This article first appeared in the Guardian on the 29 October 2020. For Care Leavers Week, UA Chair Professor Debra Humphris addresses the challenges facing care leavers accessing higher education, and offers solutions and steps the sector can take to overcome them. There have been far too few care leavers going to university for […]
This article first appeared in the Guardian on 29 October 2020 There have been far too few care leavers going to university for far too long. The numbers are staggering: just 12% of care-experienced pupils compared to 42% of their peers. It’s not fair that care leavers should have far worse educational and life chances […]
To help students whilst self-isolating, Oxford Brookes have set up a comprehensive support service and are continuing to promote its availability. An online reporting form allows students to inform the University that they are going into self-isolation. In short: Students are allocated a case worker, who regularly checks in on the household to check on […]
Academics at Oxford Brookes University have devised a chair-based exercise programme for anyone whose daily routine, health and wellbeing has been affected or disrupted by COVID-19. The ten-minute programme is particularly appropriate for people with mobility problems, long-term health issues and those whose normal daily activities have been restricted by the lockdown. In short: The […]
A pilot initiative from the University of Hertfordshire’s Law School and Citizens Advice Stevenage will offer students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience under the supervision of experienced welfare benefit specialists. Running for an initial six-month period, the service will provide advice, casework and advocacy support to people wishing to appeal the refusal of welfare […]
University Alliance have today (27 October) joined major organisations and representatives from industry, education and politics to announce the launch of 10,000 Black Interns, an ambitious programme to transform prospects of young Black people in the United Kingdom. The 10,000 Black Interns programme will offer paid work experience across a wide range of sectors, providing […]
Initial findings from a new study by a team of researchers at the University of Hertfordshire, funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration East of England (ARC EoE), has found that COVID-19 and lockdown measures have amplified dietary health inequalities in the East of England region. In short: Households who are relatively financially secure have been able to spend […]
This blog first appeared on the Leeds Beckett website. Three fashion students from Leeds Beckett University have designed, made and donated hundreds of free face masks and scrubs to care homes, pharmacies, nurses, and healthcare assistants. Eva Clarke, a second year BA (Hons) Fashion student in Leeds School of Arts at LBU, has made 75 ‘earsaver’ headbands […]
In light of the requirements to work from home for what could be a significant amount of time, the Coventry University Group has established a way to ensure that staff and students stay connected not only with their immediate teams and peers, but also across the wider group. The Connections Matter initiative is an online […]
This is part of the University of Greenwich Hero Series, celebrating the teams of people who maintain the smooth running of the university and are putting the measures in place to keep students and staff safe. Athanasios Sotirakopoulos & Marie Dove, the University of Greenwich accommodation staff, have continued to work through lockdown and as […]
