Quantitative higher education research network. Linking academics to each other and the outside world. with Gill Wyness and @RichMurphy_econ
London School of Economics
Joined August 2013
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To improve the life chances of disadvantaged students, we need to pay much more attention to the types of universities & subjects in which they enrol, @EconomicsofHE evidence on the quality matches between students, universities & courses economicsofhe.org/2019/12/06…
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A major weakness of the UK education system is the long tail of poorly performing schools & pupils; young people who fail to get good GCSEs are being ‘forgotten’, @CEP_LSE briefing by #GE2019Economists @Sandra_McNally @JoBlanden & Gill Wyness cep.lse.ac.uk/_new/publicati…
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disadvantaged students attend less selective HE courses, and courses with lower earnings potential, than advantaged students with the same prior attainment. New blogs on our website today! bit.ly/38dpJNV @lindsey_mac @gillwyness_econ @RichMurphy_Econ @_stuartcampbell
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New blogs on our website today! Morag Henderson, @nikki_shure and Anna Adamecz-Volgyi find that students who are 'first in family' have a higher probability of non-completion, even after controlling for prior educational attainment bit.ly/2DTqLAt
Economics of HE retweeted
Why getting poor students into university just isn’t enough
@gillwyness_econ and @lindsey_mac write about their new Nuffield-funded research
economicsofhe.org/2019/12/06…
Economics of HE retweeted
Well done Gill Wyness @EconomicsofHE! labour.org.uk/press/labour-a…
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Great to see #AugarReview put so much emphasis on the funding and reform of higher level technical education. Good to see @CVER_LSE research used in the report. See here for our publications on many aspects of further/technical education in England: cver.lse.ac.uk/publications/…
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The whole @Wonkhe team is working around the clock on digesting #AugarReview - today’s Daily is now out and in your inboxes with our first commentary and guide to the report. Several more chunks of analysis out soon on the site.
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Augar review calls for students from the most disadvantaged backgrounds to be entitled to a minimum grant of £3,000 to help cover their living costs, reports @Annamckie
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Economics of HE retweeted
Gill Wyness @IOE_London finds a worrying trend that students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds are “undermatching” - choosing lower quality courses in terms of both qualifications & earnings #lifechances
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No-deal #Brexit “one of the biggest threats our universities have EVER faced”.
Joint statement from @UniversitiesUK @RussellGroup @million_plus @GuildHE & @UniAlliance timeshighereducation.com/new… #Brexitreality
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NEW: The fiscal illusion has gone – but what has replaced it? @amcgettigan takes a close look at the ONS decision on student loans wonkhe.com/blogs/the-fiscal-…
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TES: "If you are in any doubt about the influence that the person leading a college has on its performance, look no further than a 2017 @CVER_LSE research ..." by @RuizvalenzuelaJ @ClemVaneff @CamilleTerrier1 cver.lse.ac.uk/textonly/cver…
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Economics of HE retweeted
Gill Wyness says English higher ed system is pretty good for students - no upfront payment, repayments linked to income - but marketisation is misplaced. #EconomicsFest – at Bristol, England
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The consequences of charging tuition fees for university quality, enrolments & equity: @CEP_LSE evidence from the higher education system in England, Gill Wyness @EconomicsofHE #economicsfest cep.lse.ac.uk/_new/publicati…
Economics of HE retweeted
NEW blog: How fair is the education system in England?
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Highlighting some new results from OECD/PISA
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Economics of HE retweeted
This week our podcast panel discuss the conservative party conference, degree apprenticeships and stats on human capital. Plus the “banning clapping” saga and highlights from the week on our blogs ow.ly/G1bo30m6LT3
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You might have missed on Wonkhe - How to target maintenance grants zpr.io/6Dq5Y
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Is being the first in your family to attend #university a sign of success of Widening Participation?
@nikki_shure & Morag Henderson start @NuffieldFound-funded research into this area today. On our blog, they discuss their findings so far
@IOE_London
blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/fir… – at Urmston, England
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Study by @TeachersCollege which saw experts observe 587 US courses concludes most prestigious US universities are worse at teaching than less celebrated institutions timeshighereducation.com/new… via @Annamckie