The notion of the civic university has evolved significantly in recent years in the UK, with growing recognition of universities as key drivers of regional transformation. At the heart of ...

Teaching about local, national and global disasters, such as the Titanic disaster of 1912, can encourage young people to engage with an interdisciplinary approach that draws upon ...

In today’s rapidly evolving world, the need for a more inclusive and equitable curriculum is more urgent than ever. Our current system – dominated by a rigid focus on academic assessments ...

The new Labour government has made a commitment to support the early years sector as well as launching a curriculum review. This presents us with an opportunity to revisit Labour’s ...

Over the past 25 years, there have been successive policy changes to funding, categorisation and implementation of special educational needs (SEN) provision in England. Yet there is ...

Ruth Gilbert is a clinical epidemiologist trained in paediatrics. Much of her research uses de-identified, administrative data to address clinical and policy questions related to the health ...

Widening participation’ (WP) or ‘fair access’ is a flagship initiative of the Scottish government and overseen by a Commissioner for Fair Access in Scotland, with a stated aim that ...

Dr Susan Dunnett is a senior lecturer at the University of Edinburgh. Her research focuses on consumer vulnerability, in particular: healthcare systems, social support, stigma and ...

Lee Elliot Major is Britain’s first Professor of Social Mobility, based at the University of Exeter. He was previously chief executive of the Sutton Trust. His work is dedicated to improving ...

Dr Michelle O’Toole is a senior lecturer in Organisation Studies and head of the Organisation Studies group at the University of Edinburgh. Her research is about people’s lived experiences ...

Claudine Bowyer-Crane is Professor of Education in the School of Education at the University of Sheffield. She has a PhD in Psychology from the University of York. Claudine’s research ...