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An umbrella review of widening participation in higher education: Strategies, challenges, and research gaps

Posted on: November 18, 2025

This new open access paper presents findings of an umbrella review exploring widening participation practices and impacts. This article considers findings from research on effective practices, the challenges students face and approaches that can create more equitable progression routes for students and younger people.

Thanks to all NERUPI members who were involved in the Erasmus+ DIPLOMA project - the project initiated this piece of research.

You can access the published article via this link.