Around a third of 18 year old undergrads now plan to live at home, according to the latest UCAS data. For those in deprived neighbourhoods, the figure is 51% There's a risk that for some students, moving away from home just isn't financially viable any more. www.ucas.com/corporate/ne...

Want to know more about using UCAS data to research transitions to HE (and delay the return to your desk in Jan!)? Join us in person at the Department for Education in London for a research showcase with @adruk.bsky.social 🕕Tues 6th Jan, 10.30am-4pm Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1977270535...

CEPEO is launching a new Master's programme with @sriucl.bsky.social — this will support students to understand and conduct rigorous research addressing challenges in education policy & educational inequalities. Applications now open for Oct 2026 start. Find out more: www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-...

Obviously other stuff going on in the news rn so you may have missed the release of the @houseoflords.parliament.uk Social Mobility Policy Committee 2024-2026 report. Some important recs incl some from CEPEO regarding uni loans and a lack of data: committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide...

Encouraging that the House of Lords Social Mobility Policy Committee recognizes that the longstanding freeze of £25k as the household income at which students no longer get maximum student loan is becoming an impediment to social mobility and needs to rise publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5901/ld...

ICYMI - New CEPEO blogs: 1️⃣Investigating the consequences of paid employment during full-time study @paul-ed-martin.bsky.social shares his new research project, where he will use LEO data to paint the most comprehensive picture so far of student employment 👉 blogs.ucl.ac.uk/cepeo/2025/1...

Nice to see a commitment in this week's white paper to make LEO earnings data available for HE applicants on the UCAS website. At the moment, it's tucked away on the 'Discover Uni' site which many applicants don't use. This will be in addition to the historical grades on entry data already provided.

CEPEO welcomes the announcements from this week’s education and skills white paper of index-linking tuition fees and maintenance loans, as well as the return of some non-repayable maintenance grants for disadvantaged students. [1/7] 🧵

👀 Important new project led by one of our Senior Research Fellows and funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org Paul will be looking at changes in student employment and how this helps or hinders their life chances. Congratulations Paul, we’re looking forward to learning more from this work

Very excited to announce that from January I will be leading a new research project funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org, using LEO data to investigate the consequences of student employment, whether positive or negative. My new blog for @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social provides an overview: bit.ly/4n7KO1f

📢📢📢New academic year, new seminar series!! ⬇️ We've got a great line up of speakers for Autumn 2025. Join us in-person and online fortnightly on Thursdays at 3PM. Sign up to join online here: ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Today the DfE have published their latest stats on widening participation in HE. Here are a few quick thoughts... explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statist...

Looking forward to contributing to @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social's training workshop on using R to analyse data in the National Pupil Database. Come and join us next month in London if you can!

In my latest article for @wonkhe.bsky.social I summarise findings of my research into disparities in higher education access by ethnicity. HE participation gaps by ethnicity are especially large for those with lower school attainment. I consider the longer term ramifications... 👇

Want to know more about the evidence underpinning the government's focus on equality of opportunity via its Opportunities Mission? Read the latest @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social briefing from @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social and @laouthwaite.bsky.social econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:ucl:ce...

Have you registered for the CEPEO Annual Lecture 2025? Join us in London from 6pm on 10th July to hear from Prof. Chloe Gibbs, who will draw together evidence from across her research portfolio to provide insights into smart investments in early childhood education. www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...

Young people growing up in London are much more likely to go to university than those in every other region of England. Why is this? 🧵

Check out @paul-ed-martin.bsky.social (CEPEO) new Data Insight on how where you live and your personal background affect your chances of going to university! 🎓📚 www.adruk.org/fileadmin/up...

Useful summary published this week from House of Commons Library concerning student maintenance support levels and also expectations surrounding parental contributions. Confirms two shocking facts...🧵 commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...

EVENT: Join Diversity and Productivity from Education to Work (DaPEW) researchers, including Professor Claire Crawford & @paul-ed-martin.bsky.social from CEPEO, as they share their latest findings, providing valuable insights into the project’s key discoveries. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/diversity-...

