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Thanks to continued funding from the ̽��ֱ��’s Widening Participation Project Fund, a number of bursaries are available to help students from under-represented groups cover the cost of the course.

Realise, the ̽��ֱ�� of Cambridge's events programme exclusively for Children in Care, returned for another successful half-term this October.

Students and teachers in Yorkshire and the North of England have welcomed the first session of “ ̽��ֱ��Subject Matters” to be held outside Cambridge.

Over 16,500 applications were received by the ̽��ֱ�� of Cambridge this year, the highest number since ̽��ֱ�� records began.

40 students from non-selective state schools have spent a week in Cambridge on a summer school designed to develop their ability to tackle challenging mathematical problems in preparation for sitting the STEP exam.

̽��ֱ��benefits of higher education include better access to jobs, a rewarding social life, and the opportunity to live independently. But there’s no denying that the costs are also significant: university tuition fees of up to £9,000 a year quickly mount up. By running finance workshops in schools, the HE Partnership project aims to tackle the fear of debt which can be a barrier to staying on in education.

High flying Sixth Form students from 10 colleges and schools across the North East attended a series of Engineering Masterclasses hosted by Newcastle Sixth Form College, which were designed to help them apply for and study at some of the country’s leading higher education institutions.

̽��ֱ��Mayor of Hastings joined Scholars from the Villiers Park Educational Trust Scholars Programme for an evening of celebration hosted by Hastings Academy. ̽��ֱ��Hastings Scholars Programme is sponsored by the ̽��ֱ�� of Cambridge as part of the collegiate ̽��ֱ��’s commitment to encouraging able students from backgrounds under-represented in Higher Education to aspire to university.

“Give it some welly,” may not be a traditional rallying cry for those considering applying to university, but the Higher Education Getaway is not a traditional programme.

̽��ֱ�� ̽��ֱ�� of Cambridge and national education charity Villiers Park Educational Trust, which is based in Cambridgeshire, are developing stronger links to encourage able students from backgrounds under-represented in Higher Education to aspire to university.