Mrs Lucy Cowperthwaite's Outputs (3)

Innovative Pathways: Rethinking Higher Education Through Inclusion and Participation (2025)
Digital Artefact
Walker, J., Spencer Grey, S., Oxley, L., & Cowperthwaite, L. (2025). Innovative Pathways: Rethinking Higher Education Through Inclusion and Participation. [Blog post]

Opening paragraph:
Higher education should be a space of opportunity for all, yet for many people, particularly those without formal qualifications, from disadvantaged backgrounds, or balancing work and caring responsibilities, it remains an unreach... Read More about Innovative Pathways: Rethinking Higher Education Through Inclusion and Participation.

An alternative route: widening participation into higher education for prospective health and care professionals (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hatfield, J., Walker, J., Spencer Grey, S., Oxley, L., & Cowperthwaite, L. (2025, March). An alternative route: widening participation into higher education for prospective health and care professionals. Presented at RCN Education Forum National Conference and Exhibition 2025, Strathclyde University , 99 George Street, Glasgow, G1 1RD

The University of Hull’s level 4 university certificate in health and social care is a year-long, part-time programme
designed to widen participation in higher education for students without formal qualifications. It provides
a flexible learning pa... Read More about An alternative route: widening participation into higher education for prospective health and care professionals.

An alternative route: widening participation into higher education for prospective health and care professionals. (2024)
Journal Article
Hatfield, J., Walker, J., Spencer Grey, S., Oxley, L., & Cowperthwaite, L. (2024). An alternative route: widening participation into higher education for prospective health and care professionals. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 18(10), 371-403. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2024.18.10.372

Access to higher education in health and social care is vital for supporting local communities and the future workforce. Traditionally, efforts to widen participation in higher education targeted socioeconomically disadvantaged groups. However, it is... Read More about An alternative route: widening participation into higher education for prospective health and care professionals..