* Extension to Deadline * Call for Papers - 5th Open University Widening Participation conference - 26th and 27th April 2018 - Milton Keynes

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Due to requests from colleagues, we are pleased to announce that we have extended our deadline for the Call for Papers to Friday 8^th December for our 5^th Open University Widening Participation Conference ‘Is Widening Participation to HE enough?’ taking place on 26^th & 27^th April 2018 in Milton Keynes. We are very interested in receiving academic or innovation practice papers as well as posters based on the following themes:-

Digital inclusion
Progression - the social mobility conundrum and access to postgraduate studies
Skills gaps
Widening participation through informal learning and the recognition of prior learning
Ethical dilemmas of targeting widening participation students – policy and practice

Please note the new deadline of 8th December 2017 for receipt of your submissions.

Additionally, we are very pleased to announce the confirmed keynote speakers:

Pete Winkleman: Chairman of the MK Dons football club – Conference dinner speaker
Hazel Rymer: Pro Vice Chancellor for Learning and Teaching Innovation at the Open University
Henry Seaton: Head of Education and Employability for the English Football League Trust
Dewi Knight: Policy Adviser in the Education and Skills Office of the Welsh Government
Debi Hayes: Provost and Chief Academic Officer at the Greenwich School of Management

For further information on the Call for Papers and registration details please visit http://www.open.ac.uk/about/wideningparticipation/node/318.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Best wishes

Sattie
(Conference co-ordinator)

The Open University