The article 'Bradley targets threatened by high drop-out rates among disadvantaged students' could be read as implying that the low retention rate among institutions with good equity performance is caused by these students being under prepared for the rigours of the university.

University education is on the edge of a dramatic change, writes Professor Trevor Gale

The government has delivered strongly on its social inclusion benefit. Now it’s up to individual institutions to make sure the real work happens, says Trevor Gale.

It would be naive to think that challenging the new equity policy environment, and jockeying for position within it, are just political moves. They are also about what equity is and how it can be addressed, says Trevor Gale.

Educational attainment of parents will be used as the indicator of socioeconomic status, but it’s not the whole story, says Trevor Gale.

There appears little space for regional and rural issues in the Bradley Review, says Dianne Bills and Trevor Gale.

Trevor Gale on mobilising appetites for higher education.

Being able to accurately measure a student’s socioeconomic background is critical under the new policy agenda. But what’s the answer?

Parental education is not a good proxy for measuring socioeconomic status.

Any new measure of SES needs to have the confidence of the sector and is fit for purpose.