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Young Londoners 25 per cent more likely to enter higher education in 2017 than their counterparts across the rest of England
Figures published by UCAS today reveal that 41.8 per cent of 18 year olds from London entered higher education in 2017, an increase of 4.7 per cent from 2016. (‘Young Londoners’, in the context of this press release, is used to mean 18 year olds from London.)
Second highest number of acceptances for nursing courses, despite fall in applications
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.
Largest ever proportion of UK’s 18 year olds entered higher education in 2017, UCAS data reveals
A record proportion of 18 year olds, from across the UK, gained a place at university or college in 2017. This is despite a fall of 1.2 per cent in the 18 year old population in the UK in 2017.
Update to UCAS report on minimising the risks of unconscious bias in admissions
In autumn 2015, the government asked UCAS to work with the higher education sector to explore the feasibility of introducing ‘name-blind applications’.
Number of applicants to October deadline university courses reaches highest recorded, UCAS figures reveal
Figures released by UCAS show a robust start to the university admissions cycle for 2018, with the highest number of applicants to October deadline courses recorded since reporting at this deadline began.
Professor Julian Lloyd Webber and Skunk Anansie’s Ace offer encouragement to those wanting a career in the creative arts
Professor Julian Lloyd Webber, renowned cellist, conductor and Principal of Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham City University, and Ace, the guitarist from rock band Skunk Anansie, and Head of Creative Industry Development at the Academy of Contemporary Music, will appear at a UCAS event for people who wish to explore a career in the creative arts.
Free online courses from UCAS to help students, parents, and teachers make big decisions
UCAS has launched a series of innovative online courses to help today’s students, and the people who advise them, navigate the tricky business of deciding what to do when they leave secondary education.
UCAS Clearing update: Thursday 14 September 2017
UCAS acceptances for the 2017 cycle, four weeks after A level results day.
UCAS Clearing update: Monday 21 August 2017
As of midnight, a total of 461,860 people have been placed in full-time UK higher education through UCAS so far, a decrease of 1% on the same point last year.