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SMALL PROJECT FUND: YOUNG CARERS BOURNE FUTURES

WITH THE SUN’S SMALL PROJECT FUND INITIATIVE, THE BOURNE ACADEMY WERE ABLE TO SUPPORT THEIR YEAR 9 AND 10 YOUNG CARERS. We hoped to offer additional careers support …

New Research Published by The Southern Universities Network

STUDENTS WHO ENGAGE IN A 1:1 SESSION WITH A SUN PROGRESSION MENTOR ARE MORE CONFIDENT ABOUT THEIR FUTURE CHOICES One-to-one (1:1) sessions offer direct personalised information and advice …

ESTRANGED STUDENTS SOLIDARITY WEEK

During Estranged Student Solidarity Week 2022 (21 – 15 Nov), the SUN hosted the Estranged Students CPD Conference. The conference was held as part of the Uni Connect …

Uni Connect Estranged and Kinship Students Partnership

In May 2022, a number of Uni Connect Partnerships formed a working group to collaborate with Stand Alone to develop a package of CPD and resources for practitioners …

Clearing Plus: Clearing just got personal.

From today (Monday 6th July 2020) Clearing is live and with this year comes Clearing Plus, the shiny new tool from UCAS. This year UCAS estimate that there …

Navigating the aspiration trap: white working-class students and widening access to higher education

In October 2017 I met Mr Davis, a teacher at a school located within a small town in the Black Country in the West Midlands. I had recently …

COVID-19 Update

In accordance with recent government advice, the Southern Universities Network has decided to postpone all events and activities scheduled to take place between now and the end of …

Local students discover their potential through inspiring outreach initiative

Over 28,000 students in the South have benefitted from taking part in over 1,500 educational outreach activities provided by the Southern Universities Network (SUN) since 2017. The SUN …

TEDxYouth@Bargate NOVEMBER 2018

Well you’ve heard of TED talks, right? Talks and videos from across the world by extraordinary speakers who are sharing ideas with the global community.   On 21st November 2018 …

THE ONLINE SPOC AREA IS NOW OPEN

We are pleased to announce the launch of our online area dedicated to SPoCs. The SPoC Area features important information and guidance applicable to SPoCs, along with links to …

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DRAMA HELPS YOUNG PEOPLE IN HAMPSHIRE & DORSET MAKE FUTURE CHOICES

Young people across Hampshire & Dorset are being encouraged to consider their future careers and develop their own style of learning with the help of an imaginative…

Unique research project explores the higher education barriers of white working class boys

At the end of 2016, Southern Universities Network commissioned two research projects which sought to examine the disadvantage experienced by white…