UCAS, and the advantages it quietly compounds
The first part of an analysis of how the admissions process magnifies inequality: predicted grades that misfire for disadvantaged applicants, personal statements that reward coaching, and a five-choice system that penalises applicants without good advice. It is the clearest account of why access gaps persist despite a decade of outreach spending.
A netball club turns its courts over to Pride
A university netball club is hosting Pride Sports events as Pride Month begins. Sports clubs are where a lot of casual exclusion happens in student life, and clubs that make a point of the opposite tend to be the ones that keep members past October. Joining a sports club covers finding one that suits you.
A women’s rugby club wins a national award
Warwick’s women’s rugby club has won a prize at the England Rugby Universities Awards. University rugby recruits beginners every September, provides the coaching, and is one of the few sports where starting at eighteen is normal rather than remarkable. Joining a sports club covers what committing involves.