Covid-19 can provide the opportunity for universities to remove barriers to education, through distance learning. This has already begun to benefit some pre-sessional learning programmes that have moved to online teaching; furthermore, it can provide the opportunity for greater inclusion in the future. Rather than neglect widening participation goals and…
Widening Access and Participation professionals from 11 Scottish Universities and several third sector organisations met online on the 7th of…
Syrian Futures, an outreach project of the Alwaleed Centre within Edinburgh University, organised a visit to the University of St…
The University of Bristol has achieved a University of Sanctuary award, celebrating the efforts of the University’s students and staff…
City of Sanctuary and STAR (Student Action for Refugees) are calling on Higher Education Institutions in the UK to sign…
In March, RefuAid delivered a morning of training for staff members from the university careers service at the University of…
We are delighted to announce the first annual University of Sanctuary national conference will take place at York St John…
We are delighted to announce that the 2nd edition of the University of Sanctuary resource pack is now available!The pack…
University of York Experience Summer Schools (YESS) in partnership with Equal Access
Birkbeck, University of London is committed to supporting forced migrants (typically mature learners) who face difficulty in accessing more traditional…
Discovery Student Volunteering Swansea is a registered charity and an independent voluntary organisation that currently operates a wide variety of local community projects.…
As part of their own Refugee Week, Students at The University of Exeter put on a performance of a first-hand account of…
House of AKI-NA is an enterprise that applies social innovation to address problem facing migrants in Ireland. Life in Direct Provision (the…
How one student can make a difference:
SOAS Detainee Support is a student-led initiative working in solidarity with migrants in and outside detention centres. They aim to reduce isolation through visits, to empower detainees and campaign to put an end to the use of immigration detention.
A small group of friends at Oxford University began thinking about what they could do as individuals to help with the situation…