Warwick's IntoUniversity Outreach Centre in Coventry

Into University

The University of Warwick is proud to call the Midlands our home. That’s why we’ve partnered with IntoUniversity to fund two outreach centres; in the heart of Coventry and East Birmingham. Young people growing up in Britain’s less privileged neighbourhoods face real challenges, from financial pressures to limited opportunities. With your support, we’re helping more young people overcome these barriers, opening doors to higher education and professional careers, and giving their potential the chance to shine.

IntoUniversity offer a welcoming home-from-home for young people to learn, explore and succeed. Each local centre offers a programme including after-school study sessions and one to one mentoring. Young people aged seven and up can realise their ambitions, achieve their academic potential and develop vital skills.

2024 marked the fifth anniversary of the Coventry centre. Since opening, the team has supported over 4,000 young people from the local community. Over 400 students from the centre have gained a place at university.

In Spring 2025, Warwick and IntoUniversity joined forces with University College Birmingham to open a new learning centre in East Birmingham, a community where many residents face economic challenges. Around 43% of the city’s population lives in areas identified among the 10% most deprived nationally (Birmingham City Council, 2022), and Birmingham is one of twenty local authorities where financial hardship is more common (Joseph Rowntree Foundation, 2022). Notably, 43% of the city’s population lives in the 10% most deprived areas nationally (Birmingham City Council, 2022).

This new centre will work with local schools, universities, and businesses to provide young people with greater access to learning opportunities; helping them build skills, confidence, and pathways to future success.

Since opening their doors, the Birmingham centre has already supported over 650 unique students – exceeding their target of 300, in less than a year. Read their full annual report here.

Everyone deserves a fair chance at achieving their goals. We believe that where you start shouldn’t determine where you go.

Your gifts fund more opportunities, ensuring access to a world-leading university is open to people from all backgrounds.

With your help, we can do so much more for so many more.

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Simran's story.

What started as a search for homework help soon turned into a life changing experience. The Coventry Centre offered a supportive environment and a range of support – from philosophy classes and photography clubs, to tutoring and funded visits to campus. Simran could imagine herself thriving in a university environment.

“When I first came to IntoUniversity, I could not have anticipated the level of support I would receive. I was getting more than just support with my homework; I began to realise that this was a place where people truly cared about me. It gave me the opportunity to grow in confidence and to share new experiences with people I can now call my friends. IntoUniversity feels like a family.” - Simran, Politics and International Studies.

Did you know?

64% of students who attend the Coventry centre go on to progress to university, compared with 30% of students from similar backgrounds nationally.

Disadvantaged pupils in England are more than 18 months of learning behind their peers by the time they finish their GCSEs

At GCSE level, just 45% of poorer students achieved a grade 4 or above in English and Maths compared to 72% per cent of all others

Warwick Scholars

Early intervention schemes like IntoUniversity act as a springboard for success into and through higher education. Warwick Scholars, the University’s flagship programme, seamlessly picks up where IntoUniversity ends.

Warwick Scholars

More information

If you have any questions or want to know more about anything you have read, please do contact us:

Wiki Jeglinska, Philanthropy Officer

Wiki.jeglinska.1@warwick.ac.uk