At a recent industry event on social mobility, a guest who had recently completed a degree apprenticeship with a major telecommunications company admitted that it was only once he started his course that he understood there was no catch.

Newcastle and Northumbria Universities have joined forces to address the social and economic disparities that are prevalent in the North East of England. Their Vice-Chancellors, Professor Chris Day CBE and Professor Andy Long FREng, discuss the Collaborative Newcastle Universities Agreement (CNUA), and why they believe the role of universities as place-based drivers of social mobility and inclusive and sustainable economic growth in their cities and regions is more important than ever before.

The Purpose Coalition is proud to announce the launch of The Purpose Coalition Awards 2023 - Breaking Down Barriers, partnered with Sodexo.

As an anchor institution, Cardiff Metropolitan University has a long tradition of making a positive impact on its students and the communities it serves, far beyond its own campuses.

The best place-based organisations forge strategic partnerships that drive economic growth in their local areas. Universities are playing an increasingly important part of that coalition of the willing, collaborating with other local bodies to deliver opportunity.

The NHS and the services it provides will be one of the most important issues at the next general election. There are currently 7 million people on waiting lists, and 100,000 vacancies in the NHS so there is huge interest in Labour’s commitment to building an NHS fit for the future, and what that might look like.

Britain has a long-standing manufacturing economy which has driven world-class innovation and design. As technological change continues at pace, it is more important than ever that we have the skills that will enable us to take advantage of that, while at the same time delivering opportunity to individuals and communities across the country.

There’s no doubt that going to university can be transformational, particularly for those from less privileged backgrounds. Universities can offer their students the chance to improve their lives with more rewarding and better-paid jobs.

Labour’s fifth mission in Government – breaking down the barriers to opportunity – highlighted the importance of a curriculum that ensures young people leave school ready for work and ready for life.

With a Labour leadership committed to shifting control from Westminster to local communities, place-based organisations will play a key role in ensuring that economic growth and social impact is shaped by - and improves the lives of - the people who live there.

Equipping the UK with the skills needed for a green, digital, high tech economy is vital if the country is to get back on track, and universities can play a leading role in making sure that the next generation’s technical education is fit for the future.

A groundbreaking report which assesses what students need to get the best out of their university experience was the focus of an event hosted by Staffordshire University and the Purpose Coalition today, on the first day of the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool.

Helping young people to understand the skills they have already accumulated during their academic education and how those can be applied to practical, real-world challenges will equip them for a more productive and prosperous future - that was the message from an event hosted by Young Enterprise and the Purpose Coalition at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester today.

A groundbreaking report which assesses students’ basic needs was launched today at an event hosted by Staffordshire University and the Purpose Coalition on the first day of the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester.

As young people across the country get ready to start university, new evidence of a care ceiling has emerged with a warning that if you are a care leaver you are more likely to end up in a prison cell than in a lecture hall.

If you are born in a position of disadvantage, it will be harder now than at any point over the last half century to move up the social ladder.

We all have a stake in fixing the regional and class-driven disadvantage that the exam results expose

Looking at news reports of students getting their A-level and GCSE results this past fortnight, I recall how easy it is at that age to feel like you should have your whole life mapped out.

This week’s GCSE results returned to pre-pandemic levels but they also indicated a widening regional divide amongst a cohort of pupils that had already been adversely affected by the impact of Covid.

Engineers are the world’s problem solvers. You can see their legacy everywhere – from iconic structures like the pyramids or aqueducts to technological wonders we encounter every day, like the light bulb or telephone.