An investigation into student sense of belonging at a post-1992 university by Curran, John G. M.

“…This study explores students’ sense of belonging through the accounts of nineteen undergraduate students studying at an inner city post-1992 university. Participants' accounts were obtained through semi-structured interviews conducted at three key points during their first year of study. …”
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An evaluation of initiatives implemented to support undergraduate students’ transition into Higher Education at one post-1992 university by Christine Armstrong

“…However, student transition and retention is multi-faceted and this paper demonstrates the challenges post-1992 universities face in supporting a diverse student body. …”
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'I get up in the night to cry’: the impact of homelessness on higher education students in London, UK by Mulrenan, Patrick, Atkins, Julia, Cox, Simon

“…While the higher education landscape has changed radically since the late 1980s, a consistent feature of government policy has been to widen participation to students who were disproportionately excluded previously. Post-1992 universities in particular have experienced a substantial change in their student intake, but challenges remain in ensuring the retention and success of these students. …”

Let's get visible: evidence-based interventions aimed at supporting, empowering and celebrating student-parents in higher education. by Andrea Todd

“… This paper analyses the findings of a two-stage small-scale research project investigating the needs of undergraduate students with dependent children (‘student-parents’) studying in a post-1992 university. The findings of Stage 1 of the study, using data from semi-structured interviews with student-parents, show that student-parents need two things from their institution: a sense of belonging and flexibility. …”
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All change within the academy: dissonance and role conflict, or the potential for new forms of professionalism? by Jean Dillon

“…This paper initially foregrounds the changing organisational context of HEIs in Britain by drawing upon relevant literature and case study examples from a post-1992 University. The paper goes on to illustrate some of the micro-consequences of manageralism and marketisation through widening participation and briefly assesses their impact vis-à-vis gender, the pedagogical relationship and workload intensification. …”
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Personal Tutoring Scheme: Expectations, Perceptions and Factors Affecting Students’ Engagement by Gianpiero Calabrese, Debbie-Leigh M Leadbitter, Neusa Do Sacramento Menezes Da Trindade, Ashveini Jeyabalan, Debbie Dolton, Amr ElShaer

“…This study investigated students’ expectations and perceptions of the PTS in a post-1992 university in the UK. Data collection was achieved through a survey completed by 1,078 students from all Faculties and was used to assess trends and factors affecting students’ expectations and perceptions of the PTS. …”
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Dialogue and Discourse by McKee, Susannah

“…This paper sets out to apply a survey of the literature on discourse and dialogue in relation to teaching and learning to the context of a pre-sessional academic English programme for international students destined for under- or postgraduate courses across a range of disciplines in a post-1992 university. ‘International’ students, here, are those whose first language is not English and who have undertaken most, if not all, of their previous education outside the UK in their first language. …”
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Collaborative Partnership in Event Management Education: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly by Wendy Sealy

“…This paper assesses graduating students’ experiences with the BA (Hons) Event Management at a post 1992 university in the United Kingdom. The students design and deliver a major event on behalf of a ‘client’ as part of a collaborative partnership between the university and an external organisation from the events industry. …”
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Ensino superior e desenvolvimento de habilidades para a empregabilidade: explorando a visão dos estudantes Higher teaching and skill development for employability: exploring the st... by Monika Zulauf

“…The analysis draws on a questionnaire survey undertaken with 60 undergraduates studying for a single honours social policy degree and a combined honours social policy/sociology degree in one post-1992 University in London. The survey investigates students' perceptions of skills provision, and their preferences for the development and the assessment of employability skills. …”
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Mature non-specialist undergraduate students and the challenges they face in learning mathematics by Zergaw, Getachew

“…The research took place in a UK inner-city post-1992 university which has a very diverse student intake. …”
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