NEON Summer Symposium 2018 – Call for Papers
NEON would like to invite the submission of research papers and examples of best practice for the NEON Summer Symposium 2018. This year our two day event will be held on the 21st and 22nd of June at the University of Sussex and will focus upon
“Widening Access…..who cares?”
We will examine the priority placed on widening access by different stakeholders. To what extent is widening access on the agendas of policymakers, schools, colleges, the academic community, employers and students? How is it being addressed and in what ways can the commitment to widening access across the board be strengthened?
During the two days, we will be discussing the importance of partnership working in order to both widen access to higher education (HE) and to support students from under-represented groups through HE into employment. We will hear from key figures from the education sector talking about why widening access matters and we will discuss the challenges of obtaining the commitment, from all parties, to acknowledge the importance of ensuring we have a diverse student body.
We are seeking research papers/best practice examples that focus on the above theme. More general papers covering any area of access practice are also welcome.
If you wish to submit a paper or workshop proposal please complete the pro-forma via the following link by the 2 March 2018 deadline:
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/QXGDYCK
We will seek to combine papers into interesting and stimulating sessions, the outcomes of which will be captured by NEON and used to inform our agenda going forward into 2018-19.
Presenting at the NEON Summer Symposium will have a tangible outcome for presenters i.e.:
We would particularly be keen to accept papers in the following areas:
Pre-entry and transition:
The undergraduate experience:
Student outcomes:
Paper presentations should be between 15-20 minutes in length with an additional 10 minutes allocated for further questions.
If you wish to submit a paper or workshop proposal please complete the pro-forma via the following link by the 2 March 2018 deadline:
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/QXGDYCK
The NEON Summer Symposium – the event for widening access professionals you can’t afford to miss
We look forward to welcoming you to the University of Sussex for, what promises to be, an outstanding two days.