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Information for schools

Student Recruitment and Widening Participation Activities

The Student Recruitment and Widening Participation teams at the University of Essex work with a huge number of schools and colleges across the UK and Europe each year, providing information and support for staff, parents and students.

They arrange activities, talks and events for students from a wide range of different age groups and backgrounds; from primary schools to mature students. All of our team are experts in their field and have a real enthusiasm about Higher Education.

If you would like to arrange for your school or college to work with us at the University of Essex then please get in touch.

• Pre-16 activities - activities for students below the age of 16.
• Post-16 activities - activities for students aged 16 and above.

If you would like to visit one of our campuses as part of an activity then please make your travel requirements known to us when booking the event. For general travel advice on how to get to the university please see our travel pages.