
Julian Chant
Arts & Culture and Education Research Fellow, 2007-2009
Julian has now returned to Australia. While at Policy Exchange Julian co-authored several education reports. Prior to joining Policy Exchange, he worked in both marketing and research roles in publishing and financial services. He has a degree in Economics from the University of New South Wales, Sydney.

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Educating Rita? A model to address inadequate state support for part-time students
by Julian Chant | Aug 18, 2009
Read Publication By Anna Fazackerley, Julian Chant, Claire Callender & David Wilkinson. One of the greatest and most glossed-over injustices in the English higher education system is the fact that part-time undergraduate students, who are older and from less...
Sink or Swim? Facing up to failing universities
by Julian Chant | Apr 24, 2009
Read Publication The government must confront the ‘no-fail’ culture in higher education and accept the possibility that a university could go under. Private providers could be allowed to step in to take over all or part of a failing institution. Sink or swim? analyses...
The Hard Truth About ‘Soft’ Subjects
by Julian Chant | Nov 30, 2008
Read Publication Pupils may be unknowingly ruining their chances of getting into a top university by choosing so-called ‘soft’ A-levels including Law, Media Studies and Psychology. The hard truth about ‘soft’ subjects reveals that the vast majority of...
You’re Hired! Encouraging the employment of ex-offenders
by Julian Chant | Sep 4, 2008
Read Publication Each year, in England and Wales, approximately 66,000 offenders will return to society from prison. The estimated total cost of re-offending to society is £13 billion per year. You’re Hired!investigates ways of encouraging the employment of...Support Us
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