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Author affiliations
• Ken Spours, Education, Practice & Society, UCL Institute of Education
• Paul Grainger, Education, Practice & Society, UCL Institute of Education
• Carol Vigurs, EPPI Centre, UCL Social Research Institute
• Rachel France, STEaPP (Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy), UCL
Funding & funder involvement
The UK government Department for Education (DfE) funded this work following a request from the
Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE).
This is one of four reviews successfully bid for and managed by the EPPI Centre (https://eppi.ioe.ac.uk)
within the DfE/SAGE programme.
The work was undertaken under the umbrella of the ESRC funded International Public Policy
Observatory (IPPO) (https://covidandsociety.com).
Conflicts of interest
There were no conflicts of interest in the writing of this report.
Contributions
The opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the EPPI Centre or the funders.
Responsibility for the views expressed remains solely with the authors.
This report should be cited as: Spours K, Grainger P, Vigurs C, France R (2021) Mitigating impacts of the
COVID-19 pandemic on the Further Education sector: a rapid evidence review. London: EPPI Centre,
UCL Social Research Institute, University College London.
Design and editorial support by: Lionel Openshaw
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