Third independent review of impact evaluation evidence submitted by Uni Connect partnerships: a summary of the local impact evidence to date for the Office for Students

Uni Connect is a national outreach programme designed to reduce the gap in higher education (HE) participation between the most and least represented groups. This report provides insights into the impact of activities funded by Uni Connect drawing on partnerships' local evaluation evidence to date. This body of work adds substantially to the volume, as well as the quality, of evidence on the impact of outreach. As a result, a significant step towards the achievement of the [Office for Students'] OfS's objective of enhancing the evidence base has been made through Uni Connect. Excerpt...  [+] Show more

Uni Connect is a national outreach programme designed to reduce the gap in higher education (HE) participation between the most and least represented groups. This report provides insights into the impact of activities funded by Uni Connect drawing on partnerships' local evaluation evidence to date. This body of work adds substantially to the volume, as well as the quality, of evidence on the impact of outreach. As a result, a significant step towards the achievement of the [Office for Students'] OfS's objective of enhancing the evidence base has been made through Uni Connect.

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