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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.
COVID-19 Impacts: University Access
4th May 2020
How university applicants and students are affected.
Read reportSocial Mobility Polling 2019
20th November 2019
Ahead of the General Election, we surveyed the British public on their attitudes to social mobility and opportunity.
Read reportMobility Manifesto 2019
7th November 2019
Ahead of the 2019 election campaign, we set out an ambitious agenda to address Britain’s low mobility problem.
Read reportUniversity Aspirations 2019
14th August 2019
We surveyed young people to find out how they feel about higher education.
Read reportElitist Britain 2019
24th June 2019
Analysis of the educational backgrounds of 5,000 of Britain's leading people.
Read reportAccess to Advantage
7th December 2018
We looked at how university access in England is impacted by the school attended and location in the country.
Read reportUniversity Aspirations 2018
15th August 2018
The Sutton Trust's annual survey of young people on their hopes for higher education.
Read reportThe Lost Part-Timers
15th March 2018
Prof Claire Callender and John Thompson investigate the decline in part-time students in England.
Read reportHome and Away
27th February 2018
Sol Gamsu and Michael Donnelly explore how staying at home to study is differentiated by ethnicity and social background.
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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