Helping disadvantaged students: Support for refugees and asylum seekers to benefit from higher education
…ns. However many of these individuals see the UK education system as intimidating and inaccessible, and as a result, the university has endeavoured to build relationships that are not simply one-way, to prevent further isolation. For example, the asylum seekers and refugees they’ve been working with were looking for opportunities to learn and practice their English skills while needing encouragement and inclusion and often support in the form of h…