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Some student groups are more likely to experience poor mental health than others. We examined which measures are most effective at improving student mental health in higher education.
Mental health and wellbeingSuccess in higher education
This project aims to help higher education providers support their disabled students more effectively and address inequalities in their experience of higher education.
A report of a review undertaken to understand evidence around supporting higher education access and student success for mature learners, and a survey experiment on which institutional features are attractive to mature learners.
Access to higher educationSuccess in higher education
An analysis of the Higher Education Access Tracking (HEAT) Service’s dataset on the relationship between Key Stage 4 attainment and higher education progression.
The COVID-19 pandemic prompted a rapid transition to online teaching in higher education. This project explored the impact of this on student outcomes, particularly for disadvantaged students.
Outreach and mentoring programmes combining two or more student support activities are associated with positive attitudes towards higher education. This project aims to provide causal evidence of this.
Mentoring, counselling, coachingAccess to higher educationRandomised controlled trials
Students who attend a university summer school may have a more positive attitude towards higher education as a result. This project looks at the link between summer schools and access to higher education.
Summer schoolsAccess to higher educationRandomised controlled trials
A report summarising the findings from research assessing the evidence base on activities designed to support access and success in post-secondary education for learners with experience of children’s social care.
Access to higher educationSuccess in higher education
A report on research undertaken by the Education Policy Institute on interventions aimed at widening access to higher education for the most disadvantaged students.