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Information on HE for Young People Coming From a Care Background

Welcome to this section of the website which focuses on providing information for young people in and from a ‘care’ background about why they might want to go to university and what help and support there is available to them.

The guides available for download here show how going to college and university can really help young people to get where they want to be and do what they want to do.

To read more click here

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Address Aimhigher Greater Manchester
The Open University North West
351 Altrincham Road
Sharston
Manchester
M22 4UN

Recent News

Research Seminar - 29th September 2010

The event will present the results from two recent research projects which have been commissioned within the framework of the Aimhigher Greater Manchester Evaluation Strategy.

Practitioner Research Opportunities

Get in touch with us if you have a particular interest in doing some research for personal or professional development. Practitioners who are interested in working with us on pieces of research and evaluation should get in touch with Joanne Moore (j.e.moore@open.ac.uk) in the first instance.

Evaluation Tools

Aimhigher Greater Manchester have developed a new section on our website dedicated to giving advice on research methods, and sharing resources. On the site you can find descriptions of different research methods and how these have been used in Aimhigher.