Online 10:30 - 12.00
Members onlyThis talk will explore Ravensbourne’s differentiated approach to employability, designed to ensure all students, regardless of background, circumstance or confidence level, can access meaningful industry experiences.
Online 13.00 - 14.30
Members onlyIn this Working Group session Lena Smith from Cardiff University will be discussing the support provided by Together at Cardiff to student carers of all ages to foster belonging and community.
Online
Members onlyIn this session we will be considering the effectiveness of contextual offers in both widening access and providing students with opportunities to succeed in their studies. We will also be considering the challenges and stigma students with contextual offers encounter, and ways to support these students in progressing to and through higher education.
Online
Members onlyThis Working group meeting focuses on activities with secondary schools and KS3 – KS4 students. Dr Carl Harrington, University of East Anglia will be talking about integrated ways of working with secondary schools, including teachers, parents and students. Jessica Birch, University of Sunderland, will share experiences of running a targeted intervention with a focus on Medicine, designed to support Year 9 students and help them make informed choices. Please come along to hear about these activities, share your own experiences and discuss different approaches to engaging with secondary schools and students, as well as ways to evaluate this work.
Online
Members onlyProfessor Rachel Brooks will be giving the next Lightning Talk, providing insights from her research into intensive parenting practices of students in higher education. The talk will be followed by discussion with Rachel about the implications of this research for practitioners involved in supporting equitable practices in HE.
online 2.00 - 3.30 NEW DATE OF 28 JANUARY
In this session specifically for evaluators Rebecca Harland, University of Law, and Jared Patel, Loughborough University, will describe how they used the Racially Inclusive Practice in Assessment Guidance (RIPIAG) tool in their particular contexts
Leeds Beckett University
Members onlyBooking is now open for our popular in-person event specifically for evaluators. The sessions will include expert input as well as interactive activities, giving participants the opportunity to discuss practice and exchange ideas.
online 2.00 - 4.00
Members onlyIn this event Camille Kandiko-Howson, Imperial College London, and Andy Pitchford, University of Westminster, will focus on how we might evaluate the academic, social and economic benefits to students, and the wider society, through approaches that support continuous organisational development to improve student outcomes and experience.
London South Bank University, 103 Borough Road, London SE1 OAA - in person
NERUPI is inviting submissions for the Degree Awarding Gaps Conference 2026, an in-person event exploring persistent disparities in higher education outcomes and practical approaches to achieving equity. Submission deadline 30 January 2026