BRUNEL UNIVERSITY ACCESS AGREEMENT - applying to new entrants commencing courses in 2013/14Brunel University Access Agreement • July 25th, 2012
Contract Type FiledJuly 25th, 2012In line with new legislation Brunel University wishes to charge fees in excess of £6,000 and is therefore submitting an Access Agreement which sets out how it intends to utilise a percentage of the extra fee income generated to continue and expand the activities that have proved successful in widening access and delivering positive outcomes for students from under-represented backgrounds at the University. Although the outcomes from our first OFFA agreement are as yet unknown this second agreement seeks to continue to build on what clearly works for our student body as well as recognising recent changes in the HE landscape. In particular, and in line with guidance so far issued, we intend to increase significantly the percentage of the additional fee income we spend on retention initiatives from 0.6% to 1.6% by 2016, whilst maintaining our outreach expenditure at constant levels and as additional expenditure to our extensive outreach activities funded from our HEFCE Widening Participat