Widening participation
In its endeavour to be a world-leading university, Uppsala University welcomes students from different backgrounds and different perspectives.
Based on the idea that a breadth of perspectives both enriches the programmes and increases the opportunities to meet the research and societal challenges of the future, Uppsala University has been working in a structured way with action plans for widening participation since 2001. The action plans are a support for the work on widening participation, which aims to ensure that everyone, regardless of background, sees studying at Uppsala University as an opportunity.
To continue to attract a diverse student body, it is important to work systematically to recruit the most motivated students, regardless of background, and give them the support and conditions they need to successfully complete their studies. In 2024, the Vice-Chancellor decided how this work should be conducted at Uppsala University.
Purpose and overall goals of widening participation
In accordance with previous action plans, the overall and general objectives of the work are to increase the propensity of underrepresented groups to apply to higher education, and to provide students with support to take up the programme and thus improve throughput.
The systematic work to promote widening participation aims to ensure that everyone, regardless of background, sees studying at Uppsala University as an opportunity. The work covers first-cycle, second-cycle and third-cycle programmes.
The process
The responsibility for widening participation rests with the respective faculty/area management, which, with the support of a central support function, works in a three-year process with four stages:
Contact
- Cecilia Edin, Student Affairs and Academic Registry Division
- Joachim Ekström, Communications Division
- breddadrekrytering@uu.se