Equal Access Network

27/10/2025

Are you a refugee or seeking asylum in the UK interested in applying to university? Or do you know somebody that is?
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Navigating the UCAS application process can be challenging, but we’re here to help!
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STAR is running this session to introduce you to the process. 👇🏽

We are excited to invite you to our upcoming online event on Wednesday 29th October, designed to guide you through every step of the UCAS application process, from understanding key deadlines to making your application stand out.

We will also share information about applying to our 1:1 mentoring sessions in November.

RSVP HERE: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/applying-to-university-in-the-uk-for-refugees-and-people-seeking-asylum-tickets-1794961601469?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAacmHbxVSkyEvVKBPIiZDAvu79jaQ_i6xEe2jM6w3Q8bkLQvbUZ1KY6lCivhjA_aem_ljzbvpBh-qTPxZPox5x7tQ

25/10/2024

Are you a refugee or seeking asylum in the UK interested in applying to university?
Or do you know somebody that is?
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Navigating the UCAS application process can be challenging, but we’re here to help!
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STAR is running this session to introduce you to the process. 👇🏽

We are excited to invite you to our upcoming online event on Tuesday 12th November, designed to guide you through every step of the UCAS application process, from understanding key deadlines to making your application stand out.
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27/09/2024

INFO SESSION and Q&A

If you are applying to university for the 15 Oct deadline, and you have a lived experience of seeking asylum in the UK

Register now for this online session where two equal access activists studying medicine at Cambridge and Plymouth will help you with the process and share tips for the UCAS application based on their experience

Monday 7th of October at 6:00 pm

Register here 👇🏽
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIld--sqjIuEtGMQ6uF_XS4m89IQYyuTul2

21/09/2024

Upcoming University Application Deadline:15 October 2024
For UCAS applications to Oxford and Cambridge Universities
And to study Dentistry, Medicine, or Veterinary Medicine/Science at most UK universities

Applications via UCAS to study at Oxford or Cambridge University, or for most courses in medicine, veterinary medicine/science, and dentistry at any UK university, should be submitted through UCAS by 18:00 (UK time) on 15 October 2024.
Check out more information and how to apply on UCAS:
https://www.ucas.com/undergraduate/applying-university/dates-and-deadlines-uni-applications?query=&refinementList%5Bevent_type%5D%5B0%5D=Key%20Date&query=&refinementList%5Bevent_type%5D%5B0%5D=Key%20Date

You can also find specific information about applying to Oxford University here:
https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/applying-to-oxford/guide/ucas-application #:~:text=What%20if%20you%20can't,early%20September%20and%2015%20October.

and Cambridge here:
https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/apply/application-dates-deadlines

Some courses have different deadlines, and many are a long time in advance of the start of the course. Find out which deadline applies to you, and what you need to do by that deadline.

20/09/2024

Sanctuary Scholarship Available at the University of Gloucestershire!

The University of Gloucestershire still has a sanctuary scholarship available.
This scholarship does not include accommodation, so you must live within commuting distance (e.g., Birmingham, Bristol, Oxford, or Bath).

You can find more information about the scholarship and how to contact the Sanctuary team here:
https://www.glos.ac.uk/information/knowledge-base/sanctuary-scholarship/

If you haven’t been offered a place at Gloucestershire University it’s not too late to apply through clearing! Find out what courses are available here:
https://www.glos.ac.uk/clearing/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwurS3BhCGARIsADdUH53ffJnwSPMhl77F4Hxgd4rCni2Cr4XQYpWN1140gtsVSsD2C8izCBQaAtS3EALw_wcB

21/08/2024

Scholarship Alert 🔔

Sanctuary scholarship is still open at Solent University, and the student will need to be living within a commuting distance from Southampton, as accommodation is not included.

Please share it with people you think will be interested! 🧡

Find out about the scholarships available to students. Including sport scholarships, the Lisa Wilson scholarship and our foundation level tuition fee waiver.

08/05/2024

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23/02/2024

Assessment.... be nothing to be something Urban Ecology Regeneration...

23/02/2024

What an amazing day Field Trip ''Place Making''.

21/11/2022

This Saturday, Bristol STAR are hosting a Sanctuary Open Day for refugee and asylum-seeking applicants who are interested in attending the University of Bristol.

Book your place: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/university-of-bristol-sanctuary-scholarship-open-day-tickets-466002063717

Please share!

16/09/2022

We've been looking back on the successes of our campaign in 2021/22... and we're pretty proud.

We want to take a minute to thank all of the students, university staff, and partners that have helped us achieve so much in the past year:

⭐️ In 2021/22, 17 STAR groups campaigned for Equal Access for refugees and people seeking asylum at their universities - and 4 won! They secured new scholarships and improved conditions for refugees and asylum-seeking students.

⭐️ STAR's national team provided expert support to 11 new scholarships. 84 universities now offer Sanctuary Scholarships for refugee and asylum-seeking students.

⭐️ Our national mentoring project got bigger and better. 100 applicants from refugee and asylum-seeking backgrounds received support with their university and scholarship applications from STAR volunteers.

⭐️ We welcomed 6 new Equal Access Activists to our team of fantastic campaigners with lived experience of accessing university while seeking asylum or with an insecure immigration status. The online peer support network that they coordinate grew to over 200 members.

⭐️ We organised events and workshops about access to university for over 900 people, including 382 university staff and 412 refugee applicants.

⭐️ We achieved a lot more thanks to brilliant partnerships with charities and HE sector organisations that share our goals. Special thanks to all members of the Access to Higher Education Working Group for their support. 👏

We know there's a long way to go before refugees and people seeking asylum have to higher education in the UK. We'll keep breaking down barriers in the year ahead.

Please consider supporting our work: https://bit.ly/3ojTxRP