Access to university

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• Schools’ closed attitude to widening access is holding pupils back

  Guardian Professional, 5 Sep 2014: Universities work hard to reach out to students from different backgrounds – but it can be a struggle when some schools just aren’t interested, says our anonymous academic

• What is the point of GCSEs?

  19 Aug 2014: Rebecca Ratcliffe: Education experts question whether we need GCSEs now that young people have to stay in education or training until the age of 18. Once an end-of-school exam, are they still relevant?
  

• Top universities urge scrapping of free-for-all student recruitment plan

  7 Aug 2014:

  Russell Group says evidence from same policy in Australia showed student numbers ballooned beyond official forecasts

• My university is better than yours - what students and graduates think

  24 Jul 2014: We asked you which universities you thought were on the same level as yours and nine out of ten institutions had at least one person choosing Manchester

• Interactive - which universities do you think are your equals?

  Interactive, 24 Jul 2014:

  We asked Datablog readers the universities they considered to be on the level of the place they study/graduated from. Explore the results using our interactive

• Redundancies at City Lit as college 'focuses on beer-tasting and burlesque'

  15 Jul 2014: Critics say college is keeping middle-class 'hobby' courses while cutting access programmes

• Has the expansion of higher education helped to widen access? – live chat

  Guardian Professional, 14 Jul 2014:

  Join our online discussion Thursday 17 July, 9-11am BST, to discuss the impact of fees, the removal of caps on student numbers and the future of widening access

• Minority ethnic students at Russell Group universities: share your stories

  8 Jul 2014: A piece on the Guardian this week asked why do elite universities admit so few minority ethnic applicants? We’d like to hear from students at Russell Group universities who are from minority ethnic backgrounds

• From the archive, 20 May 1966: Sixth-formers with inferiority complex over Oxbridge

  20 May 2014: Originally published in the Guardian on 20 May 1966: Grammar school students are reluctant to apply to Oxford and Cambridge, a survey finds

• How do we recruit boys into female-dominated professions?

  Guardian Professional, 19 May 2014:

  While great efforts have been made to get girls interested in Stem subjects, little is done to encourage men into teaching and nursing

• Why higher apprenticeships? They're a debt-free route to a top quality degree

  Guardian Professional, 14 May 2014:

  Students increasingly value the chance to earn while they learn, says Aston vice-chancellor

• Why are male students at Oxford getting more firsts?

  24 Apr 2014:

  Students claim that the atmosphere at Oxford is contributing to a gender gap when it comes to those achieving the top grades

• Class-based college admissions are no magic wand for keeping schools diverse

  23 Apr 2014: Julianne Hing: The supreme court's decision brings a new chapter of affirmative action. Race-conscious policies may be imperfect, but they can't be forgotten

• Moocs: students in the global south are wary of a 'sage on the stage'

  19 Mar 2014:

  Unless universities adapt the curriculum to suit the needs of students in emerging economies, free online courses will have no relevance

• Ucas is now a brand, exploiting students not serving them

  13 Mar 2014:

  Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett: First thoughts: By handcuffing marketing emails to education newsletters, Ucas is giving a grubby illusion of choice to hard-up students

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