Access to HE success stories
Click on a case study and read more about how Access to HE has helped change lives forever.
Successful careers
Elizabeth Christian - from civil servant to teacher of English Literature >>
Yvonne Brissett – from
community radio to broadcast journalist at the BBC>>
Mark Field – from chief petty officer to doctoral researcher >>
Trudy Ing – from part-time childminder to student advisor >>
Dr Stuart Prior – from
grave digger to lecturer in archaeological practice >>
Linda White – from cleaner to midwife >>
Albert
Phipps – from warehouseman to Access lecturer >>
Ian
Webber - from restaurant manager to teacher >>
Gabrielle
Holmes - from housewife to midwife >>
Dr
Erik Johansson Cox - from unemployed to research scientist >>
Nneka
Akudolu - from waitress to criminal barrister >>
Susan
Nelson - from sales coordinator to course coordinator >>
Scott
Ellis - from coal miner to lecturer >>
Sue
Long - from housing department to further education access officer >>
Belinda Robinson – from homebound carer to professional counsellor >>
Current degree students
Sarah Kate Bennett - current master's student >>
Laurie Pycroft - second year degree student >>
Alexander Walker – from travelling musician to undergraduate at UCL >>
Chris Healey – from retired policeman to master's degree student >>
Mark Williams – first year degree student >>
Laura
Lacey – first year degree student >>
Nicola Power – current degree student >>
Current Access to HE students
Simon Hatch – Access to HE student >>
Ranulf Corbett – Access to HE student >>
Simon Wheatcroft – Access to HE student >>
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