Introduction According to Eurostat (2020), in total, just over a quarter (28{0841e0d75c8d746db04d650b1305ad3fcafc778b501ea82c6d7687ee4903b11a}) of the population across 28 European countries live in what can be designated a rural area. These areas, however, vary markedly in socio-economic, geographical and educational terms. For example, while rural areas close to urban centres are likely […]
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Urban ‘escalator’ means disadvantaged rural students miss out on top universities
Credit: CC0 Public Area Dazzling but disadvantaged learners from urban locations are far more possible to enter elite Uk universities than equivalent peers from rural communities thanks to an city ‘escalator effect’, according to a new study. Scientists from the University of Bath analyzed information from 800,000 English college students […]