What if… we really wanted to diversify access to our universities?

IOE Public Debates: Is “comprehensivisation” the answer to the slow pace of progress in widening access to the most prestigious universities, or can we improve our current structures to ensure that all young people have the opportunity to study at a university that matches their talents and aspirations? Speakers included: •Nick Hillman, Director, Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) •Anna Vignoles, Professor of Education at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge •Paul Jump, Features and Opinion Editor, Times Higher Education (THE) •Claire Fox, Academy of Ideas Director Chair: Professor Becky Francis is the Director of UCL Institute of Education. #IOEDebates