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Students from underrepresented groups face ‘a perfect storm’ of pressures that risk undermining progress towards ensuring everybody who wants to study at university has the opportunity to do so, regardless of background.
The warning comes in a new paper by the Russell Group of universities which provides an update on the steps taken by its members towards meeting the commitments made in Pathways for Potential, published in 2020.
The update released today (26 May 2023) is based on survey data and in-depth interviews with widening participation professionals and it found Russell Group universities have made progress against the five Pathways for Potential commitments, covering evaluation, collaboration, leadership, transparency and co-development with users.
