London · London up to £28,000
University of the Arts London (London College of Communication)
1 support scheme
Mostly school leavers. Over 30 — 5.8%
Social mobility: 89 of 100
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Universities with support schemes for refugees
96 profiles. Each one shows what the university actually gives, who qualifies by status, how many students there are over thirty, and whether you can study without giving up work. Age is not a detail here: at 20 universities adult students are a visible share, and that makes for a very different first week.
46universities with schemes open to people with recognised status
20where adult students are a visible share — you will not be the oldest
39offer part-time undergraduate programmes
Showing all 96
Where
London · London up to £22,780
UCL (University College London)
2 support schemes
Mostly school leavers. Over 30 — 11.2%
Social mobility: 22 of 100
London · London up to £22,000
Imperial College London
1 support scheme
Mostly school leavers. Over 30 — 7.7%
Social mobility: 8 of 100
Coventry · West Midlands up to £21,805
University of Warwick
3 support schemes
Mostly school leavers. Over 30 — 11.5%
Part-time study: 9 undergraduate programmes
Social mobility: 25 of 100
Edinburgh · Scotland up to £21,000
University of Edinburgh
4 support schemes
Mostly school leavers. Over 30 — 10.2%
Part-time study: 1 undergraduate programmes
Bath · South West England up to £20,780
University of Bath
7 support schemes
Mostly school leavers. Over 30 — 6.8%
Social mobility: 35 of 100
Exeter · South West England up to £20,780
University of Exeter
1 support scheme
There are adults, but they are a minority. Over 30 — 15%
Part-time study: 1 undergraduate programmes
Social mobility: 69 of 100
Birmingham · West Midlands up to £20,000
Aston University
1 support scheme
Mostly school leavers. Over 30 — 11.1%
Social mobility: 2 of 100
London · London up to £20,000
King's College London
1 support scheme
There are adults, but they are a minority. Over 30 — 16.2%
Social mobility: 11 of 100
London · London up to £20,000
Royal College of Art
1 support scheme
There are adults, but they are a minority. Over 30 — 19.2%
Liverpool · North West England up to £18,688
University of Liverpool
2 support schemes
Mostly school leavers. Over 30 — 9%
Social mobility: 45 of 100
London · London up to £18,000
Birkbeck, University of London
2 support schemes
Many adult students. Over 30 — 48.1%
Part-time study: 109 undergraduate programmes
Social mobility: 42 of 100
London · London up to £17,635
City St George's, University of London
1 support scheme
Mostly school leavers. Over 30 — 13.4%
Social mobility: 14 of 100
Brighton · South East England up to £17,460
University of Sussex
2 support schemes
Mostly school leavers. Over 30 — 10.8%
Social mobility: 96 of 100
Beaconsfield · South East England up to £15,000
National Film and Television School (NFTS)
1 support scheme
Adults are a visible share. Over 30 — 29.1%
York · Yorkshire and the Humber up to £14,880
University of York
2 support schemes
Mostly school leavers. Over 30 — 10.7%
Social mobility: 62 of 100
London · London up to £14,400
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
1 support scheme
Mostly school leavers. Over 30 — 9.2%
Social mobility: 10 of 100
Swansea · Wales up to £14,400
Swansea University
1 support scheme
There are adults, but they are a minority. Over 30 — 15.1%
Reading · South East England up to £14,200
University of Reading
1 support scheme
Adults are a visible share. Over 30 — 22.8%
Social mobility: 88 of 100
London · London up to £14,135
Queen Mary University of London
1 support scheme
Mostly school leavers. Over 30 — 8.2%
Part-time study: 1 undergraduate programmes
Social mobility: 31 of 100
London · London up to £13,022
London Metropolitan University
1 support scheme
Many adult students. Over 30 — 40.1%
Part-time study: 96 undergraduate programmes
Social mobility: 83 of 100
Cardiff · Wales up to £12,590
Cardiff University
1 support scheme
Mostly school leavers. Over 30 — 13.1%
Egham · South East England up to £12,000
Royal Holloway, University of London
1 support scheme
Mostly school leavers. Over 30 — 5.8%
Social mobility: 90 of 100
London · London up to £12,000
SOAS, University of London
1 support scheme
