Oxbridge Admissions
4th February 2016
The research brief looks at undergraduate admissions to Oxford and Cambridge from a widening participation perspective, finding that the application processes differ significantly from...
Read reportMaking a Statement
28th January 2016
This report investigates whether the personal statement as part of university admissions advantages certain types of applicant over others.
Read reportA Winning Personality
14th January 2016
This report examines the association between family background and characteristics related to personality and aspirations, and between these characteristics and adult career attainment.
Read reportEvaluating Access
17th December 2015
This report reviews national and international research on widening participation and access programmes to find out which methods are most likely to help disadvantaged...
Read reportBackground to Success
12th November 2015
This report investigates patterns of academic attainment for different subgroups of a longitudinal sample of more than 3,000 students.
Read reportLevels of Success
8th October 2015
Levels of Success looks at the earning potential of apprenticeships versus degrees, finding that the very best apprenticeships result in greater lifetime earnings than...
Read reportUnfair Deal
23rd September 2015
Unfair Deal examines the impact on students of the changes to student loan terms announced in the 2015 Summer Budget, finding that disadvantaged students...
Read reportHome Advantage
16th September 2015
Home Advantage analyses the current housing situation for the young and employed in London and offers innovative solutions to the crisis.
Read reportPrivate tuition polling 2015
4th September 2015
The annual Sutton Trust/Ipsos-Mori survey of 11-16 year olds on private tuition in 2015 showed that Londoners are twice as likely as other children...
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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