The Brilliant Club is a charity that works across the UK, supporting less advantaged students to access the most competitive universities, and to succeed when they get there.

1 in 50 of the least advantaged students enter the most competitive universities, compared to1 in 4 of the most advantaged. Disadvantaged students are therefore 18x more likely to miss out on life-changing higher education. This disadvantage doesn’t disappear when they enter university. Disadvantaged students are 3x more likely to miss out on a 1st or 2:1 grade at university. This affects an individual beyond their time at university and impacts society as a whole.

In response, The Brilliant Club mobilises the PhD community to support students who are less advantaged to access the most competitive universities and succeed when they get there.

Find out more about The Brilliant Club on their website