Mostly school leavers. Over 30 — 12%
London · London up to £12,000
University of Westminster
1 support scheme
St Andrews · Scotland up to £10,762
University of St Andrews
1 support scheme
Mostly school leavers. Over 30 — 7.9%
Sheffield · Yorkshire and the Humber up to £10,300
University of Sheffield
2 support schemes
Mostly school leavers. Over 30 — 9.4%
Social mobility: 52 of 100
High Wycombe · South East England up to £10,000
Buckinghamshire New University
1 support scheme
Many adult students. Over 30 — 59.5%
Part-time study: 7 undergraduate programmes
Social mobility: 79 of 100
Oxford · South East England up to £10,000
Oxford Brookes University
1 support scheme
Many adult students. Over 30 — 38.7%
Part-time study: 169 undergraduate programmes
Social mobility: 70 of 100
Cheltenham · South West England up to £10,000
University of Gloucestershire
1 support scheme
Adults are a visible share. Over 30 — 29%
Social mobility: 95 of 100
London · London up to £10,000
University of Greenwich
1 support scheme
There are adults, but they are a minority. Over 30 — 15.7%
Part-time study: 90 undergraduate programmes
Social mobility: 28 of 100
Leeds · Yorkshire and the Humber up to £10,000
University of Leeds
1 support scheme
Mostly school leavers. Over 30 — 6.8%
Part-time study: 4 undergraduate programmes
Social mobility: 36 of 100
Oxford · South East England up to £10,000
University of Oxford
4 support schemes
There are adults, but they are a minority. Over 30 — 21.4%
Social mobility: 34 of 100
Newcastle upon Tyne · North East England up to £9,000
Northumbria University
1 support scheme
There are adults, but they are a minority. Over 30 — 16.1%
Part-time study: 1 undergraduate programmes
Social mobility: 51 of 100
London · London up to £8,825
Goldsmiths, University of London
1 support scheme
There are adults, but they are a minority. Over 30 — 17.1%
Part-time study: 20 undergraduate programmes
Social mobility: 75 of 100
Aberystwyth · Wales up to £8,000
Aberystwyth University
1 support scheme
There are adults, but they are a minority. Over 30 — 18.6%
Part-time study: 1 undergraduate programmes
Belfast · Northern Ireland up to £8,000
Queen's University Belfast
3 support schemes
There are adults, but they are a minority. Over 30 — 14.5%
Part-time study: 1 undergraduate programmes
London · London up to £6,900
Kingston University London
1 support scheme
There are adults, but they are a minority. Over 30 — 15.8%
Part-time study: 31 undergraduate programmes
Social mobility: 46 of 100
Manchester · North West England up to £6,000
Manchester Metropolitan University
1 support scheme
Colchester · East of England up to £6,000
University of Essex
1 support scheme
Adults are a visible share. Over 30 — 22.9%
Social mobility: 68 of 100
Lancaster · North West England up to £5,000
Lancaster University
1 support scheme
Mostly school leavers. Over 30 — 9.5%
Social mobility: 48 of 100
Manchester · North West England up to £5,000
The University of Manchester
2 support schemes
Mostly school leavers. Over 30 — 9%
Social mobility: 23 of 100
Birmingham · West Midlands up to £5,000
University of Birmingham
1 support scheme
Mostly school leavers. Over 30 — 12.7%
Part-time study: 2 undergraduate programmes
Social mobility: 33 of 100
Glasgow · Scotland up to £5,000
University of Glasgow
1 support scheme
Mostly school leavers. Over 30 — 13.8%
Part-time study: 256 undergraduate programmes
Preston · North West England up to £5,000
University of Lancashire
1 support scheme
Bristol · South West England up to £5,000
University of the West of England (UWE Bristol)
2 support schemes
Adults are a visible share. Over 30 — 22.1%
Part-time study: 46 undergraduate programmes
Social mobility: 71 of 100
Winchester · South East England up to £5,000
University of Winchester
2 support schemes
There are adults, but they are a minority. Over 30 — 17.6%
Social mobility: 100 of 100
Sheffield · Yorkshire and the Humber up to £4,000
Sheffield Hallam University
1 support scheme
There are adults, but they are a minority. Over 30 — 20.4%
Part-time study: 36 undergraduate programmes
Social mobility: 26 of 100
Bradford · Yorkshire and the Humber up to £4,000
University of Bradford
1 support scheme
There are adults, but they are a minority. Over 30 — 21.6%
Social mobility: 1 of 100
