Summer schools open doors

More than 300 students have attended summer schools involving Edinburgh aimed at widening participation in higher education.

Workshops and lecture series gave high school pupils who might not otherwise apply valuable insights into life at university.

The five summer schools, organised by the city’s four universities, seek to raise aspirations and give pupils a realistic experience of higher education.

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The Sutton Trust Summer School is funded by the Sutton Trust, a leading social mobility charity. Now in its fourth year, the programme accommodates 117 pupils, who stay in the University’s Pollock Halls. The academic programme involves over 50 academics and 16 current University students.

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