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2016 cycle applicant figures - April
This statistical release reports interim applicant totals in the 2016 UCAS application cycle as at Monday 18 April 2016.
Nearly 28,000 people accepted to teacher training programmes in England and Wales last year, up 6.5%
UCAS today publishes the 2015 UCAS Teacher Training End of Cycle figures. These include applicant and application data and analysis for the admissions service for postgraduate teacher training courses.
2016 cycle applicant figures - March deadline
These statistical releases describe applicants and applications from the 2016 UCAS cycle at the 24 March deadline. The 24 March deadline is applicable to some art and design courses.
Rising star from Fife wins UCAS Conservatoires’ Take the Spotlight competition
Liam Vincent-Kilbride, from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, has been announced as the winner of this year’s Take the Spotlight competition.
Record numbers applying for apprenticeships through UCAS’ post-GCSE service
National Apprenticeship Week is 14-18 March 2016. Students submitted 9,330 apprenticeship applications through UCAS’ service for pre-university courses – UCAS Progress – last year; up 20% on 2014.
UCAS celebrates with students who have triumphed against the odds
The success of over 90 students from disadvantaged backgrounds who have been helped by the Helena Kennedy Foundation was celebrated at the House of Lords on Tuesday 1 March 2016.
2016 cycle applicant figures - February
This statistical release reports interim applicant totals in the 2016 UCAS application cycle as at Monday 15 February 2016.
UCAS teams up with FutureLearn to launch its first free online courses
On Tuesday 9 February 2016, at its Annual Conference for Teachers and Advisers, at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole, UCAS announced it’s to launch its first ever massive open online courses (MOOCs), in partnership with FutureLearn.
University and college applicant numbers rise by 0.2%, UCAS reports today
Today UCAS publishes analysis of full-time undergraduate applications considered 'on time' for the 15 January deadline - the first reliable indicator of demand for UK higher education this cycle.
More support needed for HE students with non-traditional qualifications
The 2016 qualification landscape is more diverse than ever before and not yet fully understood by universities, employers, teachers and students, according to a new UCAS study.