AttainmentSocial mobilityBAMEBMEEthnicityA successful journey through higher education is, for many, a once in a lifetime opportunity for social mobility. Unfortunately, one notable feature of higher education systems is that students from some backgrounds do not achieve the same academic attainments ...
Renewed attention has been paid to the 'race' attainment / awarding gap in Higher Education (HE) which refers to the consistently higher chance White students have of gaining a 1st or 2:1 degree relative to their Black, Asian, Minoritized Ethnic (BAME) counterparts. In this commentary I use...
Helping to implement the recommendations from the BAME Attainment Gap Report and other similar research projects. Specifics of the role: To be a member of the University Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee. To be a member of the Students' Union Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee....
Despite this, we find that BAME students are overall less likely to undertake a placement year than white students. If placements can be part of the solution for reducing the attainment gap, this scenario urgently needs to be addressed. So, what is to be done? Along with Birmingham City Uni...
In UK higher education, minority ethnic students are less likely to graduate with a good degree than their White British counterparts, even when prior attainment is considered. Until recently, concerns about this ethnicity degree awarding gap have not received the research attention it deserves. In ...
BAME studentsracismSTEMIn UK higher education, minority ethnic students are less likely to graduate with a good degree than their White British counterparts, even when prior attainment is considered. Until recently, concerns about this ethnicity degree awarding gap have not received the research ...