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Access to Higher Education Summit, 28 November 2011

The Access to HE Summit on 28 November 2011, held at the Bloomsbury Hotel, central London organised by Action on Access, explored the links between HE and social mobility.  Keynote speaker Nicola Dandridge comprehensively set out a UniversitiesUK perspective and context; David Ruebain clearly articulated the ways in which access and widening participation and inclusion agendas complement and converge; and Alan Milburn’s presentation, which at least one delegate described as inspiring, encouraged the summit to focus on the proud history of access and widening participation, the positive policy statements and commitment of government, stressing that he was vigorously playing his part and encouraging us to identify and take advantage of the opportunities going forward.

The summit clearly reinforced that despite the challenges facing access, fairness, inclusion and widening participation the community that continues to champion these issues is as keen and as committed as ever to ensure that all those who wish to, should be enabled and supported to access and benefit from the higher education. As summit chair John Storan reminded delegates; the landscape changes – as it always has – but this work continues to get done, either by the same or new people, albeit in new and different ways.

We were so pleased and excited by the success of the Access to HE summit that Action on Access is already organising the summit for 2012.

A summary of the summit and videos of the keynotes and panel

Chair’s Welcome and Presentation
Prof John Storan, Director, Action on Access

Nicola Dandridge, Chief Executive, Universities UK
‘Widening Participation- the new landscape’

Part 1

Part 2

David Ruebain, Chief Executive, Equality Challenge Unit
‘Widening Participation and Equality & Diversity’




Part 1

Part 2

Rt Hon Alan Milburn, Independent Reviewer on Social Mobility & Child Poverty
‘How Universities can advance Social Mobility’
Part 1


Part 2

PANEL at the Access to HE Summit, Social Mobility and Widening Participation
Rt Hon Alan Milburn, Fiona Waye Policy Officer Universities UK, Usman Ali Widening Participation Officer, NUS, Nick Davy Association of Colleges

Part 1

Part 2