…restraint and suggested a graduate tax. He said that no party with a deep and genuine commitment to social mobility could support the current proposals. I have no party political…
Sir Peter Lampl: Let’s put British youngsters in the Ivy League
…the US. At the world’s top-ranked university, Harvard, I sat in on an admissions committee meeting at which the personal and school background of almost every candidate was discussed. After…
Violin, clarinet, football and choir
…in this term. So far I haven’t made use of private tuition – another paid for out of school activity that is surprisingly common in my neighbourhood. Where we live,…
Taste of university life leads to full-time experience for 23 new students
LSE will welcome 23 new undergraduate students from under-represented backgrounds in October as part of its ongoing commitment to make university education more accessible. The incoming students have all taken…
We need the best postgrads, not just the richest
…the future. At the same time, the higher wage premium – around £5500 a year more on average, or £200,000 across a working lifetime, compared to a £100,000 premium for…
Increasing social mobility in UK financial services
…Trust summer school changed all that. Like many of the pupils with modest family backgrounds taking part, this week-long taster of university transformed Thomas’s life. He went on to gain…