widening participation


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widening participation

A phrase for a central pillar of the UK Government’s higher education agenda, which calls for increasing the diversity of the university student body. Widened participation is intended to include students from underprivileged backgrounds who do not traditionally attend university. The government`s plans for widening participation are outlined in its publication Widening participation.
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