University College Birmingham (UCB) is an ethnically diverse institution with an outstanding record on access and widening participation in higher education. Almost 98% of its full-time, first degree students are from state schools and nearly 14% of the same group are from so-called low participation neighbourhoods. UCB was awarded full university status in 2012 as part of moves to diversify the sector and improve student choice. It is launching the next phase of its £100 million investment in student facilities with a £38 million site, Moss House, in the city’s Jewellery Quarter.