Scheme improves reading for children in disadvantaged areas
Find out more about the Let Leeds Read scheme. Facilitated by Leeds Beckett University, it provides support with phonics to young people in disadvantaged areas.
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Our latest work from Go Higher West Yorkshire.
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Dive into the World of higher education and the student experience with our new podcast episode
Hello, Uni Connect Community! Are you curious about the world of higher education and eager to hear real-life stories of...
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Inspiring talks and workshops at Careers Live 2023
Uni Connect staff recently attended Careers Live 2023 at Leeds City Museum. The event, which had the theme of A Future for All, was organised by The Opportunity Centre and aimed at careers advisors of school and college learners.
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HeppFest Reloaded: Virtually collaborating with partners to engage learners
Two of Go Higher West Yorkshire's Outreach Officers reflect on a recent presentation they gave at HeppFest.
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University Centre Leeds work with GRT communities and TASO research
University Centre Leeds discusses some of the ways it is engaging with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities.
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Reflections on attending race, language, power and belonging training
Helen Skyes (Head of GHWY) and Amy Wilson (Senior Project Manager) reflect on recent training they attended about race, language, power and belonging.
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Collaborative working: learnings from the initial stages of a Systematic Review
We look at five ways that Systematic Reviews are similar to the early stages of collaborative working, using the output of our Black Asian and Minoritised Ethnic Students Network as an example.
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Unlocking Academic Success: Essential Sleep Wellbeing Strategies for Students
World Sleep Day is an annual event that is celebrated on the third Friday of March. It is a day...
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Barry Keoghan and the importance of role models to care leavers
Role models can be important for young people, providing examples of constructive action and perspectives that can help with their development. Such models can often be missing in the lives of care-experienced students, which is what makes the Bafta winner Barry Keoghan so inspirational.
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Supporting care experienced students in Higher Education during Ramadan
Ramadan is synonymous with family and community, hence care experienced students may require extra support at this time of year.
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GHWY Uni Connect Podcast: Episode 3 ‘Student Finance’
Are you a student struggling to navigate the complex world of student finance? Look no further than our Student Finance...
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Workshop uses poetry to challenges Islamophobia
The potential of art to create empathy in people from different backgrounds and to challenge assumptions was at the forefront of Leeds Trinity University's recent Reclaiming the Narrative About Islamaphobia workshop.
