News and blog

Our latest news on widening participation and improving student outcomes in higher education.

Blog

2 September 2022

Reflections on a TASO internship

LaJane Zarroug, Hannah Rockett

Our latest interns LaJane and Hannah reflect on their experience working with TASO over the past eight weeks
Blog

31 August 2022

The trouble with grades

Dr Eliza Kozman

With another results day done, TASO’s deputy director Dr Eliza Kozman reflects on the nuance we miss when we talk about grades
News

26 August 2022

Invitation to Tender: TASO offering funding to explore the impact of sandwich courses on student employment outcomes

TASO will fund supplier to explore equality gaps in uptake of sandwich courses and identify barriers WP students might be facing in accessing these courses
News

25 August 2022

Invitation to Tender: TASO seeking to commission independent evaluator

TASO seeking evaluation support for interventions relating to disability and/or employability
Blog

2 August 2022

We need to know more about what works for women and girls

Professor Michael Sanders, Rain Sherlock, Professor Rosie Campbell

TASO and King’s College London reflect on the current research around what works to reduce equality gaps for women and girls
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)
10 July 2022

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

5 July 2022

What works to reduce equality gaps in employment and employability?