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 dene.mullen, 7 January, 2022

IPEDS and the trouble with student metrics in the US

The higher education sector in the US is using an antiquated system of judging student metrics

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System surveys hold great weight in the higher education system, but they are not inclusive enough and thus no longer fit for purpose, says Elizabeth Harris

Reading time

4minutes

By dene.mullen, 19 November, 2021

Creating equitable research partnerships across continents

Building equitable scientific research partnerships with the global south requires trust and equality in decisionmaking

Shabbar Jaffar provides tips for successful international collaborations built on trust, appropriate recognition and inclusiveness in decision-making

Reading time

4minutes

By Miranda Prynne, 17 November, 2021

Co-creation and empowerment: pathways to better student engagement

Advice on creating equitable pathways to better engage all students regardless of background or prior knowledge

Effective approaches universities can take to promote equity and improve student learning outcomes and employability, shared by a team from the University of Salford

By dene.mullen, 2 September, 2021

Do we need equity or equality to make things ‘fair’? Actually, we need both

Most students need a helping hand, but giving every student the same thing does not necessarily equate to good support

Fair, to some people, means everyone getting the same thing. But that’s only fair if everyone begins at the same place and needs the same things to succeed, says Todd Zakrajsek

By miranda.prynne, 1 September, 2021

Advice for early career researchers on handling workplace inequality, prejudice and exclusion

Advice for early career researchers on handling challenging workplace issues and misconduct

Sarah Jasim and Shaakir Salam offer early career researchers advice on how to navigate issues of inequality, prejudice and exclusion in the workplace and handle misconduct without risking their own positions

By miranda.prynne, 25 June, 2021

Equitable teaching that creates pathways to success for all students

A framework for an equity oriented pedagogy that improves student grades

Andrew Estrada Phuong and co-authors present a framework for an adaptive equity-oriented pedagogy that helps diverse students achieve better results

By miranda.prynne, 18 January, 2021

Bridging the digital divide: online courses with equity at their core

Create online courses with equity at their heart to bridge the digital divide

Otito Iwuchukwu talks about how to take an equity-first approach to delivering online courses to ensure all students can access the resources they need and have their voices heard

Equity in higher education