Pages tagged with: widening-participation
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Primary pupils meet astronaut as part of University outreach competition
Four lucky primary school pupils have met British astronaut Tim Peake.
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Peninsula Pathways for secondary school students
University of Plymouth: Peninsula Pathways for secondary school students - Information on what the Peninsula Pathways programme offers students at secondary school.
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Access and participation resources
University of Plymouth access and participation: resources for students looking to transition into university study and their teachers.
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Widening participation
University of Plymouth: Widening participation - Increasing opportunity to progress to higher education for under-represented groups.
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Medical students deliver online reading sessions to local schools
The Right to Read Scheme, run by Plymouth Children in Poverty (PCiP) and funded by Plymouth Drake Foundation, sees students from across Peninsula Medical School drop in online to read a story to pupils, and follow it up with a discussion.
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Chernobyl children visit Plymouth University
Plymouth University news: A dozen children from the Ukrainian city of Chernobyl have made their annual visit to Plymouth University.
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Office for Students Chair Sir Michael Barber visits University of Plymouth
The Chair of the Office for Students, Sir Michael Barber, has visited the University to find out about its work to champion social mobility and widening participation in higher education.
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What can be done to tackle the GP shortage?
As GP numbers continue to drop throughout the UK, experts explain what the University of Plymouth is doing to encourage more people into the career
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Peninsula Pathways workshops
University of Plymouth Peninsula Pathways workshops: Information on the various peninsula pathways workshops running throughout the year
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Student-led workshops in schools and colleges with Peninsula Pathways
University of Plymouth, Peninsula Pathways student-led workshops. Information on student-led workshops available in schools and colleges.
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Multilingual student offers IT classes in six languages
University of Plymouth news: Racial equality leaders have hailed the work of a multilingual student who has been helping minority groups in the city with their computer literacy.
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OfS funding extension awarded to University of Plymouth-led outreach partnership
Next Steps South West (NSSW), the University-led consortium of fourteen higher education (HE) providers has received £5.5m to continue for another two years.
