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The two universities in Bristol typify many of the widely recognized differences in the UK between those founded before and after 1992. The University of Bristol is an elite research-intensive university, while UWE Bristol is a modern university, a former polytechnic, with a focus on teaching as well as research, with a much larger undergraduate population (24,000 compared with 13,000 at the University of Bristol). These two universities represent a particular example of the stratification of HE in England. In this chapter, we discuss how stratification is a significant feature of HE systems internationally, and consider how this affects participation by social class in different parts of a stratified system in the UK. The chapter looks in detail at the two universities, and considers how each university is positioned in the stratified field of HE. The chapter further explores how reputational positioning in a stratified field creates not just effects but affects in the lives of students in the study.
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Bathmaker, AM., Abrahams, J., Waller, R., Ingram, N., Hoare, A., Bradley, H. (2016). Two Universities, One City. In: Higher Education, Social Class and Social Mobility. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-53481-1_3
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