UK universities take a blinkered approach to widening participation - they need to follow our lead and welcome students without A-levels
When the universities and science minister Jo Johnson introduced his green paper last month,one of the more controversial elements was a pledge to speed up the process for novel providers to gain degree-awarding powers and, ultimately, and achieve university status. Many in higher education acquire since argued that this will lead to market forces permeating the sector,resulting in higher fees that will hit the most vulnerable in society the hardest.
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Source: theguardian.com