News archive 2017

Our research report 'Access in Scotland' commissioned by the Sutton Trust was referred to by the Annual Report of the Commissioner for Fair Access.

Professor Sheila Riddell has been awarded a visiting fellowship by the Universities of Burgos, Léon and Valladolid.

Professor Sheila Riddell's new title "Special Education and Globalisation: Continuities and contrasts across the developed and developing world", published by Routledge, is now available.

Dr Elisabet Weedon was invited to give a presentation entitled 'Widening access: Outcome agreements and (troublesome?) indicators' on 7 December 2017.

Professor Sheila Riddell was invited to give a talk to the International Symposium Umea on the theme "Gender, Disability and Special Education - Intersectional and Interdisciplinary Research' at Umeå University in Sweden between 30th November and 1st December 2017.

Lucy Hunter Blackburn was approached by several media outlets for her comments on the Scottish Government's Independent Review of Student Funding upon the publication of its final report on Monday the 20th November 2017.

Two articles by Hettie O'Brien from The Spectator quoted research evidence by Lucy Hunter Blackburn to illustrate how free tuition in Scotland could entrench social inequality.

Many congratulations to Lucy Hunter Blackburn who has been nominated Wonk of the Year 2017 by WONKHE http://wonkhe.com/the-wonkhe-awards-2017/

An article by Hettie O'Brien from The Spectator quoted research evidence by Lucy Hunter Blackburn to illustrate how free tuition in Scotland could entrench social inequality.

Many congratulations to Dr Ellen Boeren, who has just received the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education's (AAACE) Cyril O. Houle Award 2017 in recognition of her outstanding contribution to adult education literature.