The need to level up the public’s health is beyond doubt and long recognised by many governments.

The gap between the number of black students achieving the highest grades at university and their white peers is still too high, England's higher education regulator has warned.

The government will invest almost £100 million creating new wind turbine ports in northeast England, with a big renewables company announcing plans to make crucial parts in Teesside.

We take a deeper dive into how the recent Budget aligns with the ‘Levelling up Goals’.

Closing roads around schools to traffic at pick-up and drop-off times has cut toxic nitrogen dioxide levels by up to 23 per cent, research has found.

New research has revealed that a staggering 12.4 million adults in the UK have volunteered during the pandemic – with more than a third stepping forward for the first time.

When we talk about levelling up, it’s often in terms of the deep-rooted inequalities faced by communities in the North of England or the Midlands. It’s hugely important those issues are addressed but we should also recognise that even this is just part of a bigger picture.

The government is expanding access to weight loss services and may start offering people financial rewards for maintaining a healthy lifestyle as part of the fight against obesity.

Britain has one of the world’s best records on cutting emissions since the Paris agreement on climate change five years ago, a new study has found.

The biggest challenges on levelling up are that it’s a complex problem and to make progress requires sticking at solutions for the long term.

Procurement is not a term that usually ignites excitement but it is something that can really make a difference in the fight to level up Britain. 

Food services and facilities management company Sodexo has partnered with former Education Secretary Justine Greening to play its role in levelling up Britain in the wake of COVID-19.

Wokingham has been named the healthiest place in England while Blackpool has been branded unhealthiest.

With 6,000 locations and a workforce of tens of thousands of people in the UK and Ireland, Compass is in a unique position to influence social mobility.

Aston University has this week unveiled its new Opportunity Action Plan to increase access to higher education and career opportunities. 

Former Education Secretary Rt Hon Justine Greening appeared in front of the House of Lords Public Services Committee this week to give expert evidence to its inquiry into “levelling up”. 

Exeter-based water company Pennon Group has joined the Purpose Coalition, which brings together a growing number of businesses and universities who are leading the drive on Britain’s twin challenges of levelling up and reaching net zero.

FTSE 350 companies that are not doing enough to improve diversity on their boards could face a shareholder revolt at their annual meetings this year.

Aston University has today unveiled a new action plan to increase access to higher education and career opportunities.

We speak to Robbie Moore MP about the levelling up agenda, the importance of businesses and universities and what policy changes he would make to further spread opportunity.