Common use of Widening Access Clause in Contracts

Widening Access. General: Heriot-Watt is a university which is committed to rigorous selection of students on competitive merit, and is by history and ethos averse to social exclusivity and every other form of discrimination. For a university of our type, and with a recruitment catchment for Scottish students mainly in the southeast of the country, we have already made good progress towards a student profile that is socially inclusive. In particular, over the period 2012-2016 the University achieved step changes in terms of entrants from SIMD20/40 (the 20% and 40% most disadvantaged neighbourhoods in Scotland as identified by the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation) and also in entrants articulating with full credit for Higher National qualifications achieved at Colleges in Scotland.

Widening Access. General: Heriot-Watt is a university which is committed to rigorous selection of students on competitive merit, and is by history and ethos averse to social exclusivity and every other form of discrimination. For a university of our type, and with a recruitment catchment for Scottish students mainly in the southeast of the country, we have already made good progress towards a student profile that is socially inclusive. In particular, over the period 2012-2016 the University achieved step changes – “intensified” its performance – in terms of entrants from SIMD20/40 (the 20% and 40% most disadvantaged neighbourhoods in Scotland as identified by the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation) and also in entrants articulating with full credit for Higher National qualifications achieved at Colleges in Scotland.