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Blog submissions

Explore blog submissions that have provided expert opinion on issues within the higher education sector.

Recent submissions

Foster allyship to support marginalised groups in higher education

Reflections and learnings on how to initiate change, create safe spaces for difficult conversations, and nurture a culture of allyship in your department.

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  • Author: Reuel Blair and Tizzy Gill, October 2025
  • Platform: THE Campus

Creating a theory of change is like writing a pop banger

Reflections on how to use TASO’s Mapping Outcomes and Activities Tool (MOAT) to create a theory of change.

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  • Author: Pete Crowson - September 2025
  • Platform: TASO

Successful outreach requires an agile approach

This article emphasises the importance of adopting agile, responsive strategies to university outreach programs to effectively engage and support underrepresented students, ensuring inclusivity and adaptability in higher education initiatives.

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Social capital and the degree awarding gap: spaces, places and relationships

This report explores how social capital, belonging, and culturally affirming spaces influence the degree awarding gap between Black and White students in UK higher education institutions.

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  • Authors: Amira Asantew, Reuel Blair - April 2025
  • Platform: HEPI

Previous submissions

Levelling Up: How not to let the opportunity pass – an APP case study

This blog submission explores the opportunity Levelling Up continues to present to universities and the need to do something different, such as Systems Thinking and Collective Impact approaches to drive change. Read the blog submission.

  • Authors: David Woolley - 2024
  • Platform: HEPI

Students transfer through, not just to university

The traditional, one-size-fits-all model of transition into university is never going to work for the diverse student body of the mid-21st century. This blog submission explores what can be done about it. Read the blog submission.

  • Authors: David Woolley and Jon Down - 2024
  • Platform: Wonkhe

Busting myths on low aspirations; it's not them it's us

The myth that low aspirations hinder achievement in disadvantaged communities is persistent. Yet, evidence shows systemic issues are the true barriers. Read the blog submission.

  • Authors: David Woolley - 2023
  • Platform: HE Professional

Personal tutors can't solve the crisis of student engagement alone

This blog submission examines the role that data and technology can play in supporting student engagement. Read the blog submission.

  • Author: Ed Foster - 2023
  • Platform: Wonkhe

Entry tariffs don't tell us the whole story

To address gaps in graduate outcomes, institutions need to dig deeper into data; factors like gender, ethnicity, qualifications, and socio-economic background need to be considered before implementing targeted interventions. Read the blog submission.

  • Author: Mike Kerrigan - 2022
  • Platform: Wonkhe

Students who lead and serve other students have better outcomes

The blog discusses why students who engage in leadership roles or serve others have improved academic and personal outcomes. Read the blog submission.

  • Authors: Mike Kerrigan and Laura Guiver - 2022
  • Platform: Wonkhe

To address the gaps in outcomes, we need to interrogate the data

Institutions must move beyond assumptions and analyse nuanced data, including intersectional factors, to design interventions that close achievement gaps and promote equality in education. Read the blog submission.

  • Authors: Mike Kerrigan - 2022
  • Platform: Wonkhe

Are we really all back on campus?

This blog submission explores the gap between universities' attempts to resume on-campus activity and the reality that many students still engage with learning remotely, raising concerns about social isolation and limited on-campus space. Read the blog submission.

  • Authors: Mike Kerrigan and Ed Foster - 2021
  • Platform: Wonkhe