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How IntoUniversity’s Readathon sparked joy in reading at a time of national decline, helping children build the literacy skills vital for confidence, wellbeing, and lifelong success.

Thanks to our partnership with the Royal National Children’s SpringBoard Foundation, Hills and Wills, students from our North Liverpool centre, are in their final year studying at Eton College, with offers to attend Oxbridge to study Engineering.

To mark Social Mobility Day 2025, Sophie Houghton, our Head of Programme Delivery & Operations, highlights the impact of regional inequality and reflects on the benefits of social mobility to both individuals and society.

For Volunteers' Week 2025, we spoke with Jonathan from our partner Fitch Group about the power of volunteering and the importance of engaging young people in local communities.

As IntoUniversity prepares to support its 250,000th student, we want to make sure we can help the next 250,000 overcome the growing challenges facing disadvantaged communities.

Over the last 10 years in Leeds, we’ve supported over 14,000 young people in partnership with the University of Leeds. What are our Centre Leaders, who work in our communities in Leeds everyday, reflections on 10 years of work in the city?

Lucy Carter, who heads up IntoUniversity’s DEiD (Developing Excellence in Delivery) programme, explores the impact different styles of behaviour management can have on young people facing disadvantage throughout their educational journeys.

Following Student Volunteering Week, Tasleem Patel, our Head of University Student Mentoring, writes about the impact that having a mentor can have on a young person's life.

Over 1,000 students have partaken in paid internship programme, yet each young person involved has their own story. Three of our BCBF alumni share theirs.