That the Parliament welcomes Universities Scotland’s 40 Faces campaign, which, it understands, highlights the progress that Scottish universities have made towards the Commission for Fair Access 2030 target that 20% of Scottish entrants to university should be from the 20% most socio-economically deprived areas by 2030; believes that Scotland has the most progressive admissions policy in the UK in support of this goal; understands that the campaign features the voices of 40 students and graduates from a diverse range of underrepresented backgrounds from all 19 Scottish universities and higher education institutions; notes the support that the students received throughout their learner journey and the importance of this in their university experience; celebrates the inclusion of Catriona Stevenson and Donna Morrison, a graduate and student from the Robert Gordon University in the campaign, and commends their determination to succeed; considers the areas identified by the 40 students as priorities to drive progress in widening access; notes the belief that, despite universities having met the interim Commission for Widening Access (CoWA) target of 16% of entrants from the 20% most deprived areas in 2021, progress is now stalling and the most difficult barriers to overcome lie ahead, and considers that it is a shared goal to equalise access to higher education and therefore encourages all political parties to work together to support Scotland’s universities achieve this goal.