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Anna K. Mountford-Zimdars
Associate Professor in Higher Education
University of Exeter (United Kingdom)
Education/Degree:
1 Sociology (University of Oxford)
About
Anna is the academic director of the Centre for Social Mobility. Anna's main research is in the areas of student access, progress, success in higher education, and higher education policy. Her book comparing university admissions in the United States and England came out in paperback in September 2017. Her two most recent articles have focused on the experience of disadvantaged UK students studying at elite US universities and the background of pro-vice chancellors for learning and teaching in UK universities. Anna co-edits the journal Higher Education Review with Dr. Neil Harrison and Dr. Colin McCaig.
Current Work
Anna is currently leading a collaborative project with colleagues at Exeter and a range of university and third sector partners on evaluation standards in outreach activities commissioned by the Office for Students. Anna and Joanne Moore are launching their project on contextual admissions for the Fair Education Alliance in July 2018.
Research Area Keyword(s)
access, admissions, Equity, evaluation, higher education