# Robbins principle

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. The idea that university places should be available to everybody who qualifies for them by ability and attainment.

## Etymology
From its appearance in the 1963 Robbins Report from the Committee on Higher Education, chaired by Lord Robbins.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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