Universities of Sanctuary News
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Outreach work could improve number of refugees reaching higher education – by Lucy Judd
Lucy Judd, Outreach Coordinator at Nottingham Trent University, explains how outreach work plays an important part in refugees seeking education.
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Learning to live and work together: Bradford academics involved in innovative European research project
Five higher education institutions, across five European countries are involved in a project which aims to improve experiences and outcomes for…
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Sir David Attenborough Praises Leicester for its work as a University of Sanctuary
Sir David Attenborough highlighted the importance of University’s status as a University of Sanctuary last month when he visited, as…
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Course with creches: Cardiff Met implements a symbiotic approach
Cardiff Metropolitan University has been running teacher training courses since 1945, when the Cardiff Teacher Training College was set up…
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Leicester group says “No” to Loneliness
Representatives of the University of Leicester Sanctuary group attended a conference on loneliness and social isolation organised by DICE and…
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Space To Grow
Universities are often lucky enough to enjoy large grounds and remain some of the best green spaces in our communities.…
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Winchester recognised as a University of Sanctuary
The University of Winchester has been awarded the status of ‘University of Sanctuary’ by UK charity City of Sanctuary in…
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University of Bradford recognised as University of Sanctuary
The University of Bradford has become one of the first universities in the UK to be awarded as a ‘University…
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New Campaigns Toolkit for Equal Access to Higher Education.
Student Action for Refugees (STAR) has been campaigning since 2008 to ensure that people in the UK seeking refugee protection have…
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New online course opens the door to UK higher education
Enrolment is now open for a free online course from Cambridge English to help refugees and asylum seekers get the…
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Remember Max Born – refugee scientists and a role for UK higher education institutions
A great blog from Cambridge on how higher education institutions can help in the refugee crisis.
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The Journey to Protection and the University Experience for Refugees and Asylum Seekers
On 2nd February 2017 University of Warwick pioneered an important event: The Journey to Protection and the University Experience for…
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Sanctuary Scholarships at SOAS
SOAS (The School of Oriental and African Studies), University of London has announced the seven fee waivers for asylum seekers…
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Universities of Sanctuary Support for Sanctuary Campuses across the USA
A message of solidarity
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Westheimer scholarship – a unique opportunity for young asylum seekers to get to university
Education enables refugees to build more hopeful and secure futures for themselves and their communities, yet just 1% of refugee…
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Asylum seeker students find sanctuary in Sheffield
Six new students who are asylum seekers from around the world have found sanctuary in Sheffield this year, after being…
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University of Bristol Sanctuary Scholarship Scheme Case Study
Written by Ben Hudson (PhD Candidate (Law)), August 2016 In June 2016, the University of Bristol launched the Sanctuary Scholarship Scheme.…
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Lille University takes in 80 refugees from the Calais “Jungle”
The students, who are mostly Sudanese, will begin with a year’s immersion in the French language, before taking courses in…
