UUK forces minister to give ground on access

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University vice-chancellors have been victorious in the first round of an ongoing battle to narrow the scope of the Office for Fair Access (Offa), which is one of the proposals contained within the government's higher education bill, due for its second reading on 31 March 2004. Universities UK had been holding extensive negotiations with government ministers about the definition of the term "underrepresented groups" which is used in the bill, forcing higher education minister Alan Johnson to write to the standing committee examining the bill to provide a definition of the term. Under the terms of the bill, universities will have to present Offa with access plans demonstrating that they have taken measures to attract members of "underrepresented groups" into higher education.

Strategy & planning, Government domestic functions, Organizational history, Administration of Education Programs, Education Programs, Planning, Education and state, Education policy, Company restructuring/company reorganization, Reorganization and restructuring, Company business planning, Company organization, Johnson, Alan

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Tories: [pounds sterling]2bn access drive is a 'failure'

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The Conservatives want a total rethink on widening participation following the 'dismal failure' of a GBP 2 billion investment in universities intended to help recruit poorer students. Shadow Higher Education Minister, Boris Johnson, questioned the wisdom of the large spending on 'elaborate bureaucracy' instead of 'generous bursaries'.

Colleges & Universities, Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools, Colleges and universities, Universities and colleges, College admissions

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