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The future of higher education today · Mar 3, 2023 · 25 min

First in my family

What's it like to go to university when you're the first in your family? In this episode of The future of higher education today, we speak to PhD student Amy Solman to hear about the barriers she faced, and what would have helped her university experience. We also chat to Chris Hale and Dan Hurley about the policies that help and hinder students like Amy. Show notes: https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/latest/podcasts/podcast-first-my-family Transcript: https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/sites/default/files/field/downloads/2023-03/uuk-podcast-first-in-family-transcript_0.pdf

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What's it like to go to university when you're the first in your family? 

In this episode of The future of higher education today, we speak to PhD student Amy Solman to hear about the barriers she faced, and what would have helped her university experience. We also chat to Chris Hale and Dan Hurley about the policies that help and hinder students like Amy. 

Show notes: https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/latest/podcasts/podcast-first-my-family

Transcript: https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/sites/default/files/field/downloads/2023-03/uuk-podcast-first-in-family-transcript_0.pdf