IntoUniversity

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IntoUniversity
Formation2002; 22 years ago (2002)
FoundersHugh Rayment-Pickard, Clare Richards, Rachel Carr
Founded atNorth Kensington, London
Legal statusRegistered charity
PurposeProvides higher education for disadvantaged young people
Chair of Trustees
Oliver Haarmann
Websiteintouniversity.org

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]

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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]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "About". IntoUniversity. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Find a centre". IntoUniversity. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Charitable Causes". The Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton Charitable Gift Fund. Archived from the original on 2011-03-19. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
  4. ^ "Press Release - Royal Wedding Gift.doc" (DOC). intouniversity.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  5. ^ "2010 – The Winners". Charity Times Awards. Archived from the original on Jul 26, 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  6. ^ "2010 Awards". The Centre for Social Justice. Archived from the original on 2011-04-09. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
  7. ^ "Winners 2010" (PDF). London Education Partnership Awards. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2011-04-15.

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