Guildford · South East England up to £4,000
University of Surrey
1 support scheme
Mostly school leavers. Over 30 — 11.2%
Social mobility: 73 of 100
York · Yorkshire and the Humber up to £4,000
York St John University
1 support scheme
There are adults, but they are a minority. Over 30 — 14.5%
Part-time study: 48 undergraduate programmes
Social mobility: 93 of 100
Leicester · East Midlands up to £3,500
De Montfort University
1 support scheme
There are adults, but they are a minority. Over 30 — 15.7%
Part-time study: 45 undergraduate programmes
Social mobility: 40 of 100
Nottingham · East Midlands up to £3,000
Nottingham Trent University
1 support scheme
Mostly school leavers. Over 30 — 8.6%
Part-time study: 32 undergraduate programmes
Social mobility: 78 of 100
Southampton · South East England up to £3,000
Solent University
1 support scheme
Adults are a visible share. Over 30 — 26.3%
Social mobility: 87 of 100
London · London up to £3,000
TEDI-London (The Engineering & Design Institute London)
1 support scheme
Mostly school leavers. Over 30 — 11.2%
Social mobility: 22 of 100
Carlisle · North West England up to £3,000
University of Cumbria
1 support scheme
London · London up to £2,500
University College London (UCL)
2 support schemes
Mostly school leavers. Over 30 — 11.2%
Social mobility: 22 of 100
Chester · North West England up to £2,500
University of Chester
1 support scheme
Adults are a visible share. Over 30 — 24.4%
Social mobility: 29 of 100
Hull · Yorkshire and the Humber up to £2,000
University of Hull
2 support schemes
Adults are a visible share. Over 30 — 27%
Social mobility: 32 of 100
Canterbury · South East England up to £2,000
University of Kent
1 support scheme
Mostly school leavers. Over 30 — 9.2%
Part-time study: 28 undergraduate programmes
Social mobility: 81 of 100
Stirling · Scotland up to £2,000
University of Stirling
1 support scheme
There are adults, but they are a minority. Over 30 — 21%
Glasgow · Scotland up to £2,000
University of Strathclyde
1 support scheme
There are adults, but they are a minority. Over 30 — 16.3%
Part-time study: 12 undergraduate programmes
Ipswich · East of England up to £2,000
University of Suffolk
1 support scheme
Many adult students. Over 30 — 60.7%
Part-time study: 27 undergraduate programmes
Social mobility: 58 of 100
Plymouth · South West England up to £1,250
University of Plymouth
1 support scheme
There are adults, but they are a minority. Over 30 — 20.2%
Social mobility: 50 of 100
Birmingham · West Midlands up to £1,200
Birmingham Newman University
1 support scheme
Many adult students. Over 30 — 43%
Part-time study: 1 undergraduate programmes
Social mobility: 4 of 100
Canterbury · South East England up to £1,200
Canterbury Christ Church University
1 support scheme
Many adult students. Over 30 — 61.5%
Social mobility: 38 of 100
Keele · West Midlands up to £1,200
Keele University
1 support scheme
There are adults, but they are a minority. Over 30 — 19.6%
Social mobility: 20 of 100
Salford · North West England up to £1,100
University of Salford
1 support scheme
There are adults, but they are a minority. Over 30 — 19.2%
Part-time study: 39 undergraduate programmes
Social mobility: 5 of 100
Birmingham · West Midlands up to £1,000
Birmingham City University
1 support scheme
Nottingham · East Midlands up to £1,000
University of Nottingham
2 support schemes
Mostly school leavers. Over 30 — 6.9%
Social mobility: 43 of 100
Ormskirk · North West England up to £800
Edge Hill University
1 support scheme
Adults are a visible share. Over 30 — 26%
Part-time study: 54 undergraduate programmes
Social mobility: 13 of 100
Middlesbrough · North East England up to £600
Teesside University
1 support scheme
Coleraine · Northern Ireland up to £500
Ulster University
1 support scheme
There are adults, but they are a minority. Over 30 — 19.6%
Part-time study: 78 undergraduate programmes
Bangor · Wales
Bangor University
1 support scheme
Adults are a visible share. Over 30 — 24.9%
Part-time study: 2 undergraduate programmes
London · London
Bayes Business School, City St George's, University of London
1 support scheme
Mostly school leavers. Over 30 — 13.4%
Social mobility: 14 of 100
London · London
Brunel University London
1 support scheme
Mostly school leavers. Over 30 — 13.9%
