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Educational excellence in Hastings

Published 17 September 2009

University Centre Hastings (UCH) has been nominated for a prestigious Times Education Award for excellence in Widening Participation.

Shortlisted from more than 600 entries and over 137 of the UK's higher educational institutions, UCH was said to have stood out from its peers to be nominated for the Widening Participation Initiative of 2009.

UCH, the home of the University of Brighton in Hastings, is committed to providing opportunities for local people in Hastings, Bexhill and Rother to study for degrees. The nomination recognises UCHs’ success in inspiring students from all kinds of backgrounds to succeed in higher education.

Students in Hastings

Winners will be announced at an awards evening at Grosvenor House, London on 15 October.

Margaret Wallis, UCH Centre Director, said: "I am delighted that UCH has become such a groundbreaking contributor, underpinning education-led regeneration and working with students who once firmly believed that 'university isn't the place for people like me'."

This September UCH expect to welcome over 500 full-time students who will take up University of Brighton degree courses on a wide range of subjects including Business, Computing, Media, English Literature, Community History, Education, Environmental Biology, Sociology and Applied Social Science.