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Professor Vikki Boliver is a leading academic in the Department of Sociology at Durham University, specializing in social inequalities in access to prestigious universities and contextual admissions. She co-teaches modules on the Sociology of Education and Education and Social Inequality, and serves as Programme Director for the MA in Social Research Methods. She is also co-convenor of Durham’s First Generation Scholars Network.
- British Journal of Sociology of Education editorial board member
- BSA Sociology journal editorial board member
- Higher Education Policy editorial board member
Boliver’s research examines social class and ethnic disparities in university admissions, multi-generational social mobility, and the role of quantitative methods in policy-relevant sociology. Her work has influenced debates on meritocracy, contextual data use, and institutional equity in UK higher education. Recent publications analyze hyper-commodification in higher education, labor market returns to selective schooling, and racial diversity in universities.
Her scholarly output is clustered around six key subfields: contextual admissions, elite university access, multi-generational mobility, ethnic disparities, education-labor market links, and institutional meritocracy. She has edited or co-edited works like Researching Social Inequalities in Higher Education (Routledge, in press).
Notable students under her supervision include:
- Esther Outram
- Luany Promenzio
- Paul Gratrick
- Xin Fan
- Yujing Liu
- Zhuo Zhang
