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In 2020, Pathways for Potential outlined an ambitious roadmap for Russell Group universities, the Office for Students, and the government to reduce barriers to opportunity. In 2023, a follow-up report demonstrated real progress towards the objectives, setting new priorities for action. You can both reports at the bottom of this page.
Based on interviews with our 24 universities, three years on we also produced a follow-up report that showed real progress had been made even against the backdrop of the Covid pandemic and cost-of-living challenges. It looked at how universities had performed against commitments made in 2020, and identified new priorities for action from the higher education sector, government and the Office for Students.
As the UK faces up to new economic and social challenges, it is more important than ever that we work to tackle educational inequality. This report sets out how universities can continue to champion those with the potential to succeed. You can download the 2023 update below.
Since the original Pathways for Potential report in 2020, Russell Group universities have implemented new programmes, put a commitment to widening access at the heart of their executive and governance structures and placed greater emphasis on evaluation.
New collaborative partnerships have emerged between universities, colleges and local schools to improve access to higher education with local needs driving the shape and scale of this work.
The commitments our universities made in 2020 were not a ceiling on our ambitions to support students from under-represented backgrounds. We will work to make further progress in the five areas set out in Pathways for Potential.
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