New Board Member for Linacre
We are thrilled that Henry Davies of 106 Communications has just been appointed to our Board of Trustees. Henry was the first in his family to go to University, winning […]
First Corporate Sponsor for Linacre
It was announced this week, that law firm, CMS, is to become Linacre’s first corporate sponsor. As well as providing us with financial support, they have a wealth of knowledge […]
5th Reach Higher programme
We are excited to be starting the interview process for our 2018 cohort of students for what will be our 5th Reach Higher Programme! The interview process is always really […]
Linacre Alumni Society gets going
One of Linacre’s key values is offering support that is ‘Long-term and personal’, and we took a big step in this direction in January when we formed the Linacre Alumni […]
Lord Hennessy is Linacre’s first patron
We are honoured that Prof Peter Hennessy (Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield) has agreed to become our first patron. Peter went from grammar school in Gloucestershire to become one of our […]
Northern students ‘15 times less likely to reach elite universities’
A child growing up in parts of southern England is 15 times more likely to reach a leading university than one in a Linacre target area, according to figures obtained […]
2015-16 Linacre students bridge widening north-south access divide
Welcome to our spring newsletter. It has been an intriguing few months, with more success for our students but also new research showing just how much northern students need expert […]
Unprecedented success for Linacre students
The Linacre Institute’s 2014 students have achieved unprecedented success in winning offers from the UK’s three world top-10 universities. Linacre students 70% got offer from Oxford/Cambridge/Imperial Nationwide 23% got offer […]
Results from 2014 Reach Higher
So far, the results of the 2014 pilot have been terrific. Our Reach Higher students have already had offers from some of the country’s leading universities. Most are working one-on-one […]