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University Academy 92

University Academy 92 (UA92) is a higher education institution based in Greater Manchester, England, offering undergraduate degrees and apprenticeship programmes.

UA92 was co-founded by Lancaster University and members of Manchester United's Class of '92: Gary Neville, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Phil Neville and Nicky Butt.

UA92 was first announced in September 2017, with plans to offer “broader courses than traditional degrees, designed to enhance life skills as well as employability”. The institution was founded on three core principles: Social Mobility, Inclusivity and Accessibility. Following their successful football careers, the founders aimed to create an institution that would attract students who "otherwise might not go on to higher education".

UA92 officially opened in September 2019 in Old Trafford, Manchester. The Times described it as “a venture setting out to help disadvantaged young people in Manchester get a better education, with a new university that explicitly draws on the strategies and mindset of elite sport".

In January 2021, UA92 was added to the Office for Students register of higher education institutions, following an inspection by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA).

In December 2021, it was awarded £2 million in funding by the Office for Students to develop a new Digital Academy on campus. UA92 stated that “the new academy will increase UA92’s student capacity for digital students almost tenfold – from 65 to 634”. The Digital Academy officially opened in 2022.

In April 2023, UA92 launched a health and wellness performance centre in the basement of the Old Trafford campus. The facility includes a multi-lane Mondo running track, elite strength and conditioning racks and a cardio studio.

In September 2023, UA92 became the youngest higher education institution to be awarded an overall rating of Silver in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) by the Office for Students (OfS).

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