ACCESS AND PARTICIPATION AT POSTGRADUATE LEVEL: RESEARCH FINDINGS AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR POLICY AND PRACTICE
Participation in postgraduate study has increased considerably over the last quarter century. Despite this expansion, access to postgraduate study has received relatively little attention from researchers and policymakers. There are concerns that gains in undergraduate participation may be nullified by inequalities in postgraduate access. Postgraduates also comprise the future pool of academic workers. Recent policy attention has focused on loan funding for postgraduate courses – but has this had an impact? This seminar will review the evidence on access to postgraduate study, identify what this might mean for funders, universities and their communities, and outline outstanding gaps in our knowledge.
This seminar is number three in a five-part public seminar series on ‘Student Access to University’, led by the Department of Education and convened by Jo-Anne Baird (Director, Department of Education) and Simon Marginson (Professor of Higher Education, Department of Education). The series forms part of the department’s 100th Anniversary celebrations, marking 100 years of leading research in education. The series will be held at venues across the University and aims to encourage public discussion and move access forward by bringing a research-based treatment to it.
Registration is required.
Date:
11 February 2019, 17:00 (Monday, 5th week, Hilary 2019)
Venue:
Linacre College, St Cross Road OX1 3JA
Venue Details:
Tanner Room, Linacre College, University of Oxford
Speakers:
Paul Wakeling (Professor and Head of Department, Department of Education, University of York),
Paul Martin (Associate Head of Division (Education), Social Science Division, University of Oxford),
Mike Bonsall (Associate Head of Division (Education), Mathematical Physical and Life Sciences Division, University of Oxford),
Dr Nick Brown (Principal, Linacre College)
Organising department:
Department of Education
Organiser contact email address:
researchandcomms@education.ox.ac.uk
Hosts:
Professor Simon Marginson (Department of Education, University of Oxford),
Professor Jo-Anne Baird (University of Oxford)
Part of:
Student Access to University Public Seminar Series
Topics:
Booking required?:
Required
Booking url:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/access-and-participation-at-postgraduate-level-research-findings-and-their-implications-for-policy-tickets-53856012784
Cost:
Free
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Hannah Kingerlee
