UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities

cepeo-ucl.bsky.social

18 May 2026 12:31

A new Economics of Education Research Centre (EERC) — run by CEPEO, @cep-lse.bsky.social and @theifs.bsky.social — has been awarded a ~£3m DfE contract to build the evidence base on economic and social returns to education and skills, from early years to post-16. www.ucl.ac.uk/consultants/...

UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities

cepeo-ucl.bsky.social

28 April 2026 08:49

📢 Upcoming seminar (UCL CEPEO Spring Series 2026) Revisiting the 'Dominance Approach': An appropriate measure of social origin for those born in Great Britain during the 1950s–1980s? 🎤 Dr Michael Vallely (University of Strathclyde) 📅 30 April 2026 ⏰ 3pm (UK) 🔗 Join us: ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities

cepeo-ucl.bsky.social

08 April 2026 13:24

The government has announced a cap of 6% interest on plan 2 and 3 student loan interest ahead of the publication of the March RPI inflation figure, which is used to set interest rates for the following academic year. Who will benefit? [1/5]

UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities

cepeo-ucl.bsky.social

26 March 2026 13:50

Surprising stat that less than half of all UK first-degree full-time students attend a uni within their local region And a quote from our own @paul-ed-martin.bsky.social who points out that local students can be overlooked by unis targeting WP students and aiming to protect tuition fee revenue.

Times Higher Education (THE)

timeshighered.bsky.social

26 March 2026 08:44

Local students risk being “overlooked” by elite UK universities as they try to meet their widening participation targets, scholars have warned. Patrick Jack reports #EduSky https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/elite-universities-face-balancing-act-over-local-students