Public Lecture by Vice-Chancellor
Professor Caroline Gipps

Who goes to university? And why it matters

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What was the lecture about?

In this public lecture Vice-Chancellor, Professor Caroline Gipps, examined how educational performance at all levels is affected by individual characteristics – gender, social class and ethnic group.

Performance at school is a major determinant of opportunities in adult life and Professor Gipps looked at what we understand about these issues and how they impact on access to Higher Education.

Being educated to degree level benefits individuals, and society, in a range of ways. This lecture unpacked what this University, and others like it, does to provide access for a broad range of students, and some imperatives for the future in the brave new world of September 2012.

Professor Caroline Gipps

Professor Caroline Gipps is due to retire from her role as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wolverhampton in July 2011 following six years of successful leadership. An international expert in educational assessment and a trained psychometrician, her career has included spells as a junior school teacher and as a graduate assistant at the University of British Colombia. She was Dean of Research at the Institute of Education, London and Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Kingston University, London before moving to Wolverhampton.