Social mobility: 64 of 100
Cardiff · Wales
Cardiff Metropolitan University
1 support scheme
Mostly school leavers. Over 30 — 11.9%
Part-time study: 28 undergraduate programmes
Coventry · West Midlands
Coventry University
1 support scheme
Glasgow · Scotland
Glasgow Caledonian University
1 support scheme
Cambridge · East of England
King's College, University of Cambridge
1 support scheme
Mostly school leavers. Over 30 — 11.1%
Social mobility: 21 of 100
Liverpool · North West England
Liverpool Hope University
1 support scheme
Oxford · South East England
Mansfield College, University of Oxford
1 support scheme
There are adults, but they are a minority. Over 30 — 21.4%
Social mobility: 34 of 100
Newcastle upon Tyne · North East England
Newcastle University
3 support schemes
Mostly school leavers. Over 30 — 5.8%
Social mobility: 57 of 100
Oxford · South East England
Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford
1 support scheme
There are adults, but they are a minority. Over 30 — 21.4%
Social mobility: 34 of 100
Oxford · South East England
Refugee-Led Research Hub, University of Oxford
1 support scheme
There are adults, but they are a minority. Over 30 — 21.4%
Social mobility: 34 of 100
Oxford · South East England
Somerville College, University of Oxford
1 support scheme
There are adults, but they are a minority. Over 30 — 21.4%
Social mobility: 34 of 100
Milton Keynes · distance learning, UK-wide
The Open University
1 support scheme
Many adult students. Over 30 — 65.2%
Part-time study: 144 undergraduate programmes
Social mobility: 56 of 100
Bristol · South West England
University of Bristol
1 support scheme
Mostly school leavers. Over 30 — 5.5%
Part-time study: 1 undergraduate programmes
Social mobility: 63 of 100
Cambridge · East of England
University of Cambridge
1 support scheme
Mostly school leavers. Over 30 — 11.1%
Social mobility: 21 of 100
London · London
University of East London (UEL)
1 support scheme
There are adults, but they are a minority. Over 30 — 17%
Part-time study: 90 undergraduate programmes
Social mobility: 49 of 100
Preston · North West England
University of Lancashire (formerly UCLan)
1 support scheme
Adults are a visible share. Over 30 — 30.3%
Part-time study: 46 undergraduate programmes
Leicester · East Midlands
University of Leicester
5 support schemes
Mostly school leavers. Over 30 — 9.3%
Part-time study: 5 undergraduate programmes
Social mobility: 17 of 100
London · London
University of London
1 support scheme
Mostly school leavers. Over 30 — 11.2%
Social mobility: 22 of 100
Portsmouth · South East England
University of Portsmouth
1 support scheme
There are adults, but they are a minority. Over 30 — 16.8%
Part-time study: 8 undergraduate programmes
Social mobility: 61 of 100
Pontypridd · Wales
University of South Wales
1 support scheme
Adults are a visible share. Over 30 — 28.3%
Part-time study: 38 undergraduate programmes
Southampton · South East England
University of Southampton
1 support scheme
Mostly school leavers. Over 30 — 8.4%
Part-time study: 12 undergraduate programmes
Social mobility: 65 of 100
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Another 9 universities — without a page of their own
The scheme is mentioned here, but the university's own site says too little to walk anyone through it step by step. We do not create a page for the sake of a page — here are the direct links.
- Bath Spa University — terms on the university's site →
- David Game Higher Education (DGHE) — terms on the university's site →
- Leeds Trinity University — terms on the university's site →
- Refugee-Led Research Hub / Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford — terms on the university's site →
- University of East Anglia (UEA) — terms on the university's site →
- University of East London / BiosearLab CIC — terms on the university's site →
- University of Leicester (Sanctuary Seekers' Unit), delivered jointly with University of Leeds — terms on the university's site →
- University of Roehampton — terms on the university's site →
- University of Sunderland — terms on the university's site →
Not only universities
Another 25 schemes come from charities and trusts rather than universities: that money you can bring with you to any university. They are all in the full list of schemes.