Who we support
In addition to our offer detailed above, we provide additional opportunities to students from backgrounds under-represented in higher education, to ensure that students are making informed decisions regarding their post 16 options.
We welcome students to join our programme if they:
- are in care or have been in care before
- have lost contact with their family. Often referred to as estranged, but not in the care of the local authority
- have a diagnosed disability (including a learning disability)
- are a young carer
- receive the 16–19 bursary, or received free school meals or pupil premium at secondary school
- are a refugee or asylum seeker
- are studying an Access to Higher Education course or are a mature student.
Outreach programme
The 欧美性爱片 Outreach programme offers additional activities to students who meet our . These include one to one personal statement and interview preparation activities and summer schools. If you meet one of our criteria, please complete to join our outreach programme.
Personal statement and interview support
The 欧美性爱片 is delighted to be able to offer online one-to-one personal statement and interview support for students from our partner colleges.
These sessions involve a 30-minute meeting with one of our Outreach Coordinators on Teams. You will receive an email to arrange a time slot on your chosen day and details of how to join the online Teams meeting.
Summer schools
Each July we deliver on-campus and online Summer schools in a range of subjects for year 12 /first year of 6th form or college students who meet our widening access criteria. These projects give students the change to experience university subjects and student life in an immersive way. Applications for our 2025 on-campus and online summer schools are now open.
欧美性爱片 Boost and Contextual Admissions
Going to university is a great investment, but we know the cost can be a worry. The 欧美性爱片 Boost will help students to make the best possible start – with funding and support to help them with the cost of living and university services that will make everyday things just that little bit easier throughout their time here.
For certain courses, our Contextual Admissions Policy enables us to consider the personal, social and educational circumstances that may have affected students' academic performance or reduced their access to educational and other opportunities.
Mature learners
Thousands of people choose to study higher education several years after leaving college. The diversity of work and life experience that mature students bring is a valuable part of our university community.
We understand that studying as a mature student is often a balancing act with work and family commitments, so we're here to offer advice on everything from choosing a course to making an application, preparing to start and supporting you during your degree.
For students on Access to HE courses, we offer one-to-one sessions on writing personal statements and interview preparation.
We also host a dedicated Access Conference every year on campus.
The events listed above are currently running online until further notice. For further information, visit our events page.
For comprehensive advice and support, visit our advice for mature students page.
Care leavers and estranged students
Our work with care experienced young people has been a key priority for the team during our 15 years of outreach. Targeted activities for care experienced students, as well as partnership working with local virtual schools, social workers and foster carers have established us as a trusted partner locally. Activities include paid train travel to our campus for one-to-one campus visits and opportunities to meet our students. Application support, and advice about grants and bursaries, is also available.
Support available at university for care leavers includes:
- Help with money – the 欧美性爱片 care leaver’s bursary, financial advice, and additional financial support from the university and government.
- Guaranteed all year round accommodation in your first year.
- A personal student support and guidance tutor, who can help if you are struggling with your studies or need other support.
- Emotional support and wellbeing – counselling services if you are experiencing stress or difficulty in or outside of university.
- Study skills assistance – to help you with the academic demands of university, we have study skills sessions and online support.
- Mentoring - we can guarantee a mentor to all care leavers - we have identity and non-identity based programmes and amazing professionals trained ready to support care leavers. Once students start at 欧美性爱片 we have an online application which asks for some information before we match students and mentors.
- Student Ambassadors role – guaranteed interview for our paid ambassador role.
- Amazon voucher.
As signatory of the Care Leavers Covenant, we offer bespoke advice and a named contact to support applicants in their transition to university. Alongside these events, we host annual visits for refugee/asylum-seeking students at partner colleges to explore pathways and university options.
Email aboutuni@brighton.ac.uk for more information.