Ruskin College, Oxford

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This year's theme is Archives for Justice!☮️ Ruskin College students have a long history of campaigning, protesting, marching, and striking for social and political causes. The students, faculty, and staff over the years have collected many items from their actions toward justice. These badges from the Ruskin College Archives Badge Collection show the community’s efforts towards peace.

Explore the Ruskin College archive: https://www.ruskin.ac.uk/student-life/facilities/callaghan-library/ruskin-college-archive

Making Equal podcast series 🎤

In episode 6, host Frances Sit is joined by Matt Leach, Chief Executive of the Building Centre and Visiting Fellow at Ruskin College, Oxford, to explore why neighbourhoods matter in tackling inequality and what it takes to rebuild places that have been economically and socially left behind.

👉Stream all episodes here: https://www.ruskin.ac.uk/about-us/ruskin-institute-social-equity-rise/making-equal-podcast-series

Making Equal podcast series 🎤

In episode 5, host Frances Sit is joined by Professor Jonathan Michie, Chair of the Universities Association for Lifelong Learning (UALL) and Professor of Innovation and Knowledge Exchange at University of Oxford, to explore what a genuinely lifelong learning system would look like, and how it could help address entrenched inequalities in income, geography and opportunity.

👉Stream all episodes here: https://www.ruskin.ac.uk/about-us/ruskin-institute-social-equity-rise/making-equal-podcast-series

Making Equal podcast series 🎤

In episode 4, host Frances Sit is joined by Professor Kathryn Mitchell, Vice-Chancellor of Derby to continue the conversation of the role higher education plays in economic growth and to explore how universities can act as anchor institutions in their regions.

👉Stream all episodes here:
https://www.ruskin.ac.uk/about-us/ruskin-institute-social-equity-rise/making-equal-podcast-series

Making Equal podcast series 🎤

In episode 3, host Frances Sit is joined by Steve Coulter, Senior Visiting Fellow at The London School of Economics and Political Science - LSE and Head of Economy at Green Alliance, to explore the role of higher education as a driver of economic growth and its importance in shaping access to opportunity in Britain. 📈

👉Stream all episodes here: https://www.ruskin.ac.uk/about-us/ruskin-institute-social-equity-rise/making-equal-podcast-series

Making Equal podcast series 🎤

Fixing Britain's Education System🧑‍🏫

In episode 2, Lord David Blunkett, former Secretary of State for Education and Employment, Home Secretary, and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, reflects on the deep roots of inequality in the UK, and why early years, lifelong learning and place remain central to opportunity.

👉Stream episode 2: https://youtu.be/TEk-hTl3Ibw?si=Op1BTsKBhvfzgDAx

Making Equal podcast series 🎤
 
Fixing Britain’s Education System🧑‍🏫
 
In episode 2, Lord David Blunkett, former Secretary of State for Education and Employment, Home Secretary, and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, reflects on the deep roots of inequality in the UK, and why early years, lifelong learning and place remain central to opportunity.
 
👉Find the links to each episode at the link in our bio

🎤Making Equal podcast series: What would it really take to build a less unequal Britain?

Hosted by Frances Sit, Research and Policy Officer at the Ruskin Institute for Social Equity (RISE), each episode brings together policymakers, academics, and practitioners to explore the big choices shaping inequality today. The conversations are rooted in the ideas behind the book Making Equal: New Visions for Opportunity and Growth, by Ruskin College Oxford.

In the first episode, Professor Peter John CBE, Vice-Chancellor of the University of West London and Principal of Ruskin College, Oxford, explores one of the most fundamental questions in debates about inequality: is equality of opportunity enough, or should we also care about equality of outcomes?

👉Learn more about the series and find links to episodes as they are released here: https://www.ruskin.ac.uk/about-us/ruskin-institute-social-equity-rise/making-equal-podcast-series

Join the first seminar in the Great Education Debate series "The Future of Social Mobility" online at 3pm today!

Register now: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ruskin-great-education-debate-seminar-series-2026-tickets-1985156216683?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm_id=97758

Join the Great Education Debate 💬

Ruskin College and the Fabian Society mark 50 years since Jim Callaghan’s Great Education Debate speech with a seminar series featuring leading voices in education, policy and public life who will explore key issues facing UK education today.

ℹ️Free & open to all
🗓️22 April - 9 July, various dates
👉More info & registration: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ruskin-great-education-debate-seminar-series-2026-tickets-1985156216683?aff=oddtdtcreator

Welcome to our Open Afternoon where you can speak to academic staff about our courses, view our beautiful campus and find out what it's like to be a student at Ruskin College ❤️

We hope you enjoy your visit! If you need any help, just ask our friendly staff or send us a message ☺️