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Dr Julia O’Connell and Dr Alison Daniell discuss their development of a dissertation writing retreat programme at the University of Southampton. The programme aims to address the awarding gap by empowering Black students to excel in one of the most important aspects of their degree, while also providing them with a space to engage positively with their peers and the wider university community.

TASO is seeking to appoint up to three higher education providers to work with an independent evaluator to test the impact of mental health and wellbeing interventions through quasi-experimental methods.

Do you work for a higher education provider that is currently using analytics to inform support for student wellbeing and mental health? Are you interested in participating in a randomised controlled trial? Apply below to be involved in an exciting upcoming TASO project.

Today, TASO has published a new report on the implementation of transition support and reasonable adjustments for disabled students in higher education. The report examines the experiences of a broad range of disabled students and higher education staff. To inform the report, TASO commissioned Advance HE to map the types of support available in these two key areas. 

TASO Annual Conference, ‘How to Evaluate’, Nottingham on 7–8 May

We will soon be publishing three new invitations to tender for projects evaluating student mental health interventions and inviting applications from higher education providers.

TASO awarded funding from the Evaluation Accelerator Fund for a new project on student wellbeing.

For the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Dr Omar Khan, CEO of TASO, delves into the history and significance of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, highlighting the ongoing struggle for racial equality and the urgent need for action.

Today, TASO has launched its Technical Guide (an expansion on the data visualisation style guide). We built this resource to empower TASO staff, partners and the broader higher education sector with the skills to create engaging charts and enhance code readability and shareability. 

For Neurodiversity Celebration Week, Hetti Bywater, a mature psychology student and Communications Assistant at TASO explores the nuanced world of neurodivergence, challenging traditional thinking and advocating for a more inclusive society.

Working flexibly with six fantastic higher education providers helped the commissioned evaluation team from Staffordshire University and Advance HE learn more about what works when getting started with theories of change and evaluation planning – it’s not always easy, but it doesn’t need to be scary.

A new TASO report explores how a theory of change approach can help support interventions to address the ethnicity degree awarding gap.