STEM conference 2019: Improving diversity in STEM through targeted online support for PGT offer holders among underrepresented groups

‘Managing stats and data with confidence’ is an online module aimed at lessening Maths anxiety. It’s part of an OfS-funded trial called ‘Prepare for Postgrad’ designed to see whether the provision of an online PGT Masters pre-enrolment course can improve the transition from offer-holder to enrolment and retention among home students from Black Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds and areas with the lowest rates of participation in HE (POLAR quintiles 1 and 2). This session gives an overview of the project with a focus on its design and development showcasing the University of Manchester Library’s innovative and award-winning approach to blended skills support.