Not enough evidence on best ways for universities to attract poor students

Universities are spending millions of pounds on recruiting more poor students, but there is little information available on the best ways of boosting numbers, according to research.

There is a “severe lack of evidence” about what works best in encouraging disadvantaged young people to study for a degree, the Sutton Trust said.

Figures suggest that the numbers of disadvantaged young people going into higher education have risen in the last decade, but the most selective institutions are still dominated by youngsters from richer backgrounds, a brief by the social mobility charity notes.

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