A new Universities UK (UUK) report released this week, ‘Working in Partnership: enabling social mobility in higher education’, has made a series of recommendations for higher education providers, schools, colleges and employers to improve social mobility in higher education in England.
The 6th Annual Access to Higher Education and Student Success gives the opportunity to learn about and discuss the ‘state of the nation’ with regard to access, participation and student success issues in HE; including a unique opportunity to hear and discuss the findings, analysis, and recommendations made by the cross sector Social Mobility Advisory Group invited by government to explore what universities are doing that works and address what more needs to be done.
We are very pleased to hear that Dr Mpoki Mwaikokesya, who graduated with a PhD in Adult Education from the University of Glasgow in 2014, has been appointed by the Namibian National Higher Education Council to work as a member and chairperson of a team to review Degree and Diploma programmes in Lifelong Learning and Community Education within the country. We are very glad that his excellent work in Glasgow is being recognised internationally.
I am one of the lead authors of the Education chapter for the International Panel for Social Progress (modelled on the International Panel for Climate Change). The whole report is now out for consultation and so if you can spare a bit of time the IPSP team would love to hear your thoughts on the Education chapter or any other chapters that interest you.
If you haven’t already submitted your application and you would like your project to be included in the 2017 UALL Awards, please do send me your submission by the end of October - the Awards flyer is attached.
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