A new TASO report, published today, finds that robustly evaluated, integrated, institution-wide interventions are needed to effectively close equality gaps in higher education.
Since the launch of TASO’s new Theory of Change Builder, Hannah Thomson (Evaluation Manager at TASO) and Pete Crowson (Evaluation and Research Coordinator at Nottingham Trent University) reflect on the benefits and challenges of theory of change and how our new online tool will help higher education providers to embed a theory of change approach across their initiatives.
Dr James Ward, Assistant Director Student and Library Services at Teesside University, reflects on their journey in developing a whole-provider approach theory of change.
We are partnering with universities and independent evaluators to evaluate interventions that aim to support students with their transition into higher education.
Amir Arian – a scientist and medical school graduate with experience of children’s social care – explains what must change to ensure more care-experienced people can access and succeed at university.
This World Suicide Prevention Day, University Retreat – a collaborative drop-in service in Bournemouth where students define their own crises and receive immediate support – reminds us that flexible, student-led crisis support can save lives.
Georgia Hyde-Dryden, Researcher at the Rees Centre, shares three reflections on ‘Pathways into and through higher education for young people with experience of children’s social care’.