Description
Some key findings of our report "Access in Scotland" commissioned by the Sutton Trust were quoted extensively in a feature article "This Is Why Not Everyone In Scotland Thinks Free Uni Tuition Is A Great Thing" of BuzzFeed News. The article also carries an interview with Lucy Hunter Blackburn, one of the authors of the report.
The paper noted that, as highlighted in the report, free tuition in Scotland had no effect on helping more disavantaged students to access higher education.
| Period | 5 Jul 2017 |
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Media coverage
Media coverage
Title This Is Why Not Everyone In Scotland Thinks Free Uni Tuition Is A Great Thing Media name/outlet BuzzFeed Date 5/07/17 Producer/Author Jamie Ross Persons Lucy Blackburn, Sheila Riddell, Elisabet Weedon, Gitit Kadar-Satat
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