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John Selby

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John Selby

Visiting Research Fellow

John Selby is a sociologist by background. Following completion of a PhD at McMaster University in Ontario, he spent 26 years teaching at Coventry Polytechnic/University.  He joined HEFCE in 1999 and, after some years as a Regional Consultant, he became Director (Education and Participation), retiring in 2010. Since then, he has served as chair of the OFFA Advisory Group, is a Trustee of the Brightside Trust and a Governor at Hartpury College.  He is a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of the West of England.

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    HEFCE history: The early days of widening participation

    In the first of our series, we hear from former HEFCE director John Selby on early attempts to widen participation, and on his own first impressions.