Our North East Raising Aspiration Partnership (NERAP)
A decade-long collaboration among five universities, NERAP seeks to address regional inequalities and increase access to higher education for disadvantaged groups. Each year, we support over 30,000 young people, providing bespoke support for care-experienced students through our unique Regional Care Leaver Covenant. We also support the regional Uni Connect programme, funded by the Office for Students, to deliver targeted assistance to students in areas with low higher education participation.

Our Objectives:

• Develop new collaborative approaches to enhance regional higher education access and support attainment.
• Help young people understand higher-level skill pathways and related regional career opportunities.
• Strengthen our support for care-experienced and other under-represented groups.
• Collaborate with regional stakeholders to improve education, skills, and career support.