摘要：This paper examines a variety of activities undertaken at the University of the West of England, Bristol, to enhance undergraduate student recruitment into geography. Activities include outreach sixth form conferences, internal teacher conferences, departmental newsletters, student associate schemes, interactive teaching web sites, widening participation activity days and publication of accessible research. Key principles in enhancing student recruitment are identified, including demystifying the university experience, highlighting the relevance of the discipline through its focus on pertinent global issues and skills, and maintaining continuity of taught themes from schools into higher education. The infrastructure required to support activities is discussed, privileging the productive links that can be forged between the Academy and external institutions (notably the Geographical Association, the Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers, local authorities and regional schools networks). The paper concludes by offering an agenda on how best to strengthen the schools/higher education interface, by uniting local self-help with national organisations, policy and resources.
