Emeritus Prof Christopher May6d ago

A key defence of higher education is its contribution to social mobility, so we should be attentive to *which* universities actually achieve the greater impact on transforming the lives of their students.

You will notice that while Cambridge is ranked 20th & Oxford are rated 34th (Cambridge has improved its place while Oxford has dropped)... its the more maligned universities that do a better job for students life chances!

Just sayin'

#universities #politics #class
https://www.hepi.ac.uk/reports/2025-english-social-mobility-index/

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@ChrisMayLA6 As a 1970s graduate from Harold Wilson's Bradford Uni I can only agree. Most of us were working class kids.(And my tutor became the country's highest paid Vice chancellor before she was hounded out by the press. Would a man have been? Overpaid or not.)
Mar 26 at 9:53amWeb