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Today TASO has published a new report looking into how learning analytics can identify students at risk of withdrawing from their studies, and prompt appropriate interventions to help with re-engagement.

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TASO is co-funding ‘ADR England Research Community Catalyst for Youth Transitions’ which aims to map the data sources, identify potential avenues for better data linking and create a community of data users to answer important research questions.

Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) is one of six universities participating in TASO’s Theory of Change project which seeks to support the development and evaluation of interventions that aim to close the ethnicity degree awarding gap. As the project draws to a close, Dr Iwi Ugiagbe-Green reflects on the experience and the importance of embedding evaluation.

The University of York wants to ensure that efforts to close the ethnicity degree awarding gap are central to ‘business as usual’ in departments. As part of TASO’s Theory of Change project, the project team at the University of York is seeking to integrate ethnicity degree awarding gap considerations into its annual departmental action planning and reporting cycle. The team reflect on their experience.

TASO is working with Ipsos and three higher education providers to provide robust evidence on student mental health and wellbeing interventions.

Chido Chipato, Student Success and Inclusion Coordinator at the University of Southampton, discusses the University of Southampton’s Awarding Gap Project and how culture, community, and curricula (‘the three Cs’) are central to the project’s development.

TASO CEO Dr Omar Khan shares his thoughts on a busy year at TASO, and discusses opportunities for 2024.

Dr Mandy Crow and Jared Patel from Loughborough University discuss the five things they have learned from their involvement on TASO’s project to develop theories of change and evaluation plans for interventions addressing the ethnicity degree awarding gap.

TASO is partnering with RSM UK to develop guidance and tools to support the sector to better understand and conduct economic evaluation.

TASO is partnering with Nottingham Trent University (NTU) to develop guidance and tools to support the sector to better understand and conduct Implementation and Process Evaluation (IPE).

Luke Arundel, Research Officer at TASO discusses a new tool to help you create more impactful charts: The TASO data visualisation style guide.