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New partners to evaluate mental health and wellbeing interventions using theory-based methods

TASO, Bath Social & Development Research, Tharani Learning and Research and two universities will work together to explore the impact of mental health and wellbeing interventions.

New higher education evaluation library: Advancing sector-wide learning and impact through shared evaluation

by Dr Omar Khan

Omar Khan, CEO at TASO, discusses the launch of the Higher Education Evaluation Library (HEEL) and its potential to support enhanced evaluation practices and collaborative learning across the sector.

TASO to establish new higher education evaluation library

The Office for Students is funding TASO to establish a new evidence and evaluation library which will enable higher education providers to learn from one another’s evaluations of access and participation interventions.

Trustee Week: My experience on the TASO board

by Heather Hodge

For Trustee week, Heather Hodge shares her experience of working as a trustee for TASO.

Building confidence in causal evaluation: New training series tackles sector barriers

by Hannah Thomson

TASO’s new evaluation training series has been shaped by the findings of our sector-wide consultation into the barriers and enablers of widening participation evaluations delivered by higher education providers. Hannah Thomson, Evaluation Manager, shares insights from the consultation and how they’ve informed our training events.

New partners to evaluate student mental health interventions using quasi-experimental designs

TASO is working with Ipsos and three higher education providers to provide robust evidence on student mental health and wellbeing interventions.

Workplace mental health initiatives should apply to students too

by Tatjana Damjanovic

Tatjana Damjanovic, TASO Research Officer, reflects on how mental health in the workplace – this year’s theme for World Mental Health Day (WMHD) – relates to students and where they study.

New resources to help colleges and universities make better use of data when evaluating student support initiatives  

Working with four universities and an independent evaluation team, TASO has produced a set of resources that will help higher education providers harness the power of institutional data when evaluating post-entry student support interventions.

Intervention and protection: navigating suicide prevention in higher education

by Tatjana Damjanovic

Tatjana Damjanovic, TASO Research Officer discusses changing the narrative on suicide, and looks at approaches in higher education, from training to triaging

Enhance your evaluation skills with our new training series

‘How to evaluate’ training series, November–December 2024, Nesta, 58 Victoria Embankment. Book now: ‘How to evaluate’ training series