The UK Government Department for Education (DfE) has announced plans to maintain the disability and mental health student premiums granted to English higher education providers, as part of the Strategic Priorities Grant.
A Senior Lecturer at Nottingham Trent University has published an article advocating for the use of disability critical race theory to address structural barriers affecting disabled and minority ethnic student experiences.
This session allowed delegates to share their views into the development of the Office for Students statement of expectations in relation to disability.
This session explores the journey from institutional commitment to seamless delivery, showing why the 'human bridge' remains one of the most powerful drivers of student retention and how to create sustainable systems of support.
This session highlights their process that provides a comprehensive, wrap-around support framework to support prospective students transitioning into higher education.
This session addresses a provider changed its institutional approach to reasonable adjustments, with significant benefits to students, and significant time and cost savings.
This session showcases a joint initiative developed between Disability Services and the Mental Health & Wellbeing Team, and aims to upskill practitioners to work more confidently and therapeutically with neurodivergent students.
This session highlights an approach and its successes migrating reasonable adjustments processes, including the categorisation and mapping of reasonable adjustments to standardise practices.
On 16 June 2026, we responded to the UK Government Department for Education consultation on assistive software funded through the Disabled Students’ Allowance.
The Graduate Futures Institute, formally AGCAS (Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services), has published a report on the outcomes of disabled students in the 2022/23 academic year.
Watch an inspiring conversation between Symplicity and sector experts on how universities can create more connected, inclusive, and student-centred support experiences.
Dr Emma Maslin (Senior Policy and Research Officer) helps members understand and respond to policy changes in the higher education sector that impact the work of Student Services.
The UK Government Department for Education has published a report about the experiences and perceived quality of non-medical help for students in higher education through the Disabled Students’ Allowance.
The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education (OIA) has published an annual report about its services and the relevance of the work it delivered in 2025.
Academics have published an article exploring the different ways individuals with autism communicate, and how understanding these communication styles should inform policy and practice to support people with autism.
The session reflects on good practice and the challenges that persist and the emerging ones as higher education institutions adapt their ways of working since the publication of the EHRC advice note.
This session covers key questions, topics, and challenges that arise when developing dedicated policies or guidance statements, as well as examples of adjustments at important points in the student's journey.
A Professor of Artificial Intelligence at Taiz University in Yemen has published an article about how to ensure universities are inclusive for deaf students.
The Standards, Assessment and Classification Working Group invites you to participate in a national survey that’ll be investigating how UK higher education providers are managing the operational and policy challenges of ensuring reasonable adjustments can be made to course assessments for disabled students.
An Associate Professor at the University of Warwick has published an article on how policy reforms to special educational needs provision in schools will impact universities.
A PhD candidate at The Open University has published an article highlighting the challenges faced by universities in making degrees accessible for disabled students.
Emma Maslin (Senior Policy and Research Officer) helps members understand and respond to policy changes in the higher education sector that impact the work of Student Services.
The higher education sector has responded to the news that the Office for Students is developing a statement of expectations for providers to improve support for disabled students.
The Office for Students has announced it’ll develop a statement of expectations for English higher education providers on their provision for disabled students.
Wonkhe has published an article addressing the impact of the proposed UK Government plans to reform provision for young people with special educational needs and disabilities in England.
A Senior Manager for Disability Support at the Open University has published an article advocating for disability services to be treated on par with other services rather than as an afterthought.
Academics have published an article about the sector needing to understand the challenges disabled students face as part of a bigger ecosystem instead of occasional roadblocks.
The Vice President Education at Cardiff Metropolitan Students’ Union has published an article highlighting their provider’s student-centric approach to mitigating circumstances.