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News

27 July 2022

New report: interim findings on the impact of summer schools in the time of COVID-19

Summer schools designed to attract more disadvantaged students into university are not reaching the most in need, according to new TASO research out today.
Blog

25 July 2022

What we learnt from taking part in TASO’s Summer School Evaluation

Amy Burt, Monitoring & Evaluation Officer, University of Kent

Amy Burt from the University of Kent highlights the opportunities and challenges when taking part in TASO’s Summer School Evaluation.
News

12 July 2022

TASO is inviting students to be part of a Student Advisory Panel

Panel will support a project that aims to help Higher Education Providers identify and make use of effective practice to support student mental health
News

11 July 2022

How response rates can affect the outcome of a study and what to do about it

TASO, King’s College London and What Works for Children’s Social Care continue looking at how financial wellbeing can be improved for students
Invitation to tender

10 July 2022

[NOW CLOSED] Invitation to tender: Using quasi-experimental designs to evaluate mental health and wellbeing interventions (Ref: TASO/35)

Do you work for a higher education provider that delivers mental health and wellbeing interventions and would like support to robustly evaluate these? Apply below to be involved in an exciting upcoming TASO project that will use quasi-experimental methods.
News

5 July 2022

TASO launches new report on employment and employability
Blog

5 July 2022

What works to reduce equality gaps in employment and employability?
Blog

1 July 2022

Voice of the Sector – Choice and Complexity: Challenges and opportunities for careers information, advice and guidance

Professor Antony C. Moss, Professor Deborah Johnston

LSBU reflect on the complexities of navigating the post-compulsory education landscape and what the LSBU Group are doing to provide career-focused pathways
News

30 June 2022

Could a light-touch text message intervention improve the financial wellbeing of widening participation students in English universities?

TASO, King’s College London and What Works for Children’s Social Care look at ways to improve students’ financial wellbeing and capabilities
Blog

29 June 2022

Wellbeing loss matters as much as learning loss, particularly for LGBTQ+ students

Professor Michael Sanders

Professor Michael Sanders reflects on his new report on the subjective wellbeing of LGBTQ+ students
News

28 June 2022

TASO publishes report on the subjective wellbeing of LGBTQ+ students

Many LGBTQ+ students experience increased wellbeing over the course of their degree however also experience a range of inequalities that will take 20 years to close
News

15 June 2022

Invitation to Tender: TASO offering funding and evaluation support for HEPs

TASO to fund evaluation support for HEPs to develop Theories of Change for attainment-raising activities/interventions

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