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Meet the expert: Charlene Pattison

Meet Charlene Pattison, Lecturer in Accounting and Deputy Programme Leader here at Salford Business School with a passion for advocating for inclusive education.

Fleur Middlebrough, of Salford Business School standing in front of a projector with a presentation bout widening participation on it.

Exploring widening participation, regional collaboration, and global engagement at the NERUPI Convention 2025

The 2025 Network for Evaluating and Researching University Participation Interventions (NERUPI) Convention, held in London in September, brought together universities, practitioners, and policymakers to explore how higher education can expand access, strengthen regional collaboration, and align with the Office for Students’ (OfS) new partnership-driven agenda for widening participation.