Brightside is deeply involved in the national debate around education and social mobility, whether through our opinion and thought leadership pieces, or press coverage of our work.
Former Brightside mentee Summer Dolan writes about the importance of keeping higher education open to everyone in Metro.
Brightside Chief Executive Anand Shukla talks about how leaked proposals from the post-18 education funding review could damage social mobility in The Guardian.
Brightside Chief Executive Anand Shukla emphasises the importance of personalised support and careers advice for disadvantaged young people in WonkHE.
Coverage of Brightside and the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) publication Reaching the parts of society universities have missed in Times Higher Education.
Coverage of Brightside and the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) publication Reaching the parts of society universities have missed in BBC Education.
Brightside Chief Executive Anand Shukla writes about why meaningful collaboration between universities is the key to effective outreach in WonkHE.
Coverage of Brightside and the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) publication Where next for widening participation and fair access? in Times Higher Education.
Brightside Chief Executive Anand Shukla calls for a new approach to improving social mobility in FE in Huffington Post.
Brightside quoted in coverage of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Social Mobility report into access to the leading professions in Times Higher Education.
Brightside Chief Executive Anand Shukla writes about what employers seeking to diversify their workforce can learn from university outreach work in Huffington Post.
Brightside Deputy Chief Executive Suzanne Maskrey talks about the qualities needed to be a good mentor on Sky News.
Brightside and Which? University provide advice on how to navigate the bursary system in Times Higher Education.
Brightside Chief Executive Anand Shukla writes about why information about university bursaries needs to be improved in WonkHE.
Interviews with Brightside mentees in a Times Higher Education article on effective widening participation schemes.
Brightside Chief Executive Anand Shukla writes about how the government’s higher education reforms could affect disadvantaged students in The Guardian.
Brightside Chief Executive Anand Shukla writes about why an independent regulator is essential for driving fair access in WonkHE.
Brightside Chief Executive Anand Shukla writes about why university outreach work needs more effective targeting in The Guardian.
A profile of Brightside’s work and coverage of our Mentoring Awards in The Telegraph.
Brightside Chief Executive Anand Shukla makes a business case for improving access to the professions in Huffington Post.
Brightside Chief Executive Anand Shukla writes about the urgent need for a new approach to schools careers advice in Huffington Post.
A feature covering Brightside’s NHS Online Mentoring scheme exploring healthcare careers in The Guardian.