University: First In Family

Exploring access to Higher Education and First in Family (FiF) student experiences in U.K. Universities... #FirstInFamily #FiF #FirstGeneration

[ACSES @acsesedu]

While it may be challenging for #FirstInFamily students to transition successfully into post-graduation employment & further study, they bring unique qualities including resilience & determination. https://t.co/qlnMRSarfs @latrobenews @LTU_CHEEDR @UOW @seos895 @FirstInFamilyUK

[ACSES @acsesedu]

The 'First in Family' multimedia documentary project traces the experiences of six students during a year of study at @AucklandUni. https://t.co/fKrVSrS6Uq #FirstInFamily #University #HigherEducation #PhotoEssay

[Times Higher Education @timeshighered]

Government legislation to raise annual tuition fees to £11,100 for two-year degrees in England is going ahead despite ministers being told by consultation respondents that the increased cap would not incentivise provision

https://t.co/sK4xorGNR3

[Times Higher Education @timeshighered]

The professoriate has become closed off to people from lower social backgrounds as increased competition for academic jobs favours the middle classes, according to a study from Germany

https://t.co/g45BdUKNVt

[Times Higher Education @timeshighered]

Nearly half of university researchers complain that they end up doing less research than agreed (from November 2018)
https://t.co/JRyxAn7Pb0

[Times Higher Education @timeshighered]

.@UniofOxford says it will not accept any new research contracts from @Huawei, amid concern about the technology company’s links to the Chinese state, reports @CHavergalTHE
https://t.co/8UeirJNCHO

[Times Higher Education @timeshighered]

Germans fear UK exclusion from Macron’s ‘European universities’: cutting the UK out of transnational networks will only accelerate post-Brexit isolation, say rectors in Berlin
https://t.co/LCHywXPA2M

[Times Higher Education @timeshighered]

UK university leaders might be bullish on the subject of institutional failure but the divide between managers and staff needs serious redress, says @JG_THE
https://t.co/YkwKs5XKwc

[Times Higher Education @timeshighered]

Pledges of huge investments in higher education to secure Amazon’s second headquarters could strain academic autonomy, says Michelle Dimino
https://t.co/gwPvi7YeWK

[Times Higher Education @timeshighered]

The @UniofOxford has said that it will not accept any new research contracts from @Huawei, amid concern about the technology company’s links to the Chinese state, reports @CHavergalTHE
https://t.co/tNMRySvl6T

[Universities UK @UniversitiesUK]

Universities provide many professional and technical qualifications, estimated at around 41% of overall provision. Find out more in our report on solving future #skills challenges, here 👉 https://t.co/e4TdBRkATx

[Times Higher Education @timeshighered]

.@UQ_News intends to offer philanthropically funded “great books” courses after holding talks with @theramsaycentre
https://t.co/CrzjQffFN4

[Prof Sarah O' Shea @seos895]

For those of you interested in my recent Churchill Trust Fellowship on First in Family students and the associated report - here it is hot off the printing press (and video to boot!) @NCSEHE @TherealEPHEA @UniSTARSConf @IRUAustralia @higheredau

[Times Higher Education @timeshighered]

Work-life balance survey 2018: long hours take their toll on academics
https://t.co/jTqeteuHX9

[The Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle]

"Colleges should share students' first-year grades with the high schools that they came from." https://t.co/rYViMUES48

[Times Higher Education @timeshighered]

Academic moonlighters: those who cross distant disciplinary boundaries are seen as unusual and viewed with suspicion. A handful of scholars explain why it suits them to stray
https://t.co/BMUjXZFPZY

[ACSES @acsesedu]

"The fact a student’s outcomes when young are predictive of their eventual achievement isn’t surprising. But from a policy perspective, this confirms that a student’s background matters, & that targeting students early is vital." @SmithFamily_org https://t.co/zOWpZl2Kn3 @ANUmedia

[ACSES @acsesedu]

Access @copacathy's NCSEHE Equity Fellowship report 'Opportunity through Online Learning: Improving student access, participation and success in higher education' here: https://t.co/66BukMumWr https://t.co/I0dDjZZNI7

[First In Family @Uni_FiF]

#highereducation
#firstgenerationstudent
#highereducationboundaries
#university
#completinguniversity

[First In Family @Uni_FiF]

HE opportunities for equity students often only appear in ‘windows’ that may close too soon. Read more here: https://t.co/3XXJ2WN3ic