Record number of disadvantaged students aim high and apply to most selective university degrees
The number of UK 18-year-olds from the most disadvantaged backgrounds applying to the most selective
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Record number of disadvantaged students aim high and apply to most selective university degrees
The number of UK 18-year-olds from the most disadvantaged backgrounds applying to the most selective
Nearly three-quarters of young Scottish students gain first choice university place
New UCAS figures show nearly three-quarters of young Scottish students have been accepted by their firm
UK 18-year-olds make record number of applications for computing courses
Record numbers of choices have been made by UK 18-year-old applicants to computing, new UCAS data shows.
Three in five do not pursue apprenticeships because they cannot find one, say UCAS and Sutton Trust
Creating more high-quality apprenticeships across the UK could help meet soaring demand while tackling
Apprenticeship interest could hit half a million by 2030, says UCAS
Students interested in apprenticeships could surge to half a million by the end of the decade, according
Strong demand but slight dip for ‘early deadline’ university courses
The number of UK 18-year-olds applying for the most selective university courses has fallen slightly,
Five things on my mind for Confirmation and Clearing 2022
By Clare Marchant, Chief Executive of UCAS.
The most disrupted and disadvantaged aiming high with university choices
The number of UK 18 year olds from the most disadvantaged backgrounds applying to the most selective
LGBT+ freshers looking forward to being open and out at university, new UCAS research shows
LGBT+ students beginning university or college increasingly see higher education as an opportunity to
Record number of students accepted into their first choice of university
A record 395,770 students, up 8% from 365,500 in 2020, have a confirmed place on their first choice of
450% increase in student mental health declarations over last decade but progress still needed to address declarations stigma
Over the last decade there has been a significant shift in the willingness of students to talk about
One in five students unintentionally block themselves from degree choices
Two in five students at university say they would have made better choices had they had better access
Students turn to technology with university choices
New subject data from UCAS shows a big shift towards technology-based degrees mirroring recent trends,
UCAS analysis shows potential for step change in equality by 2030
The UK’s 38 most selective universities would each only need to admit an additional 70 students from
Students aim high with university applications for next year
Students are being aspirational with their university choices for next autumn, with more applying for
Universities and admissions leaders encourage students to be ambitious with their 2021 applications
Students applying for degree courses that start in autumn 2021 should be ambitious with their choices,
New UCAS insight shows health and social care professions among the most diverse and welcoming – with courses still open for new applications
Degree courses training our next generation of health and social care professionals are continuing to
20/20 vision: Aiming high while the population is low
Richard O’Kelly, from our Analysis and Insights Team, looks at applications in the 2020 undergraduate
More people than ever want to be a doctor
A record 23,710 people have applied to study medicine at university next September, up 6 per cent on