My journey and the Rise Leadership Programme
by Jumara Begum
As the project coordinator for the buddy(su) scheme and mental health first aid instructor at UEA SU, my role really focusses on providing support for students from widening participation/disadvantaged backgrounds – disabled, mature, carers, first-generation, BAME. HE statistics show that students from these backgrounds may access HE, but don’t succeed as well as their affluent