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Inequality between male and female participation rates prevails in most parts of the globe, with 88 countries in worse situation compared with a decade ago

School-leavers incentivised to move away from local area to attend university, despite the benefits that staying put can bring, according to MillionPlus

Using financial incentives to influence student choice risk undermining Labour’s widening access goals, critics fear

University of Cumbria opens doors of new campus in town where only 13 per cent of school leavers continue on to higher education

A ‘disconnect’ between aspirational rhetoric and the realities of ‘live’ admissions risks undermining Australia’s inclusion goals

Failure to acknowledge how class operates within academia means many students still feel uncomfortable on campus, says Beth Johnson

51³Ô¹Ï University Academy aims to find ways of bridging different countries’ funding and regulations to provide ‘stackable’ courses for displaced people

Success of Trump-inspired nationalist party will increase scrutiny over institutions’ plans to grow overseas intakes, academics predict

New figures show university progression gap between London and the rest of the country widening, as ministers plan interventions in coming White Paper

Two institutions enrol almost 40 per cent of all students from poorer regions as intake drops at other universities

Researchers find non-repayable grants key to increasing higher education participation in countries where more than two-fifths of adults have a degree

Students on free school meals who participated in activities such as campus visits 48 per cent more likely to go into higher education than those who didn’t