Blog - Access HE

Care experienced students and the cost of living

July 17, 2023, by Michelle Anson and Emily Dixon

Much is being written about the cost of living, and for good reason. Students living on maintenance grants and loans... View Article

National Careers Guidance Show 2023

March 17, 2023, by Michelle Anson, Beth Hayden, and Mair Lawrence-Matthews

On Wednesday 8th March, the Uni Connect team braved the elements (snow!) to attend the National Careers Guidance Show, 2023.... View Article

Hackney Young Lecturers Programme

January 13, 2023, by Mair Lawrence-Matthews

Last November we rounded off the Hackney Young Lecturers Programme – a youth activism and skills development project for Key... View Article

Outreach with Alternative Providers: AccessHE’s PRU Toolkit

May 24, 2022, by Beth Hayden, Uni Connect Outreach Coordinator at AccessHE

Earlier this year, AccessHE received funding to deliver AccessE3, a four-week intensive creative programme for all students at a Pupil... View Article

Why BTECs are critical for national talent and widening participation

April 29, 2022, by Professor Stephanie Marshall, Vice-Principal (Education) at Queen Mary University of London

In this blog, Professor Stephanie Marshall, Vice-Principal (Education) at Queen Mary University of London and member of AccessHE's Steering Group, outlines the vital role that BTEC qualifications play in the widening participation and levelling up agendas.

The Winter Vacation and London’s Care Experienced Students

December 16, 2021, by Emily Dixon

In 2020 and 2021, amid successive lockdowns that aimed to stop the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, conversations have been... View Article

Best Laid Plans: What Motivates Students?

November 11, 2021, by Emily Dixon, AccessHE

Over the last few months, AccessHE has been working through the data for our recent research report, Best Laid Plans:... View Article

AccessHE’s 2020 Lockdown Survey

October 14, 2021, by Emily Dixon

2020 – not over yet? In 2020, AccessHE surveyed 1,000 Year 12 and 13 students from across the country on... View Article

Higher Education Is For Parents Too

August 2, 2021, by Emily Dixon in conversation with Karen Western, Brunel University

It is hard to talk about Higher Education (HE) in 2021 without hearing the phrase ‘lifelong learning’ – a central... View Article

Studying Games Design as a Mature Student (Pandemic Edition)

July 1, 2021, by Veera Warman, Brunel University

Hey all, my name is Veera and I’m a mature student studying Games Design at Brunel. As I’m writing this,... View Article