The annual Widening Participation Fair returned to Ashton Sixth Form College.

Widening Participation aims to make higher education more accessible to under-represented groups and in particular, to students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

The fair brought together exhibitors from across the country who shared their opportunities with students. Exhibitors included:

• Edge Hill University 
• Ernst and Young Foundation 
• Greater Manchester Higher 
• Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) 
• Newcastle University 
• Northumbria University 
• The University of Bradford 
• The University of Leeds 
• The University of Manchester 
• The University of Sheffield 
• The University of York 

To  find out more about Widening Participation at Ashton, click here.