Tom Chudley

PhD student, Cambridge University

I went to secondary school a state school outside of Exeter. It had to teach students of a wide range of abilities...

Josiah Senu

Law student, London School of Economics and Political Science.

I grew up in Walthamstow in north-east London. It is a challenging place. Many people are from a low socio-economic background and...

Josh Jowitt

Teaching Fellow, Newcastle University

Tell us a little about your background… I’m from Barnsley in South Yorkshire and was the first in my family to do...

Tammy Elward

Director, Derby Research School

Tell us a little bit about your background… I grew up in South Wales in a very rural area of the valleys....

Wes Streeting MP

Member of Parliament, Ilford North

Oxford and Cambridge were a world away from the London council estate I grew up on. When I was a teenager I...

Hayley Moulding

Innovation and Skills Manager, BBSRC UKRI

Tell us a little bit about your background… My brother and I were brought up by our mum in a small town...

Izabella Smolicz

MB PhD Student, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health

Tell us a little bit about your background… I was born and raised in Swindon, a working town known for its historical...

Anu Damale

Masters student, Science Policy Research Unit

Tell us a little bit about your background… My parents emigrated from India just before I was born and moved to Southall,...

Maurice Yap

Software Engineer, Thought Machine

Tell us a little bit about your background… My parents emigrated from Malaysia in the late eighties so that my dad could...

Sam Turner

Voice and Influencing Manager, Become Charity

Tell us a little bit about your background… I grew up in a town called Whitley Bay, which is a great area...

Eugene

Student

Why did you apply for the programme? I live in the countryside of Northern Ireland. I heard about the Sutton trust programme...

Radha

Student

Tell us a little bit about your background… I am originally from Gujarat, India and my parents were born in Africa. My...