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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Dear colleagues,</span><br>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">I have been working and championing over a decade to provide more full scholarships in UK universities for first-generation students (first in family to go to university) and for students
from economically poor families in the UK. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">There were </span>
<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt"><b class="x_ContentPasted0">4.2 million children living in poverty in the UK in 2021-22. That's 29 per cent of children</b></span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">
(This percentage might be higher now due to cost of living crisis in the UK ). Details at.
</span><a href="https://cpag.org.uk/child-poverty/child-poverty-facts-and-figures" data-auth="NotApplicable" id="OWA05b711ad-34b8-da0c-f3b8-30aacb9c97cd" class="x_OWAAutoLink x_ContentPasted0"><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(220, 161, 13);">https://cpag.org.uk/child-poverty/child-poverty-facts-and-figures</span></a></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">Extreme child poverty in the UK is a humanitarian and ethical crisis. In educational terms, poverty is a significant disadvantage. The link between poverty and poor educational outcomes and
wellbeing in the UK has remained stubbornly and depressingly high despite longstanding policy concern at national, local and jurisdictional levels of government. </span></p>
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government to share a clear action plan for ensuring the right to quality education opportunities for the 4.2 million children currently living in poverty in the UK. Access to quality education opportunities is a human right. There needs to be focused policies
at the UK Government level about equitable education with a binding on Universities and the Higher Education Institutes to comply. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">I came across this article published in the University World News on 22nd July 2023 which looks at the toxic corporate culture and a crisis of leadership in UK higher education.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">I request the UK Government to investigate the current state of affairs of the UK Higher Education sector with the aim to end corrupt practices and reform UK Higher Education. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt"><b>Universities have a social responsibility. There is an urgent need to provide full scholarships (with maintenance grant) for 30 percent of seats in each Russell Group university (the richest
and prestigious universities in the UK) for students from economically poor families and first-generation students (first in family to go to university)</b>. I request the kind support of all MPs, all major UK Political parties and UK Government for the Right
to Quality Education opportunities for All .</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">May I please request you to kindly support the
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provide more number of full scholarships (with maintenance grant) for students from economically poor families and first-generation students (first in family to go to university). </span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">In the interest of good governance, I am requesting all UK university managements to kindly provide information on the following statistics summary information. Please share my email with
your university management and request the following statistics information </span><br>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">Summary statistics of the number of full scholarships (covering full fee waiver and maintenance grant) provided by the university to first-generation students and students from economically
poor families in the last 3 years (2020, 2021 and 2022) and the plans for number of full scholarships for the next three years (2023, 2024 and 2025). </span><span class="x_Apple-converted-space x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt"> </span></li><li class="x_ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-weight:normal; font-stretch:normal; font-size:11pt; line-height:normal; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">
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(2020, 2021 and 2022) and the plans for number of full scholarships for the next three years (2023, 2024 and 2025).</span></li></ol>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">I humbly request that discussions and updates on scholarship programs are included in all department staff meetings and EDI meetings in all UK universities, so we all can keep monitoring and
measuring progress. Please share my email with all colleagues in your departments and request all interested to share ideas for expanding scholarships for first generation students (first in family to go to university) and students from economically poor
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">Let us all work together so that we can ensure the right to quality education opportunities for the 4.2 million children currently living in poverty in the UK. This is important for the better
future of our country and our future generations.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">I am grateful to everyone working for education opportunities for all.</span></p>
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