CHEER is the Centre for Higher Education and Equity Research located within the Department of Education within the School of Education and Social Work at the University of Sussex.
CHEER provides an intellectual home and an institutional space for collaborative and interdisciplinary research. Our research considers equity in higher education in relation to three main themes:
- Identities
- Assessment
- Transitions
- Critical and Feminist Pedagogies
Through its links with national and international research centres, CHEER seeks to promote research collaboration, seminars, consultancy and academic partnerships.
CHEER aims to be at the heart of innovative research in higher education by:
- conducting high-quality national and international research
- developing theory and informing practice on equity
- producing quality publications
- offering expertise and consultancy at national and international levels
- contributing to policy debates
- promoting networks and academic links
- building the research capacity of early career researchers and postgraduate students
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To be added to our mailing list and receive news and information about CHEER and its upcoming events, please contact CHEER Graduate Teaching/Research Assistant, Emily Danvers:
E: E.Danvers@sussex.ac.uk