Pathways to success: Ensuring equity in access, success, and progression for higher education

Pathways to success: Ensuring equity in access, success, and progression for higher education

Hosted by Dr Christina Cooper and the Inclusion and Social Justice Expert Group at Northumbria University and supported by the Centre for Health and Social Equity (CHASE). 

Higher education has the power to transform lives.

At Northumbria University, we’re committed to supporting students from all backgrounds to achieve their ambitions through higher education.

On Monday 19th May, we will be joined by psychologist, memoirist and published author Professor Katriona O’Sullivan for a guest lecture on the importance of ensuring equitable access and opportunities for everyone and the steps we can all take to break down barriers to higher education.

Designed to facilitate conversations around access and opportunity the event will focus on steps that can be taken to make higher education more equitable from the delivery of tailored support to revolutionising the delivery of teaching

Refreshments will be served from 12pm ahead of the keynote at 1pm. Katriona's keynote will be followed by audience discussion. 

Register to attend this free public lecture below.

More about our speaker

Katriona O’Sullivan is a Professor in the faculty of science in Maynooth University, a psychologist and memoirist. Her first book, Poor, debuted at #1 on the Irish Non-Fiction bestseller list.

Professor O’Sullivan’s book chronicles her journey as one of 5 children in a home shaped by her parents' heroin addiction, from poverty, teenage pregnancy and homelessness to graduating with a PhD from Trinity College Dublin and becoming an award-winning lecturer whose work challenges barriers to education.

About CHASE

The Centre for Health and Social Equity (CHASE) at Northumbria University is dedicated to helping all people live healthier for longer, developing new interventions to support the most marginalised in society and shaping a healthcare workforce that will change lives and meet future needs.  

Through our experiential education, interdisciplinary research and engagement with the communities we work with we strive to tackle social equity issues and address inequalities, improve healthcare and social work practice, develop the workforce of the future and better understand our role as an anchor institution in making the world a fairer place.  

The CHASE Lecture Series brings together regional, national and international stakeholders, students, academics and people from the communities we work with to discuss key challenges and how we can overcome those to ensure an equitable society. The series will raise awareness of marginalisation for various groups including presenting the perspectives of those who have lived experience of these issues and will challenge attendees to develop more inclusive practices and to prioritise their work across social mobility and inclusion.