News and blog

Today TASO published a new report outlining interim findings on the impact of summer schools. TASO Research Manager, Sarah Conner, reflects on the findings. 

Jasmine Neesam, a third-year psychology student at the University of Leeds and student panel member for TASO’s student mental health project, shares her insights on enhancing the university experience through empathy, diversity, and proactive mental health initiatives.

TASO is partnering with researchers from The Brilliant Club and the University of Cambridge to identify barriers and enablers to developing more causal evidence of higher education access and success interventions.

Our submission to the Policy Connect and Skills Commission emphasises the need for lifelong learning to adapt to economic and personal changes, highlighting challenges for mature learners due to funding changes and the lack of tailored educational environments.

New report explores the effectiveness of less commonly used evaluation methods to develop more robust evidence and understand the impact of interventions.

As part of Trustees’ Week 2023, Maddalaine Ansell, trustee at TASO and Director of Education at the British Council, describes her journey into education policy and the importance of removing barriers to enable better access to higher education.

Nicholette Pollard-Odle, Evaluation Officer at TASO discusses a new tool to help you conduct better evaluations: The Mapping Outcomes and Activities Tool (MOAT).

TASO is partnering with Advance HE to map the kinds of transition support and reasonable adjustments used in the higher education (HE) sector and build an understanding of the existing evidence HE providers hold on the effectiveness of these interventions.

Leo Robertson, Employer Engagement Officer, Queen Mary, University of London considers how careers services can be the golden thread of student outcomes and further progression.

The Student Mental Health Evidence Hub – developed by a consortium of expert partners – is an open access digital resource for the higher education sector to improve support for student mental health.

TASO is partnering with six higher education providers and an independent evaluator to develop Theories of Change and evaluation plans for interventions which aim to close the ethnicity degree awarding gap.

Around one in six undergraduates now report experiencing mental health challenges.