In this HEPI blog, NERUPI members outline constructive ways forward for widening participation in a post Covid-19 world. They conclude that despite the challenges, there are some exciting opportunities and realistic prospects to be optimistic about the potential for digital and collaborative provision for widening participation.
In this HEPI blog, NERUPI members Renata Albuquerque (SOAS), Sam Dunnett (University of Sussex), Annette Hayton (University of Bath), Colin McCaig (Sheffield Hallam University) and Anna Mountford-Zimdars (University of Exeter) outline constructive ways forward for widening participation in a post Covid-19 world. They consider opportunities to improve digital educational access, working together to support students in their choices and transitions and collaboration among HE providers which puts student well-being, not competition at the centre. The authors conclude that despite the challenges, there are some exciting opportunities and realistic prospects to be optimistic about the potential for digital and collaborative provision for widening participation.