TASO

ALT Graphic with a blue-to-turquoise gradient background and a faint image of people working together. The TASO logo appears in the top-right corner. Large white text reads “Retrospective evaluations of financial support in higher education”, beneath a turquoise heading reading “Upcoming invitation to tender for evaluators”. On the right, three turquoise circular icons show an hourglass, a group of people and stacks of coins, alongside key information: tender opens 9 November, up to three independent evaluators, and up to £55,000 available per evaluation.

ALT A square TASO-branded graphic with a dark blue background fading into a photograph of a person lying down, partially obscured by a blue overlay. The white TASO logo appears in the top left, above large turquoise quotation marks. A quote about student homelessness is displayed in large white serif text, with “2.5 million” highlighted in turquoise. At the bottom left, Greg Hurst’s name and job title appear in white. A cut-out portrait of Greg Hurst, smiling in a dark blazer, appears in the bottom right. Beneath his portrait is a turquoise-outlined box with a white document icon and the blog post title, “Building an evidence base to prevent student homelessness”.

ALT Graphic with a blue-to-teal gradient background and a faint photograph of hands typing on a laptop. The TASO logo appears in white in the top-right corner. On the left, a turquoise heading reads “Upcoming opportunity for providers”, above the main headline, “Scoping evaluation plans for financial support schemes”, in large white serif text. On the right, four turquoise circular icons show an hourglass, a group of people, stacked coins and a calendar. Each icon is accompanied by white text highlighting key details: applications open 16 November, up to eight providers, up to £8,000 available, and the project running from January to July 2027.

ALT Graphic with a dark navy blue background fading into bright teal on the right, overlaid on a faint image of someone using a laptop. The TASO logo appears in the top right. Teal text reads ‘Taster training’, above the large white title ‘Measuring causal impact’. Teal and white horizontal lines separate the title from the event details: ‘17 November, 10:00–11:00, online’. A rounded teal-outlined ‘Sign up’ button with a white arrow appears in the bottom right.

ALT Set against a background of blurred library bookshelves with a dark teal and green gradient overlay, the promotional banner features the white TASO logo in the top left and a dark teal time badge reading "25 November, 10:30–12:00, online" in the top right. Centred on the left side is the "LAUNCH EVENT" label above the large teal title "HEEL"—where the final letter seamlessly transforms into an open book icon with pages radiating outward—alongside the subtitle "Higher Education Evaluation Library" in white text. In the bottom right corner, a light-coloured rounded button with the text "SIGN UP →" points toward the right to encourage registration.

ALT A promotional graphic with a dark navy-blue background fading into bright teal on the right, with a faint image of someone working on a laptop behind the text. The white TASO logo appears in the top-right corner. On the left, “NEW” is displayed above a short turquoise underline, followed by a large white serif heading reading “2026/27 evaluation training line-up”. Beneath it, the phrase “Build your skills. Strengthen your evaluations.” appears in italic turquoise text. On the lower right, two white icons inside dark blue circles show a laptop representing free webinars and a group of people representing paid-for expert-led practical sessions.

ALT The graphic features a dark navy blue background fading into vibrant teal on the right, with a subtle, darkened photograph of someone working at a laptop behind the text. The TASO logo appears in the top left, with “TRAINING” in turquoise beneath it. Large, bold white text across the centre reads “Measuring impact: Causal evaluation and randomised controlled trials”. A turquoise-outlined rounded box in the top right displays the two online session dates, 8 and 15 December, both from 10:00 to 13:00. A matching turquoise-outlined “SIGN UP” button with a white arrow appears in the bottom right.

ALT Promotional graphic for Times Higher Education’s Student Success UK&IE 2026 conference, taking place in Bath on 4–5 November. Against a backdrop of Bath’s historic architecture and river, text reads: “Preparing students, staff and systems for the changing world.” Includes a “Book your ticket now” button and logos for Times Higher Education, the University of Bath and TASO, the association partner.

ALT Set against a background of blurred library bookshelves with a dark teal and green gradient overlay, the promotional banner features the white TASO logo in the top left and a dark teal time badge reading "25 November, 10:30–12:00, online" in the top right. Centred on the left side is the "LAUNCH EVENT" label above the large teal title "HEEL"—where the final letter seamlessly transforms into an open book icon with pages radiating outward—alongside the subtitle "Higher Education Evaluation Library" in white text. In the bottom right corner, a light-coloured rounded button with the text "SIGN UP →" points toward the right to encourage registration.

ALT Promotional graphic for TASO’s causal evaluation training, featuring a dark blue-to-teal gradient background. The training sessions are listed as 17 November 2026: Taster training – Measuring impact; and 8 and 15 December 2026: Measuring impact – Causal evaluation and RCTs. A white “Sign Up” button with an arrow appears in the bottom-right corner.

ALT Promotional graphic for Student Success UK&IE 2026, taking place 4–5 November in Bath, UK. The event theme is “Preparing students, staff and systems for the changing world”. Bold white and yellow text appears on a black background with colourful geometric patterns and a pink “Book your ticket now” button. Logos for organiser Times Higher Education, host partner University of Bath and association partner TASO appear along the bottom.

ALT A portrait graphic for Black History Month, featuring a blue monochromatic photograph of Black graduates wearing graduation gowns. The photograph is overlaid with a deep blue gradient. At the top left, “BLACK HISTORY MONTH” appears in bold, with “Honouring our communities” beneath it. The TASO logo appears in the upper-right corner in turquoise and blue. Below, large turquoise opening quotation marks introduce a prominent quote “The Black awarding gap asks us to confront where we are now. But perhaps the more difficult question is where we are going and what we are prepared to change to get there.” Beneath the quote, smaller text reads "Dr Josephine Gabi, Reader in Education at Manchester Metropolitan University, and Dr Yetunde Kolajo, Student Success Research Associate at the University of Kent." At the bottom right, a rectangular call-to-action box reads “READ THE BLOG POST – What must change to close the Black awarding gap by 2030–31 and who is accountable?”

ALT Set against a background of blurred library bookshelves with a dark teal and green gradient overlay, the promotional banner features the white TASO logo in the top left and a dark teal time badge reading "25 November, 10:30–12:00, online" in the top right. Centred on the left side is the "LAUNCH EVENT" label above the large teal title "HEEL"—where the final letter seamlessly transforms into an open book icon with pages radiating outward—alongside the subtitle "Higher Education Evaluation Library" in white text. In the bottom right corner, a light-coloured rounded button with the text "SIGN UP →" points toward the right to encourage registration.

ALT Promotional graphic for Student Success UK & IE, taking place on 4–5 November 2026 in Bath, UK. The event theme is “Preparing students, staff and systems for the changing world.” White and yellow text appears on a black background, with a pink “Book your ticket now” button and colourful geometric patterns. Logos include organiser Times Higher Education, host partner University of Bath and association partner TASO.

ALT TASO-branded graphic with a blue-tinted photograph of a historic university building featuring stone arches, large windows and a tower in the background. The white TASO logo appears in the top left, above a large turquoise quotation mark. The main quote, displayed in large white serif text with key phrases highlighted in turquoise, reads: “A clear initial takeaway is that there is no single, bounded institutional intervention that constitutes ‘contextual admissions’.” Below the quote is the name Professor Anna Zimdars, identified as UKRI–TASO policy fellow, Academic Director of the Centre for Social Mobility, and Professor at the Graduate School of Education, University of Exeter. A colour portrait of Professor Zimdars, with long brown hair and wearing a blue top, appears in the lower right. At the bottom, a turquoise-outlined box with a white document icon encourages readers to read the blog post titled “Contextual admissions: where does the intervention begin and end?”