Widening Participation Student Network

Overview

The WP Student Network brings together home UK UG and PG students from a Widening Participation (WP) background, to form a supportive, inclusive and peer-led community. The WP Student Network aims to create a space that empowers, educates, and inspires its members through peer support, information sharing, fun workshops, the sharing of lived experiences, and social events.

How will I know if I can become a member of the WP Student Network?

You may be from a WP background if you are a home student and identify with at least one of the following:

You were in receipt or eligible for Free School Meals while at secondary school
You are in receipt of a Warwick Bursary or other means tested financial support
You come from a low socio-economic background where your household income is below £42,875
You come from an area with low progression rates to higher education
You are a student with disabilities - including seen and unseen disabilities, specific learning differences, mental health difficulties, autistic spectrum disorder or any other disabling condition
You are a mature student who entered higher education over the age of 21
You have spent time in local authority care, either in a foster home, group home or kinship care
You are an estranged student who is not supported by their parents
You have caring responsibilities - this could include, physical, practical or emotional care
Neither of your parents attended university and gained a degree (e.g. BA/BSc or equivalent) - excluding if they were/are a mature student

We also welcome students who have been granted refugee status, are under humanitarian protection or are currently seeking asylum in the UK.

Get in touch

Interested in becoming a member of the Network?

(Please note you'll need to have completed course registration before you can join).

If you are an independent student because you are a care leaver or because you are estranged from your parents or family, please contact the WP lifecycle team at lifecycleteam@warwick.ac.uk for more information about the support available to you.