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UCAS and apprenticeships: 2020 and beyond
As part of National Apprenticeship Week 2020, Ben Jordan, from our Strategy Team, looks at UCAS’ support for young people looking to find out more about apprenticeships.
Students grasp best opportunity in decades to apply to university
568,330 people applied by the 15 January deadline to start an undergraduate course at a UK university or college this year – an increase of 1.2% from the equivalent point in 2019.
UCAS boosts advice for students and teachers with information from Which? University
From early February 2020, students considering applying to higher education will have access to a new source of trusted and valuable consumer advice on ucas.com.
UCAS forecasts conditional unconditional offers will ‘significantly decline’ in 2020
Offers which guarantee applicants higher education places if they make the offer their first (firm) choice are set to decline, according to a UCAS forecast.
‘Conditional unconditional’ offers continue to rise, though students are less likely to accept them
For the first time, over a quarter of 18 year old applicants from England, Northern Ireland, and Wales have received a ‘conditional unconditional’ offer for an undergraduate place. However, they are less likely than ever to accept this type of offer.
UCAS' 2019 End of Cycle Report reveals ‘unprecedented opportunity’ for anyone considering university
A record 541,240 students were accepted onto undergraduate courses this year as high offer rates, increased consideration of those from disadvantaged backgrounds, and improvements to Clearing give applicants more choice than ever before.
Global interest to study music at the UK’s prestigious conservatoires hits new high
A record 1,250 talented performers from outside of the EU have applied through UCAS Conservatoires to study music from September 2020, up 25 per cent on last year, and the third straight year of sharp increases.
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 recruitment cycle as of the 15 October deadline.
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 last year.
UCAS and Unibuddy launch peer-to-peer service, connecting prospective and existing students
UCAS has partnered with Edtech startup, Unibuddy, to digitally connect undergraduate applicants to current students at universities and colleges across the UK.