10/09/24 1
Scottish government concurs with fair access report recommendations Scottish government concurs with fair access report recommendations by Michael Salmon Wonk Corner 9/09/24
Why are London-based students using AI more than the rest of the UK? Why are London-based students using AI more than the rest of the UK? by Sunday Blake Wonk Corner 9/09/24 2
Image: Shutterstock Rising levels of home education should get the sector asking questions about access by Laura Duncan Comment 5/09/24 2
Students are still facing issues accessing essential digital services Students are still facing issues accessing essential digital services by Livia Scott Wonk Corner 3/09/24 1
An actual, old-fashioned, bidding competition from OfS An actual, old-fashioned, bidding competition from OfS by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 2/09/24 1
Universities are backing away from community sports Universities are backing away from community sports by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 31/07/24 1
What's hiding in OfS' data dashboards? What’s hiding in OfS’ data dashboards? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 28/07/24 3
Image: Shutterstock Publishing what works on access and participation by Heather Mozley Comment 24/07/24
Image: Shutterstock Higher education needs to get to grips with the language of neurodiversity by Hannah Breslin Comment 19/07/24 18
How current applicants feel about going to university How current applicants feel about going to university by Sunday Blake Wonk Corner 16/07/24
Oxford college admissions data Oxford college admissions data by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 11/06/24 2
Image: Shutterstock Defunding BTECs could cause HE participation to fall off a cliff by Mary Curnock Cook Analysis 10/06/24 4
Image: Wonkhe Taking a closer look at how we target outreach programmes by Paul Martin Analysis 6/06/24
Image: Shutterstock A manifesto for Black mental health should matter to HE by Ruqia Osman Comment 31/05/24
Image: Shutterstock Designing good charts to communicate higher education data by Luke Arundel Analysis 21/05/24
Image: Shutterstock Opening universities’ doors wide enough to let students’ lives in by Jenny Shaw Comment 9/05/24
Image: Shutterstock Seven questions we’ll be debating at the 2024 Festival of Higher Education by Mark Leach Comment 22/04/24
Image: Midjourney Students transition through, not just into, university by David Woolley Comment 19/04/24
Maintenance grants can't buy cultural capital Maintenance grants can’t buy cultural capital by Sunday Blake Wonk Corner 16/04/24
Image: Shutterstock It’s time to tackle all the gaps that surface in our student lifecycle data, not just the awarding gap by Antony Moss Comment 9/04/24 9
Image: Shutterstock SEISA by HESA – a new area-based measure of deprivation by Tej Nathwani Data 19/03/24 2
Image: Shutterstock Uncertainty over Uni Connect should be a chance to define the terms of collaboration by Richard Boffey Comment 12/03/24
Image: Shutterstock The reasons why applicants are still required to disclose criminal records are not always clear by Charlotte Brooks Comment 5/03/24 4
Image: Midjourney Disabled students need more than support plans and “fixing” by Jim Dickinson Comment 4/03/24 2
Image: Midjourney We cannot afford to let estranged students Stand Alone once more by Alex Blower Comment 29/02/24 1
Image: Shutterstock The next government should introduce a social mobility premium by Ebrahim Adia Comment 26/02/24 8
Image: Shutterstock The sector is still often talking at cross purposes over commuter students by Emma Maslin Comment 20/02/24 5
Place, adult participation, and 20 years of HE expansion Place, adult participation, and 20 years of HE expansion by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 15/02/24
Image: Midjourney It’s the government that needs to get an access and participation plan approved by Jim Dickinson Comment 15/02/24
Image: Shutterstock Getting serious about third sector collaboration requires clarity over its purpose and power dynamics by Ruth Squire Comment 14/02/24
Image: Shutterstock The link between place and widening participation should be more explicit by Debbie McVitty Comment 12/02/24 1
Image: Shutterstock Universities shouldn’t stand still on employing apprentices by Ben Rogers Comment 12/02/24 2
A farewell to SIMD targets for providers A farewell to SIMD targets for providers by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 30/01/24
Image: Shutterstock Recommendations for fair access in Scotland by John McKendrick Comment 30/01/24 1
Image: Shutterstock Increasing equality of opportunity requires deeper collaboration with the third sector by Ayesha Baloch Comment 16/01/24 1
Image: Shutterstock What does the tertiary turn in higher education policy mean in practice? by Chris Millward Comment 12/12/23
Image: Shutterstock John Blake deletes even more of the cheat codes to access and participation by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 7/12/23 2
Image: Shutterstock Thinking through access and participation work for those who have experienced prison by Andi Brierley Comment 1/12/23 1
Image: Shutterstock Getting in and getting on for young adult carers by Nicola Aylward Comment 28/11/23
Shutterstock_2345952077 (1) How arts methods can foster a sense of belonging in students by Miranda Matthews Comment 17/11/23
Image: Midjourney Which evaluation measures should providers pick to boost access and participation? by Lydia Fletcher Comment 10/11/23
A new approach to Blair's target A new approach to Blair’s target by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 26/10/23 3
What is the Social Mobility Index measuring? What is the Social Mobility Index measuring? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 19/10/23 3
Have 25 years of widening access made a difference? Have 25 years of widening access made a difference? by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 9/10/23 2
Image: Shutterstock What neurodiverse learners told us they needed in order to thrive by Emma Whewell Comment 6/10/23 5
