Student ambassadors: Bringing university to life

Many in the Widening Participation (WP) and Outreach community acknowledge that student ambassadors are one of the best tools to…

Aleesha Stocks

I would like to share my experience of going into higher education at the University Centre Wakefield.   Before accepting a place at…

Royal Albert Hall GHWY Trip – Castleford Academy

On the 3rd November 2021 the Royal Albert Hall hosted the Music for Youth remix Proms 2021,  thanks to funding…

Farnley Academy Careers Fair

Last month great success was to be found at Farnley Academy’s Career Fair, where over 400 people were in attendance…

Broadening horizons with Leeds Gypsy & Traveller Exchange  

Since the start of the academic year, the Widening Participation and Outreach Team at University Centre Leeds has been working…

GHWY launches collaborative Stand Alone pledge for estranged students

Go Higher West Yorkshire (GHWY) is proud to announce the launch of the country’s very first collaborative Stand Alone pledge,…

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Rukayyah Yussuf

Ruky gained 1:1 in Business Economics. She now runs her own online tutoring business, aimed at helping low income families…

Leeds Arts University student case studies

Find out about what it is like to study at Leeds Arts University. We hear what it is like being…

Lili Daniel – second year of a Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Built Environment Design

Lili Daniel “I am in my second year of a Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Built Environment Design. Looking back,…

Zooming to success

As he chats away in the studio where he’s working on a new track, Adam’s outlook on life seems to…

Elliot Jarvis: Podcast

Transcript: Hey! Welcome! My name is Elliot and I am a 3rd year undergraduate student, studying Classical Music, specifically in…

Jake – Being the first in my immediate family to attend university

I’m Jake, and I am going to explain what it is like to apply and study at a research-intensive university…