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Like every year, this August on ‘A-level day’ there was an intense focus on who gets into university in Britain. In 2020 there were fewer positive stories than usual – particularly of students who achieve high results and are the first in their families to go to universities – and rather more focus on fairness of who got it in where.

There is a severe lack of robust evidence on how to improve the retention and attainment of students from disadvantaged and underrepresented backgrounds in higher education, according to TASO’s new report out today.

TASO welcomes the announcement made today by the University and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) about potential reforms to the higher education admissions process, making it fairer for all young people.

We are delighted to welcome Amandip Bisel and Dr Duna Sabri to our Theme Working Group on Gaps in the Student Experience.

Social mobility in England varies significantly with large differences in earnings across the country for men from deprived backgrounds, compared to their more affluent peers – according to a new report.

Omar Khan argues that unless we dramatically expand university places as demand increases, “levelling up” will prove harder than ever.

Our Director Omar Khan on the release of today’s A-level results and the potential impact on disadvantaged students.

The most disadvantaged school pupils in England face increasing equality gaps in accessing higher education, according to new figures.

TASO is partnering with three higher education providers to develop effective approaches to evaluating multi-intervention outreach and mentoring programmes.

Does your work involve supporting care-experienced young people, or mature students in higher education?

TASO’s Director Dr Omar Khan on transforming access and student outcomes in higher education.

This is a video recording of our webinar from 1 July 2020 on the third and fourth steps in our evaluation guidance