📢 New blog post 📢 💼Why are working class applicants less likely to be hired? blogs.ucl.ac.uk/cepeo/2025/0... Following on from our @nuffieldfoundation.org report today’s blog post focuses on why working class young people (yp) are less likely to be offered jobs than their more advantaged peers

📢 New report out today 📢 Interested in social mobility, gender & racial inequalities in access to professional careers? ➡️ Report: repec-cepeo.ucl.ac.uk/cepeow/cepeo... ➡️ Blog post: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/cepeo/2025/0... By @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social, @clairetyler.bsky.social, and C. Dilnot

💡CEPEO Seminar coming up next week! 💡 We are very lucky to have Silke Anger from Institute for Employment Research (IAB) presenting her work on offering high school students access to assistance from professional career counselors. Thursday 27th Feb, sign up here: ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Super excited to be working on this new project with HEAT, funded by the OfS, where we will investigate the coverage and effectiveness of widening participation outreach programmes in England 👇

Today, I’ve published a new paper on ethnicity, school attainment and access to HE in England 🧵[1/8] doi.org/10.1080/0267...

"Making Smart Investments in Early Childhood Education" We are very excited to be hosting Professor Chloe Gibbs from the University of Notre Dame for CEPEO's 4th Annual Lecture. 🗓️Thursday, July 10 · 6 - 8pm 📍Central Hall Westminster 👉Sign up for free here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cepeos-4th...

Next week I'll be contributing to this training course with my colleagues at @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social, funded by ADR UK. Sign up and join us if you can!

Today, via ADR UK, I've published a new "Data Explained" document where I share some insights of carrying out research using linked National Pupil Database (NPD) and HESA higher education data. These datasets are also available as part of the "LEO" dataset... 🧵 www.adruk.org/fileadmin/up...

We are pleased to see strong investment in education, including to attract and retain teachers, in today's budget. It is a proven, long-term driver of growth and the budget starts to deliver against some of our CEPEO evidence-based policy priorities: www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/departme...

Today the Department for Education have published their latest round of annual widening participation in higher education statistics 📉, what do they show? 🧵 explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statist...

💡 💡 There are still places available for our 2 day detailed introduction to the Grading and Admissions Data for England (GRaDE) dataset. If you have a research idea related to the educational, assessment and admission system in England, this is the course for you!

Happy birthday @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social! 🎈🍰

Yesterday, the OECD Education at a Glance report was published, with this year’s edition focussing on equity in education. Here are a few highlights from the UK country note… 🧵 www.oecd.org/en/publicati...

Important insights from @paul-ed-martin.bsky.social on the challenges facing disadvantaged students in accessing higher education in England. Despite significant efforts and investments, the gap persists. Read more in his detailed analysis and our recent briefing note. 📊 #HigherEducation #EduSky

Eye-opening data on the persistent gap in access to higher education for disadvantaged students. The work @paul-ed-martin.bsky.social & @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social are doing to highlight this is crucial. More needs to be done to address why these trends persist. 📊 #HigherEducation #EduSky

Yesterday, the Office for Students published another year of data analysis concerning access to HE for disadvantaged young people in England. It's not good news... 🧵

Our own @paul-ed-martin.bsky.social presented his work on access to Higher Education at the European Conference on Ed Research in Cyprus this week

Looking forward to presenting my research today on Access to HE in England at the European Conference on Educational Research in Cyprus

It’s outside of my usual reading about literary and language but I really enjoyed this article from @paul-ed-martin.bsky.social ‘Participation in the outreach programme was positively associated with an increased likelihood of progression to a selective university’ 👍🎓 #educationalresearch

The stage is set ready for this year's ECER in Cyprus, looking forward to speaking tomorrow ☀️🇨🇾

You can now follow all of the members of @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social on BlueSky with our CEPEO Starter Pack! All members of the team are posting about their research on education policy and equalising opportunities across the life course. go.bsky.app/2B9jz2S