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Let’s hear it for the VC! Why we must start listening to vice-chancellors on the big policy questions
5 April 2018 by Nick Hillman
We are today publishing an important new analysis of widening participation data by the Vice-Chancellor of Anglia Ruskin University. The paper, and accompanying press notice, speak for themselves. But, for people unfamiliar with higher education statistics, there are two important things to understand. First, the analysis is based on POLAR…
Upending the rankings: Benchmarking widening participation in universities
5 April 2018
HEPI is today publishing a new Policy Note, Benchmarking widening participation: how should we measure and report progress?, written by Professor Iain Martin, Vice-Chancellor at Anglia Ruskin University, which looks at each university’s success in widening participation and ensuring access to people from all backgrounds. The paper puts forward a…