IntoUniversity explained

IntoUniversity
Founders:	Hugh Rayment-Pickard, Clare Richards, Rachel Carr
Founding Location:	North Kensington, London
Status:	Registered charity
Purpose:	Provides higher education for disadvantaged young people
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Leader Title:	Chair of Trustees
Leader Name:	Oliver Haarmann

IntoUniversity is a United Kingdom-based charity that aims to help young people from disadvantaged backgrounds achieve their chosen aspiration, including university, further and higher education, employment and work-based training. It provides encouragement to children and young people aged 7–18 in pursuing further education.^[1]

Locations

IntoUniversity started off with a pilot centre at North Kensington in 2002, and now operates 39 centres and extension projects across England and Scotland.^[2]

IntoUniversity was selected by William and Catherine (then Catherine Middleton), prince and princess of Wales, as one of the charities to receive a gift fund from the royal wedding in April 2011.^{[3] [4]}

Awards

• Charity of the Year, Charity Times^[5]
• Centre for Social Justice Award^[6]
• London Education Partnership Awards, for "Building bridges: cross-organisational partnership and impact"^[7]

Further reading

• Charity that makes university possible – The Guardian
• Unequal Britain: The future has already been decided for our children – The Times
• Christmas 2010 charity appeal – The Guardian
• Fees seem not to deter students – BBC; NFER study looks at IntoUniversity

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: About . 7 May 2013 . IntoUniversity.
2. Web site: Find a centre . 21 January 2020 . IntoUniversity.
3. Web site: Charitable Causes . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110319083947/http://www.royalweddingcharityfund.org/charities.php?type=1 . 2011-03-19 . 2011-04-15 . The Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton Charitable Gift Fund.
4. Web site: Press Release - Royal Wedding Gift.doc . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064301/https://intouniversity.org/sites/all/files/userfiles/files/Press%20Release%20-%20Royal%20Wedding%20Gift.doc . 4 March 2016 . DOC . 21 February 2023 . intouniversity.org.
5. Web site: 2010 – The Winners . https://web.archive.org/web/20110726065630/http://www.charitytimes.com/awards2011/pages/2010_winners/2010winners.htm . Jul 26, 2011 . 25 February 2018 . Charity Times Awards.
6. Web site: 2010 Awards . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110409232750/http://www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/default.asp?pageRef=407 . 2011-04-09 . 2011-04-15 . The Centre for Social Justice.
7. Web site: Winners 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110809095754/http://www.lepawards.org.uk/documents/LEPAwardsWinners2010.pdf . 2011-08-09 . 2011-04-15 . London Education Partnership Awards.