We've partnered with Working Options to help young people from underprivileged areas discover careers in corporate communications and public relations.

Entries are open for the 2026 Independent Impact 50, the awards programme celebrating freelancers and solo practitioners who contribute more than £500 million to the UK economy.

Phil Szomszor’s Winter Socially Mobile alumni lecture made a compelling case for using LinkedIn with purpose.

A new report calls for mid-career support to address social mobility. This is the intervention that Socially Mobile has sought to address in the public relations industry since the Community Interest Company was launched in 2021.

Leanne Hughes has supported Socially Mobile as a student ambassador for its most recent student cohort. She’s the Lead for Scotland at CAN Digital, working as a strategic advisor to public sector clients for paid media campaigns.

Older practitioners bring depth and perspective to communication, but ageism is quietly pushing them out. It’s time we faced the consequences.

Socially Mobile has responded to the UK Government’s recent Call for Evidence on Breaking Down Barriers to Opportunity at Work, part of its review of the Equality Act 2010.

This Impact Report tells the story of our graduates and the larger Socially Mobile community.

We know from the conversations we have and the messages we receive throughout the year that Socially Mobile is making a significant difference to the lives of practitioners who graduate from the programme. But this report provides hard data.

Matt Guarente shares effective strategies for preparing for job interviews, based on storytelling and human connection.

A new research study examines the gap of nearly 4,000 female public relations practitioners in England and Wales who have failed to advance to senior positions or have left practice mid-career.

CIPR President 2025 Advita Patel delivers Socially Mobile Spring 2025 lecture.

A new study reports a growing class divide in graduate internships as unpaid work persists.

New donors include 72Point, Smoking Gun, The Independent Impact 50 and West of Centre

Socially Mobile is looking for six more industry leaders to sponsor a place or enrol a team member on the online training programme for £750 per person.

Rachel Miller, founder of All Things IC, delivers Socially Mobile Summer alumni lecture

Socially Mobile, the not-for-profit PR school aimed at changing the leadership demographic of the industry, has launched a '25 for 2025' fundraising scheme.

A new research project is searching for the Missing Women in senior public relations roles.

A Socially Mobile research project supported by the CIPR will explore why public relations practice sees a significant drop-off in female representation at senior levels.

Not expecting to be accepted, Lynne Carstairs thought she’d made a mistake applying for a fully funded place on Socially Mobile. Instead, the programme has stretched and developed her in unexpected ways, providing new skills, an expanded network and optimism for the future.

Until Catherine Hancock entered the workforce, she hadn’t appreciated the different barriers and opportunities that face people from different backgrounds. Spotting that Socially Mobile aims to level the playing field, she applied and hasn’t looked back.