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  • Analysis

    The Path to Higher Education: Obstacles Remain for the Disadvantaged

    EPI’s Ieuan Bennett looks at the latest figures on access to university .  Widening participation, defined by the Office for Fair Access as ‘Removing the barriers to higher education, including financial barriers, that students from lower income and other under-represented…

    By Education Policy Institute

  • Analysis

    University applications: What does the latest UCAS data tell us?

    EPI's Ieuan Bennett dissects the latest statistical release from the universities admissions body . In our analysis of emerging university application data for 2017/18, we previously identified four trends that were of concern for the higher education sector and the economy:…

    By Education Policy Institute

  • Reporting

    Remaking Tertiary Education: can we create a system that is fair and fit for purpose?

    Remaking Tertiary Education , authored by Professor Alison Wolf – with supporting analysis by Education Policy Institute researchers – examines the future of England’s Tertiary Education system. It concludes that English technical education is “ in tatters ” and that the current…

    By Education Policy Institute

  • Analysis

    Do young people have the skills to compete in a global market?

    Following the EU referendum result last week, the future of the UK economy is uncertain. While economists generally agree that leaving the EU could have short-term negative effects, there is disagreement over what it will mean for the economy in the…

    By Education Policy Institute