From Access to Belonging: A Collaborative Approach to Supporting Care Experienced Students

In this piece, co-authors Alison Gray (Senior Student Services Manager), Dr Lucy Judd (Transition Team Manager)...

The Journey Between Where I Was and Who I Want to Become

By Gurpreet Kaur, student at Solihull College & University Centre Gurpreet took part in Pathways...

Pathways to Property Class of 2026

From 14–17 July 2026, the University of Reading Whiteknights Campus hosted the 14th annual Pathways...

The future of on-campus residential university life in an age of AI

This blog reflects discussions at a UPP Foundation roundtable dinner held to mark the publication...

The UPP Foundation and Student Minds partnership: Celebrating a decade of collaboration to improve the wellbeing of students and university communities

By Rosie Tressler OBE (CEO of Student Minds) It’s been 10 years since UPP Ltd....

Growing Knowledge, Inspiring Action: Inside the University of Reading’s New Learning Garden

This year the UPP Foundation donated to the University of Reading’s new Learning Garden that...

From Record Heat to Local Action: Reflections from the Student Energy Advice Conference

Since 2023, the UPP Foundation has supported the development of student-led university energy advice centres,...

As AI reshapes higher education, new report argues the on-campus residential university experience matters more than ever

As universities rethink how students study, a major new report argues that on-campus residential university...

Building a New Generation of Energy Leaders

Since 2023, the UPP Foundation has supported the development of student-led university energy advice centres,...

From Campus to Community: The Growing Impact of Energy Advice Centres

Since 2023, the UPP Foundation has supported the development of student-led university energy advice centres,...

Celebrating the people creating opportunity through higher education

The UPP Foundation was proud to sponsor the NEON Awards 2026, held in the historic...

Cultivating Confidence: A Gardening Story

By LaVince Ellis, Grounds Maintenance Assistant, UPP (University of Nottingham Broadgate Park) My name is...

Supporting Care-Experienced Students to Thrive in Higher Education

By Denise Rawls, Executive Director, NNECL Initially funded by UPP Foundation, five years on from the development...

About UPP Foundation

The UPP Foundation is a registered charity that offers grants to universities, charities and other higher education bodies.

The UPP Foundation was created in 2016 by University Partnerships Programme (UPP), the UK’s leading provider of on-campus residential and academic accommodation infrastructure.

UPP is the sole funder of the UPP Foundation, which is an independent charity and has its grants reviewed and authorised by a Board of Trustees.

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