Joe Seddon is the Founder of Zero Gravity
Joe is the Founder & CEO of Zero Gravity, a social enterprise which connects the UK’s most talented students with mentors, universities, and employers. He has been named as one of the Top 10 Young Digital Leaders in the UK, and has received a number of awards for social impact in education.
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Joe is originally from Morley in West Yorkshire. After graduating from the University of Oxford with a First Class degree in PPE, Joe founded Access Oxbridge, a digital mentoring app which connected Oxbridge applicants from low-income backgrounds with undergraduate mentors. Within a year of launch, Access Oxbridge grew into one of the UK’s most successful social mobility programs with 100+ students winning offers from Oxford and Cambridge University.
Since then, Joe has transformed Access Oxbridge into Zero Gravity, a digital social enterprise which extends the power of one-to-one mentorship to more highly-selective universities. Joe has been featured across the British media, and has delivered lectures on social entrepreneurship at a number of the UK’s leading universities. He has been recognised by the Prime Minister with a social impact award, and is a frequent radio and television pundit on the topics of social mobility and the role of technology in society.
In The Press
How I help people get into the UK’s top universities (BBC News)
Joe Seddon had £200 left from his university grant. He thought about spending it on a couple of nights out - but then decided to use it to help others.
App gives poor pupils a mentor to guide them into top universities (The Times)
A 22-year-old whose mentoring scheme helped disadvantaged pupils win places at Oxbridge is to target thousands more. Zero Gravity is aiming to connect bright, underprivileged teenagers with students at the 24 Russell Group universities.
Access Oxbridge Founder receives Prime Minister’s Award (Varsity)
The pioneer of Access Oxbridge, the digital mentorship platform aimed at levelling the playing field for state school applicants to Oxford and Cambridge, has been recognized by the Prime Minister with a Points of Light Award.
Get In Touch
Personal Contact:
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Zero Gravity Contact:
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Office Address:
1st Floor
70 Wilson Street
Finsbury, London
EC2A 2DB