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Streamlining what universities offer could backfire for disadvantaged students

By David Allan, Reader in Professional Education and Learning, Edge Hill University

The government’s vision for higher education in England, set out in a recent policy paper, includes some changes that will benefit students from poorer backgrounds.

An increase in maintenance loans, for instance, will help to support disadvantaged students. So too will the introduction of a lifelong learning entitlement loan. Students from disadvantaged backgrounds often have learning trajectories that are far from…

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