Narrative
University of Manchester research is changing how young people apply for higher education courses. Jones’s core research – a pioneering study of the way in which equal-attainment university applicants construct their ‘personal statement’ – has impacted on more than 25,000 non-traditional university applicants. It has shifted practice among teachers, careers advisors and other practitioners, and raised awareness of access gaps among sector representatives, policy-makers and the wider public. Sustained collaborations with multiple independent partners have led to high-participation, evidence-based initiatives, such as the Academic Apprenticeship, now part of the Sutton Trust’s summer school, the Online System for Completing Applications & References (OSCAR) and UniRise.| Impact date | 2014 → 2020 |
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Research output
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‘My brother’s football teammate’s dad was a pathologist’: Serendipity and employer engagement in medical careers
Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Non-academic indicators and the Higher Education admissions process: a case study of the Personal Statement
Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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"Ensure that you stand out from the crowd": A corpus-based analysis of personal statements according to applicants' school type
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Making A Statement
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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The role of Work Experience in the UK Higher Education admissions process
Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Is the personal statement a fair way to assess university applicants?
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report