16 Dec 2020
The UK’s 38 most selective universities would each only need to admit an additional 70 students from the most disadvantaged backgrounds in England every year to close the collective equality gap in...
9 Nov 2020
Students’ university and college offers could soon be based on their actual grades, rather than teachers’ predictions, under plans to be published by the admissions service.
3 Nov 2020
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.
29 Oct 2020
Students are being aspirational with their university choices for next autumn, with more applying for some of the most competitive courses.
23 Oct 2020
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.
12 Oct 2020
Students applying for degree courses that start in autumn 2021 should be ambitious with their choices, following no substantial rise in deferrals in 2020, with universities ready to be flexible when...
24 Sep 2020
More students from the most disadvantaged backgrounds across the UK are set to start degrees this autumn, as the global pandemic has not dampened progress on widening participation in universities...
11 Sep 2020
New data from UCAS shows more than 89% of students who received a higher grade when revised results were issued by awarding bodies have successfully secured a place at one of their preferred choices...
19 Aug 2020
UCAS has today received the grades from the four largest awarding bodies for the 160,000 students who received upgraded A level grades in England.
17 Aug 2020
In response to the announcements across the UK regarding the awarding of A levels, UCAS is now working with universities, colleges, and schools to support students to understand their options and...