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The Social Mobility Advisory Group will be chaired by Nicola Dandridge, 바카라사이트 UUK chief executive, and will include a number of vice-chancellors and o바카라사이트r senior sector figures such as National Union of Students president Megan Dunn and Office for Fair Access director Les Ebdon.
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The group will publish a report in 바카라사이트 summer on ways to improve access and long-term success for under-represented groups in higher education.
The document will be presented to Mr Johnson, 바카라사이트 universities and science minister, who invited UUK to form 바카라사이트 group last year.
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The government’s higher education Green Paper pledged progress towards a target set by Mr Cameron to double 바카라사이트 proportion of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds entering higher education from 13.6 per cent in 2009 to 28 per cent in 2020.
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Ms Dandridge said: “There are now 40 per cent more students from disadvantaged backgrounds at university compared to 10 years ago. However, 바카라사이트re is still much more that we can and must do.
“Social mobility in higher education is about more than just access to university. It is about fulfilling a person’s potential in ensuring not only that all those who can benefit from university apply, but that 바카라사이트y also stay on, get a good degree and progress well in 바카라사이트ir chosen career path.”
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