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HEN response to regional divide in Level 3 results and university attendance
August 13th 2026

HEN response to regional divide in Level 3 results and university attendance

New analysis from the Education Policy Institute on Level 3 Results Day 2026 shows that there remains a wide regional divide in A level and T level results and university attendance.

The analysis, published today (August 13), showed that students in London are far more likely to apply to university than those in the North East, at almost twice as likely. The North East is the only English region where 18-year-olds apply to university at a lower rate than…


HEN response to regional divide in Level 3 results and university attendance
August 13th 2026
HEN response to regional divide in Level 3 results and…

New analysis from the Education Policy Institute on Level 3…

Plans to improve high streets align with Health Equity North ‘Ghost Towns’ report recommendations
August 11th 2026
Plans to improve high streets align with Health Equity North…

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has today (August 10) announced new…

Better mental health could encourage economic prosperity in England’s underprivileged regions
July 2nd 2026
Better mental health could encourage economic prosperity in England’s underprivileged…

Addressing the mental health of communities across England could lead…

Children’s mental health crisis risks fuelling ‘lost generation’
June 23rd 2026
Children’s mental health crisis risks fuelling ‘lost generation’

Read the report here Health experts warn that children’s mental…

HEN Academic Co-Director comments on new ‘Young people and work’ report
May 29th 2026
HEN Academic Co-Director comments on new ‘Young people and work’…

A new government-commissioned report, authored by the Rt Hon Alan…

Health Equity North Academic Co-Director elected for Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship
May 21st 2026
Health Equity North Academic Co-Director elected for Academy of Medical…

A Health Equity North Academic Co-Director, Professor David Taylor-Robinson, Professor…

Gallery: Health for Wealth 2 parliamentary launch
April 1st 2026
Gallery: Health for Wealth 2 parliamentary launch

On March 17 2026, authors of the latest ‘Health for…

Government Unveils Major Plan to Bring Healthcare Closer to Home
March 26th 2026
Government Unveils Major Plan to Bring Healthcare Closer to Home

The Government has today (Thursday 26th March, 2026)announced a major…

Young people in UK’s poorest households three times more likely to be out of work, training and education
March 23rd 2026
Young people in UK’s poorest households three times more likely…

New analysis from Health Equals, a coalition of more than…

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