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 Reducing Inequality in Access to Higher Education: An Intervention Study

Reducing Inequality in Access to Higher Education: An Intervention Study

Reducing Inequality in Access to Higher Education:

An Intervention Study

The project 

The objective of the project is to develop an intervention that can reduce social inequality in access to higher education programmes in Denmark. A recent study revealed that, even among upper secondary students with above average grades (over 9 on the Danish grading scale) who acquired eligibility for higher education, social background plays a significant role: only 52% of highly performing school-leavers with unskilled parents entered a university programme in the period from 2008-2010, compared with 85% of those whose parents had a university degree.

Publications and reports

Presse

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  1. Aktører: De unge fastholder planer om sabbatår trods coronakrisen

    Olsen, A., Reimer, D., Thomsen, R. & Tronegård, M.

    26/06/2020

    1 Media contribution

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  2. Gymnasieelevernes uddannelsesplaner under corona

    Olsen, A.

    03/03/2021

    1 Media contribution

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  3. Særlig vejledning kan mindske social ulighed i uddannelsesvalg

    Olsen, A.

    10/11/2025

    1 Media contribution

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  4. Forskere: Bedre vejledning kan mindske uligheden i kampen om studiepladser på universiteterne

    Olsen, A., Thomsen, R., Reimer, D. & Sortkær, B.

    24/11/2025

    1 Media contribution

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  5. ”Unge fra ø-samfund bør blive hørt”: Forskere søger unge på Mors, som vil fortælle om deres ønsker til karriere

    Olsen, A. & Thomsen, R.

    04/01/2026

    1 Media contribution

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  6. Når de andre spurgte, hvor han kom fra, svarede han »Jægersborg«: »Jeg ville ikke stemples som en rich kid«

    Olsen, A.

    19/01/2026

    1 Media contribution

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  7. Rie og Astrid har udset sig Bornholm

    Olsen, A. & Thomsen, R.

    11/02/2026

    1 Media contribution

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Researchers

David Reimer

Professor
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Forskere på projektet

Astrid Olsen

Postdoc
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David Reimer

Professor
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Rie Thomsen

Professor with Special Responsibilities
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P +4529426686
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Studentermedhjælpere

Mark Alexander Boye Søe læser Folkesundhedsvidenskab, AU

Amalie Ellegaard Møller læser Politik og økonomi, AU

Julie Honoré læser Folkesundhedsvidenskab, AU

Klara Helene Nielsen læser Statskundskab, AU

Revised 12.01.2026
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Knud Holt Nielsen