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Herald's Higher Education Awards: Last chance for institutions to enter

For the last five years, The Herald Higher Education Awards have championed the best of Scotland’s colleges and universities. And after a year that has forced the sector to adapt like never before, the awards have returned for 2021. Institutions have until tomorrow to submit their entries which will be put forward to our expert judging panel chaired by The Herald Editor, Donald Martin and includes, Mhairi Harrington OBE, Dr Ilona Roth, Honorary Associate in the School of Life, Health and Chemical Sciences, The Open University, James Dunphy, Director of Access, Learning and Outcomes at the Scottish Funding Council, Jon Baldwin, Managing Director of Higher Education, Jisc, and Roy Gardner, Vice Principal for Corporate Development & Innovation at City of Glasgow College. The event, which is sponsored by City of Glasgow College, Jisc, QAA Scotland, Scottish Funding Council and Theorise Ltd will take place on Thursday, June 17.

Higher education awards will honour widening access success

It has become the defining mission of Scotland’s education system. But closing the attainment gap – the difference in achievement and learning outcomes between those from disadvantaged backgrounds and their better off peers – is proving a stubborn challenge. An Audit Scotland report published earlier this year warned disparities remained “wide” and had been exacerbated by Covid-19. Efforts continue at all levels to reduce inequalities and increase opportunity, with much of the most daring work happening in our university and college sectors. A number of institutions were honoured in the 2019 Herald Higher Education Awards for widening access to courses that would previously have been out of reach for many learners from poorer communities.