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The organisation has close ties with several other refugee agencies such as the Refugee Council , Refugee Action and UNHCR . HISTORY STAR was started by Andy Davies, a post-graduate student at Nottingham University, in 1994 and with the help of Elly Hargreave, another student there, groups were set up at other universities. In 1999 the organisation became a registered charity and company and now has an office in London to support the network. STAR NETWORK The STAR network now consists of over 20 university groups (usually as a society in the Students' Union ) as well as the Youth Network for young people aged 16-18, and '''Friends of STAR''' for individuals and organisations to support STAR's work. The groups are supported by the national office which provides various resources, training and organisation. Each year STAR organises a national conference held in Nottingham, and a summer training session. This has been held at the national office in the past, but in 2005 was held at the Refugee Council building in Brixton. UNIVERSITY GROUPS The following universities have a STAR group:
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