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UKRI Policy Fellow

TASO is seeking a UKRI Policy Fellow to work with our Research and Evaluation team to explore contextualised admissions in higher education. This high-impact, 18-month fellowship is part of the 2025 UKRI Policy Fellowships scheme.

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Bespoke training

Tailored support on how to evaluate the impact of your work. Whether you’re starting out or refining your approach, our training supports you at every step of your evaluation journey.

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  • Blog
    29 May 2025

    Can addressing inequalities in medical schools help staff the NHS?

    Dr Shaun Boustani, Senior Research Fellow at University College London Medical School explores how widening access to medical schools could help tackle NHS doctor shortages. He discusses Sutton Trust findings on structural barriers facing disadvantaged applicants and calls for reforms like contextual admissions and alternative entry routes.
  • Blog
    15 May 2025

    Post-entry MOAT: A guide for providers

    Find out more about how providers can code and record their post-entry student support activities using the TASO mapping tool and the HEAT database.
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  • Blog
    13 May 2025

    Conference review 2025: Equal measures

    Dr Omar Khan, CEO at TASO, discusses how higher education can meaningfully address inequality through better implementation, rigorous evaluation, and stronger public narratives. Reflecting on insights from TASO’s fifth annual conference, he calls for a renewed, evidence-based commitment to social mobility, urging the sector to act on what works, not just what’s said.

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The library includes our projects, resources and reports covering a range of topics from student mental health to the ethnicity degree awarding gap

Insights and evaluation

View evidence about access and outcomes

View the evidence on approaches to widening participation for disadvantaged and underrepresented groups, and on research measuring the impact of student mental health interventions.

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Read our reports

Our reports cover topics relating to equality gaps in higher education, from tackling the ethnicity degree-awarding gap, through to transition support

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