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Welcome to the Open University's (OU) widening participation website.
Widening participation is at the heart of our mission, firmly embedded in our core values and central to our strategic objectives. In 1969 our mission was to provide educational opportunity to those in society who were excluded from the life chances that higher education could bring. Today, this commitment remains as strong as ever, and we continue to look for ways to extend educational opportunities and achieve social justice by providing high-quality university education to all who wish to realise their ambitions and fulfil their potential.
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About us
About us covers the University's widening participation strategy, the work of the Centre for Widening Participation and our community partnerships. It also has details of how our strategy is implemented by the Faculties and is embedded within our curriculum and learner support services. |
Working with us
Working with us gives details of how we work with some of our external partner organisations to reach and support students from the most disadvantaged backgrounds. This information will be of interest to current and potential partner organisations. |
Research
Research is where you will find details of the journal Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning and the widening participation research conference. |
