Dr Nienke Alberts

Nienke Alberts is an Anthropologist with in interest in access to Higher Education and student support.

In previous research she has looked at the barriers particular disadvantaged groups face accessing Higher Education, and how universities can support those students. She has published reports on the difficulties BAME students can have accessing higher education in the creative arts and the barriers unaccompanied asylum seekers face getting to university.

Nienke is currently working on the Personal Tutoring Project, which was set up to review and evaluate personal tutoring models at the University of Bristol.