A group of leading employers has launched a major UK campaign to make tracking and reporting socio-economic diversity common practice in boardrooms across the UK.

Northumbria University has launched a new report that sets out its social impact and identifies where it is spreading opportunity to those who need it most. The Social Mobility Impact Report has been developed in partnership with former Education Secretary Rt Hon Justine Greening.   

The University of Southampton has launched a Levelling Up Impact Report in partnership with former Education Secretary Rt Hon Justine Greening.

Response from Rt Hon Justine to higher education policy statement and reform consultation.

The BBC has set out a plan to ensure its social, cultural and economic benefits are felt in every community across the UK. The broadcaster has been working with The Purpose Coalition chaired by Justine Greening and, in a report published today, the BBC sets out how it will reach all corners of the UK’s regions and nations to support levelling up and increase equality of opportunity.

Read our monthly guest blog from leaders in the higher education sector. This month we hear from Professor Martin Jones, Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of Staffordshire University.

Justine Greening discusses how universities can be a crucial building block for levelling up.

Bournemouth University has partnered with former Education Secretary Rt Hon Justine Greening and committed to a new framework to measure social impact.

Cardiff Metropolitan University has pledged £400,000 to support the role of education in peace-building in Ukraine.

Justine discusses the Government’s response to the Augar review and how it could be a backward step on levelling up.

York St John University has launched a new report that outlines its social impact against an innovative set of levelling up measures.

Make Happen, the Essex Uni Connect partnership, has launched a Levelling Up Action Plan to boost opportunities across the county and beyond. 

A new report launched this week by the University of York warns that more needs to be done to address social mobility across the country, with a plea to “turn the lessons of the pandemic into a powerful agent for change.”

In her latest blog, Justine Greening discusses how businesses can learn from our education system when trying to build a diverse workforce.

Solent University has today (Thursday 11 November 2021) become one of the first universities to launch a Levelling Up Impact Report.