The Bedfordshire & Milton Keynes Collaborative Network

out about higher education outreach activity in the area and provide general advice about progression into higher education. As well as working with local schools and colleges it will also work with local authorities and business organisations to develop initiatives directed at employability. Local and regional universities and colleges have come together to form 35 regional networks, which will cover the whole of England. In addition, there are three networks offering support to students at a national level ; The Open University, NNECL and Oxford & Cambridge. Bill Rammell, Vice Chancellor of the University said: "Widening access to higher education – making sure that everyone has an equal chance of going to university, whatever their personal circumstances - has always been a primary aim of the University."