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The importance of doing ‘with’ rather than ‘to’
By Stephane Farenga / October 6, 2019
By Gino Graziano, University of Sussex I have worked in widening participation (WP) for my entire career, and its capacity...
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What do students think about contextual admissions?
By Stephane Farenga / October 6, 2019
By Prof John Storan This is the title of a policy report produced by Hugo Dale-Harris, Policy Officer at HEPI...
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Understanding school and college-based influencers on student choices
By Stephane Farenga / September 14, 2019
By Jackie Powell When discussing access and participation, one of the most frequent laments is that careers staff and teachers...
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EPALE, the Electronic Platform for Adult Learning in Europe
By Stephane Farenga / September 14, 2019
By Andrew Rawson Inspired by conversations with international delegates at the July 2019 FACE annual conference I just thought I...
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Early career academic staff, social mobility and the student experience
By Stephane Farenga / August 5, 2019
By Michael Hill Recently, at one of the universities I work at, The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine,...
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They would never have gone to university
By Stephane Farenga / August 5, 2019
‘They would never have gone to university’: the unique role that further education colleges play in widening access* By Dr...
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FACE 26th Annual Conference 2019 – Thoughts and Reflections!
By Stephane Farenga / July 15, 2019
Many congratulations and a big thank you to all delegates who participated in and contributed so much to this year’s...
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High Attaining Pupils Programme
High Attaining Pupils Programme: University of Derby and The Bemrose School Derby By Jo Astley, Widening Access Manager at the...
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Top tips for transition into HE for dyslexic and disabled learners
By FACE / May 7, 2019
Whilst the new academic term does not start until September, I thought it would be timely to share our top...
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News from NADE conference
FACE Executive Member Dr John Butcher from the Open University recently attended our sister organisation's annual conference and shares his...
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Seven top tips for the FACE 2019 conference
1.Don’t miss it! Registration and the Call for Abstracts are both now open. Last year’s conference saw a record number...
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Using Free School Meals (FSM) data in education research: potential and pitfalls
By FACE / February 4, 2019
By Karina Berzins, Continuum - University of East London Free School Meals (FSM) data is commonly used in education research here in the UK, and is collected...
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Forty years of Access to HE
By Ann-Marie Karadia, Access Officer, Colleges and Alternative Providers, Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) Since responsibility for Access to HE transferred[1] to QAA in 1997 we have...
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The long journey to a graduate career
By FACE / January 4, 2019
by Jackie Powell Photo by Viktor Forgacs on Unsplash There is currently much discussion about how best to track students, particularly those from...
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The Higher Education Journey of Young London Residents – 2018
The annual research report of the Higher Education Journey of Young London Residents was launched on 7th December 2018. London Councils, Continuum, University of...
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FACE Chair Speaks at Paris Conference
By Stephane Farenga / December 5, 2018
FACE Chair Prof John Storan gave a keynote speech at this year’s CNESCO annual International Comparisons Conference, which took place...
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FACE and NAEEA sign Partnership Agreement
By Stephane Farenga / November 29, 2018
By Prof John Storan, FACE Chair, University of East London FACE is delighted to announce that a formal partnership agreement...
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Critical Perspectives on Transitions into, through and beyond Higher Education
By Stephane Farenga / November 4, 2018
By Wendy Ashall, Emily Danvers, Yasser Kosber, Rosa Marvell and Tamsin Hinton-Smith (Centre for Higher Education and Equity Research, University of...
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Is writing part of your professional practice?
By Stephane Farenga / November 4, 2018
By Tony Hudson, University of East London Whatever your experience of writing – none, some or extensive – your views...
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FACE 25th Annual Conference 2018: Recap
By Stephane Farenga / July 17, 2018
Another highly successful FACE Conference has come and gone. Thank you to our wonderful hosts at the University of Worcester...
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