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 10.00 -11.30
Find out more about the NERUPI Peer Evaluation Course 2024 at this online session and hear from participants in the pilot
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
Members onlyThis workshop is the fourth in a series of five workshop sessions led by Professor Vikki Boliver and Dr Clare Gartland. The aim of the workshop sessions is to demystify journal article writing and support participants in producing publishable academic articles. In this session we will focus on drafting the findings section.
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.
Online
In this event Dr Syra Shakir will give an overview of racialised student experiences in higher education, focusing on key insights, structural inequalities and priorities for equity across different ethnic groups.
Hybrid
There is a call for greater rigour and transparency in evaluation for widening participation and equity initiatives but external scrutiny does not automatically translate into better practice. Peer Evaluation provides opportunities for external feedback and objectivity from colleagues with similar challenges and expertise. Supported by a carefully designed curriculum, resources and expert team, participation in the course benefits both individuals and organisations.
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