RSA Events How Can We Make Universities More Inclusive
Why are we still struggling to get disadvantaged students into university? An expert panel featuring Alan Rusbridger, Principal of Lady Margaret Hall, gathers to discuss how to make education fairer.
Despite efforts by universities and schools across the country, the gap between richer and poorer students stubbornly persists; from attainment in school to university application and acceptance. Educational and socioeconomic disadvantage disproportionately affects certain ethnic minority groups, and our current system risks further entrenching these patterns of injustice. With social mobility stalling, what can be done to remove barriers to accessing university education?
This event was recorded live at The RSA on Thursday 1st February 2018. Discover more about this event here: https://www.thersa.org/events/2018/2/how-can-we-make-universities-more-inclusive