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Being presented with a large dataset (such as lots of interviews) as a qualitative researcher is a double-edged sword.

It has been an eventful two years being Vice President Higher Education at the National Union of Students.

Heidi Fraser‑Krauss, Chief Executive of Jisc argues that UK university leaders must have a clear conception of their digital maturity in order to make good decisions about future investment.

In partnership with Mission 44, the Centre for Young Lives are today publishing our new report, ‘Ambitious About Inclusion: A Guide to Implementing the Schools White Paper.’

As higher education (HE) educators, we recognise the need to understand Gen Z (born between 1996 and 2012), who now form the majority of university students (Weng, 2024).

Researchers, academics, think tanks and policy institutes can apply for rapid-response funding to examine how the 2026 conflict and disruption to vital shipping routes have impacted and will continue to affect people and businesses in the UK.

Latest Teach First research reveals the stark reality facing England's most disadvantaged pupils — and calls for urgent action.

Learning and Work Institute has evaluated the first year of delivery of Full Potential, the Youth Guarantee Trailblazer delivered by Central London Forward.

UK universities face growing uncertainty in research infrastructure planning, where confidence in decision-making matters as much as the technology choices themselves.

Pupils experiencing persistent disadvantage consistently demonstrate some of the lowest educational outcomes in the system – falling, on average, nearly two years of learning behind their peers by the time they sit their GCSEs.

Pedagogy is always a site of transformation, where knowledge takes on new forms through acts of teaching and learning.

We use Key Stage 2 data for 2025 from the National Pupil Database (NPD). We include all 653,000 pupils at state-funded mainstream and special schools.

In Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) settings across the world, staff are greeted each morning with hugs, smiles, laughter and occasionally some tears.

Students are increasingly using AI systems to explore university options.

The government needs to invest in the relationship between businesses and further education colleges if it is to reduce the number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET), the Association of Colleges has said.

Schools across the country continue to grapple with stubbornly high absence rates in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

This paper offers practical lessons for government on how to better serve boys from low-income families, both in policy making and delivery.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is among the first organisations from across the creative industries to join The Alliance for Responsible Innovation in the Arts & Media (ARIAM).

A major new national programme designed to help young people furthest from the labour market launches today in Blackpool.

When I arrived from Peru to begin my Master’s and took on the role of Vice President of Education, I quickly realised that leadership in UK Higher Education required more than just a seat at the table; it required an open and flexible mindset.

Six reasons why human-led qualitative research is safe from AI… for now

My reflections of two years as a student representative in the higher education sector

Why digital maturity matters more than ever

Mission 44 and the Centre for Young Lives publish Ambitious About Inclusion Report

Prensky 2.0: From digital natives to digital navigators: Rethinking Gen Z’s learning journey

£300,000 funding for research on UK impacts of US-Iran conflict

Rewriting the future for persistently disadvantaged pupils

Evaluation of Central London Forward’s Youth Guarantee Trailblazer

Research infrastructure: why confidence, not technology is the real challenge

Persistent disadvantage – further analysis for Teach First

A decolonial pedagogy: learning, being and becoming

Key Stage 2 attainment, lifetime absence and context

Valued by children, but feeling undervalued by society

AI visibility is reshaping how students discover universities

To tackle the NEET crisis, FE and employer relations need investment, says AoC

School Belonging and Attendance: How much difference can it make?

Insights from early years settings

Cambridge joins new global coalition for responsible AI development

£8.5m work experience boost for young people furthest from the labour market

Architects of education: empowering the student voice through co-creation