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Year-long Hull study puts satellite campuses on the research radar. Matthew Reisz reports.
Satellite campuses are an increasingly common part of the British higher education landscape as universities strive to widen access and extend their regional reach.
But questions remain about how such ventures contribute to universities' overall aims.
Now the University of Hull has embarked on a year-long research project to address the issue, with funding from the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education.
The project is being led by Craig Gaskell, dean of the university's Scarborough campus, a site that embodies many of the themes that are being investigated.
The campus is home to 1,750 students and offers courses in everything from English to educational studies and theatre to tourism management. Yet many of...