On Social Mobility Day 2025, the Bridge Group looks at the need to #ShiftMindsets.

To mark ten years since the Bridge Group registered as a charity, Nik Miller, outgoing CEO, writes about how we have always put evidence before headlines, and used it to drive meaningful change. He looks ahead with real excitement to everything still to come.

To mark National Inclusion Week, we have summarised some of the different approaches we employ to measure the impact of socio-economic diversity and inclusion initiatives.

We look at level 2 and 3 results for 2024, which show an increasing regional attainment gap, but also higher numbers of university applicants from less advantaged backgrounds with a confirmed place.

We mark May Day (or International Workers' Day) by reflecting on the advances of workers’ and employees’ rights since the day was first celebrated nearly 150 years ago, but also the work that still lies ahead.

Review of outreach schemes as a means of offering guidance to young people to help make informed decisions about future careers.

Members of the Bridge Group team reflect on establishing the charity, the impact that has been achieved, and what the future holds. 

This Bridge Group report shows that effective outreach programmes to support students from less advantaged backgrounds give them a successful start in their careers. But high salaries do not compensate for the daily challenges these graduates experience in the workplace.

This blog looks at the figures for A levels, Highers, and GCSEs for 2023, and the Bridge Group suggests how we can improve higher education opportunities for people from less advantaged backgrounds.

At the Bridge Group we want to add our voice to the conversation on Social Mobility Day, by proposing three low-cost actions to help people from less advantaged backgrounds feel they belong in an organisation.

What is the social class background of academics? Bridge Group Fellow Professor Paul Wakeling reviews the evidence and encourages universities to put their own house in order.

One of our Senior Researchers, Jack Layton, reflects on the strengths of qualitative research in diversity and inclusion work. 

Following Rute Fiadeiro’s placement at the Bridge Group, she explores how design could intersect with the social equality agenda.

On World Television Day, Dr Penelope Griffin asks how socio-economically diverse this influential medium is and shares how the Bridge Group has worked alongside the television industry to push for progress.

André Flemmings, a trustee of the Bridge Group, reflects on the current progression gap in diversity, equality and inclusion and offers questions that might help organisations start the process of change.

New research highlights that over a third of university students are at risk of financial hardship this academic year. In this blog, James Adam shares some of our practical recommendations for universities, to help them break the link between student hardship and lower graduate outcomes.

To mark National Mentoring Day, Dr Helen Wareham shares a key reflection on mentoring from some of our recent work and makes a recommendation for employers.

Uptree, the professional network connecting young people and employers, shares insights from their recent Coffee with Uptree event where they were joined by Sarah Noble, Head of Early Engagement and Enrolment, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and Lin Proctor, Careers Lead, Wallington County Grammar School.

Ahead of Inclusive Employers’ National Inclusion Week 2022, we are highlighting our toolkits, which support employers with diversity and inclusion.

Dr Helen Wareham discusses the importance of data to support diversity and inclusion as a follow up from a recent Bridge Group event ‘The future of creative work: implementing recommendations for diversity and inclusion’.

Dr Penelope Griffin queries the evidence behind Universities Minister Michelle Donelan’s comments.

Dr Penelope Griffin proposes proportionality to reduce the differential impact of Covid-19 on university admissions.

Chief Executive Nik Miller reflects on some trends from the first months of the pandemic and practical actions for social equality.