Wolverhampton university in top three for inclusivity
A university is in the top three in the country for its inclusivity.
The University of Wolverhampton has shown it has the right prescription after ranking third in the UK for BAME attainment gaps in its School of Pharmacy.
Latest figures from Universities UK have shown that there is a still an attainment gap of 13 per cent nationally between the proportion of white students achieving a higher first or 2.1 classification degree and their black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) counterparts.
Trade magazine, The Pharmaceutical Journal recently evaluated data provided by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) and highlights the university’s third place position among UK Schools of Pharmacy in its awarding gap table.
The Office for Students (OfS) has tasked universities with eliminating these gaps by 2025.
The University of Wolverhampton shows a negative awarding gap of -2 per cent which means that BAME students are attaining first and 2.1 Master’s of Pharmacy (MPharm) degrees at approximately the same rate as white students.
It is one of only five schools in the country with a negative or zero awarding gap figure. Dr Colin Brown, head of the Wolverhampton School of Pharmacy, said: “We are really proud of our longstanding tradition of positive action in the recruitment of, support for, and development of students and staff who represent all groups within society.
“Our students predominately come from the local area and many arrive with disadvantages which we need to address early on. Our students undertake lots of small group enquiry based learning and they benefit from a lot of study and pastoral support.”
The University of Wolverhampton has invested £500,000 in interactive teaching spaces offering pharmacy students flexible learning.