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By David Morgan, Chief Executive, Career Development Institute

Anyone thinking of starting university this September can apply now as Clearing opens today. Between 5 July and A level results day in 2018, 7,730 people had already used Clearing to secure a place on their chosen course.

For students researching courses starting in 2019, the search tool is available from Tuesday 8 May 2018. Check out what’s new to make sure you and your students understand and maximise the tool’s additional features.

The top degree course choices by students from each country qualifying for the World Cup have been published by UCAS, the UK’s higher education admissions service.

LGBT+ students beginning university or college increasingly see higher education as an opportunity to be more open about their sexuality or gender, a new study finds, but more than 1 in 10 say they are unsure about how ‘out’ they can be when they start as freshers this autumn.

Record numbers of choices have been made by UK 18-year-old applicants to computing, new UCAS data shows.

Students interested in apprenticeships could surge to half a million by the end of the decade, according to UCAS.

New insight from UCAS is highlighting the rapidly increasing pressure that is likely to faced in the student housing sector, with a projected 30% increase in higher education applicants by 2030.

Students have mixed views on the personal statement.

By Liz Gorb, Director of Apprenticeships at Manchester Metropolitan University, Sharon Blyfield, Head of Early Careers at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, and Clare Marchant, UCAS Chief Executive

T Levels launched in September 2020 as a new qualification choice that follow GCSEs and give students a head-start towards the career they want.

International postgraduate applicants researching their options in the UK will now find it easier to access information on, study for, and take an English language test.

UCAS is delighted to welcome a senior executive from Google and a senior data strategy director to the UCAS Board.

New subject data from UCAS shows a big shift towards technology-based degrees mirroring recent trends, with the last decade seeing impressive growth in engineering and computer science subjects, including a 400% jump in acceptances to artificial intelligence (AI) courses.

An experienced digital leader, with a passion for education and the opportunities it opens up, has been appointed as the first independent Chair of the UCAS Board of Trustees.

A new multi-language mobile app to support international students and their agents and advisers apply for postgraduate courses in the UK has been acquired by UCAS.

As well as helping thousands of students and teachers across the country via the UCAS Hub, and at over 50 exhibitions, UCAS also offers apprenticeship opportunities for young people keen to start their careers with our team in Cheltenham.

The number of students accepted onto nursing courses in higher education in 2017 was 28,620, the second highest figure on record, a 0.9% decrease on 2016.

School leavers have it tough. They’re tasked with making big decisions about the future, often without knowing exactly what they want to do.

First universities to begin ‘name-blind’ projects, UCAS report announces today.