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Social mobility in the workplace
A comprehensive guide to widening access for employers.
Universities and Social Mobility
A look at the relationship between higher education and social mobility.
The Educational Backgrounds of Members of the House of Commons and House of Lords
1st December 2005
This study looks at the educational profile of members of the Houses of Lord and Commons. It finds that almost one third of MPs...
Read reportThe Educational Backgrounds of the UK’s Top Solicitors, Barristers and Judges
15th May 2005
A comparison of the educational backgrounds of leading barristers, judges and solicitors between 1988/89 and the present.
Read reportNobel Prizes – The Changing Pattern of Awards
1st September 2003
An analysis of where Nobel Prize winners were based, showing the increasing dominance of American universities. The research by the Sutton Trust reveals that...
Read reportCOSMO Study
Major new cohort study examining the long-term impact of the pandemic on educational inequality and social mobility.
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