Improving social mobility is a great focus and strength of Alliance universities. They have leading graduate prospects and on average over twice as many students from lower-income and under-represented groups compared with the rest of the sector. Universities are contributing to social mobility through opening doors to higher education and breaking barriers into meaningful employment.

University Alliance has submitted the following response to the Milburn review into Social Mobility and Child Poverty – download it here.

Further Reading

Huffington Post: Cuts to Support Disadvantaged Students Would Be Dire

A time to pause and reflect

Driving down unemployment