Equity in higher education

Find out how to ensure that all students and staff within higher education have an equal opportunity to succeed, regardless of individual challenges or varied educational backgrounds. Equity is about ensuring university support and policies enable everyone to flourish, taking into account the wide range of differing needs across a campus community, as these resources explain.

By Eliza.Compton , 8 April, 2026

Why flexibility is now central to student success

Businessman doing online study at laptop while eating takeaway lunch
Flexible and truly engaging online study are key for students with jobs or caring responsibilities. Pauline Bedford explains how institutions can go with the flow
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3minutes
By Eliza.Compton , 31 March, 2026

Whose vulnerabilities get seen? Whose get missed?

Black male student looking downcast in university corridor
When student circumstances fall outside standard support categories, their difficulties can deepen. This means hardship of groups such as caregivers or international students grows quietly, until it becomes much harder to address
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton , 28 March, 2026

Four steps to embed anti-racism into teacher training

Male teacher working with multiracial primary school class
By exposing incoming educators to anti-racist principles early in training, universities better prepare them to promote fairness, critical thinking and social justice, writes Jordan Allers
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4minutes
By Laura.Duckett , 26 March, 2026

How universities can tackle misogyny in the age of the manosphere

A female professor presenting to class
From subtle undermining to overt hostility, misogyny is rearing its ugly head in higher education classrooms, fuelled by online manosphere content. Addressing it requires clearer boundaries, training and a willingness to confront harmful behaviour early
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5minutes
By Laura.Duckett , 5 March, 2026

Opening doors to greater diversity in STEM

Scientists in STEM fields
Find out how to remove barriers to study and research in science, technology, engineering and maths in order to attract and retain a wider diversity of talented students and academics in STEM fields
Equity in higher education