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University of Stirling
MRes · 1 years · Full-time · September 2026Stirling CampusEducational Research (Independent Study)
Lancaster University
PhD · 3 years · 2 study options · October 2026Main SiteApplied Educational and Social Research
University of Strathclyde
MSc · 3 study options · September 2026University of StrathclydeEducational Leadership
University of Greater Manchester
MRes · 12 months · Full-time · 2 start datesUniversity of Greater Manchester Main Site, Bolton
Educational Research
University of Stirling
MRes · 1 years · Full-time · September 2026Stirling CampusEducational Research (Independent Study)
Lancaster University
PhD · 3 years · 2 study options · October 2026Main SiteApplied Educational and Social Research
University of Strathclyde
MSc · 3 study options · September 2026University of StrathclydeEducational Leadership
University of Greater Manchester
MRes · 12 months · Full-time · 2 start datesUniversity of Greater Manchester Main Site, Bolton
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Exploring Vulnerability Through A Criminological Lense
with Sarah Connelly from the University of Sunderland
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Sustainable Engineering: Saving Planet Earth
with Dave Knapton from the University of Sunderland
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Data Science: The Power Of AI
with Dr Annabel Latham from Manchester Metropolitan University
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Social Media Marketing: Going Viral In The Modern Age
with Stuart Ailion from The University of Law
Romanian: Stepping Inside The Language
with Associate Professor Ramona Gonczol from UCL
Smart Tech & Business: How It's Changing Your Life?
with Alistair MacAuley & Dr Sukky Jassi & Dr Esther Pugh from Leeds Beckett University
The Romans And Us
with Dr Jay Ingate from Canterbury Christ Church University
How Basic Life Support Saves Lives
with Ian Tuveri-Ellis from Anglia Ruskin University
Can You Outrun A Bad Diet?
with Dr Michael Newell from the University of Bedfordshire
Social Change And The Power Of Education
with Dr Seán Henry from Edge Hill University
ODPs: The Frontline Of Healthcare
with Ben Woodrow-Hirst from the University of Staffordshire
The Economy’s ‘Wildest Dream’: Economics And The Eras Tour
with Veronica Vienne from the University of Huddersfield
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Why would a course provider want to know if I am eligible for free school meals?
What does the Journey to a Million mean for the University of Manchester?
Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell, President and Vice-Chancellor and Professor April McMahon, Vice-President for Teaching, Learning and Students, University of Manchester
Case study: Educational publisher
How a leading educational publisher connected with thousands of students, before they set foot on campus
Disabled students: Researching your choices
Our best advice: start your research early. Alongside your research into courses and universities, you may also need to take your individual support needs into account when making your choices.
A careers adviser’s guide to supporting SEND and disabled young people
For disabled students and those with special educational needs, there may be additional factors to take into account as they plan their future career pathways.
Disabled students
Every year, over 100,000 disabled students (also known as students with special educational needs and disabilities, or SEND for short) apply through UCAS to study at a university or college in the UK – including mental health conditions, learning differences, and long-term health conditions. Students can access a range of support to help them succeed with their studies, day-to-day activities, travel, and lifestyle.
What does the Journey to a Million mean for meeting the essential employment skills demands for the future labour market?
Dr Lisa Morrison Coulthard, Research Director: Optimal Pathways Development, National Foundation for Education Research (NFER)
Exhibiting as a university or college
We run the go-to events for young people researching their post-school/college options. This is your chance to showcase your university or college and everything it offers to the audience you need to reach.
Next Steps: What is the experience of students from a care background in education? report
In its newest report in the Next Steps series, UCAS, in partnership with the Unite Foundation, examines the educational experiences of students from a care background.
A guide to using AI and ChatGPT with your personal statement
If you're not already using ChatGPT or other AI tools, you've probably heard about them. But should they be used to help with your UCAS personal statement? Is it cheating? Or can they be helpful in crafting your personal statement?
Anthropology personal statement guide
Write about what fascinates you about humans, and your desire to study our behaviour and biology further at university.
A journey of diversity: From Romania to UCAS via the University of Worcester
In 2011, I embarked on a life-changing adventure: I was going to leave Romania to become an international
Teona Droc, Customer Experience Manager, UCAS16 Nov 2023, 13:18
Children of prisoners: Forgotten, invisible, and HE needs to act
Students with imprisoned parents are a disadvantaged group who need support throughout their educational
Pippa Blythe, Widening Participation Project Coordinator, University of Cambridge12 Jul 2023, 08:53
Disabled students make diversity and inclusion a priority when making their choices
UCAS29 Jun 2022, 14:10
Teaching provides an amazing, varied, irresistible career – Dame Alison Peacock
Dame Alison Peacock27 Mar 2017, 08:27
When the future feels fuzzy: helping students gain clarity – or not
It’s tempting to assume that students who have a clear plan are “sorted”, and that those who don’t are
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
New UCAS research shows strong demand for apprenticeships from students keen to keep learning in the autumn
More than three quarters (78%) of students who are getting their results next week, but do not plan to
UCAS shares data securely with Administrative Data Research Network to increase understanding of participation in higher education
UCAS has made nine years of university and college admissions data accessible through the Administrative
More school leavers living at home for university and college study
The number of UK 18-year-olds living at home while studying at university or college has increased to
UCAS launches scholarships tool to help students find funding for study and living costs
Nearly half cite financial support as being key to decisions about going to university or college.
Young adult carers motivated to study university courses that benefit society, UCAS report reveals
Thousands of young adult carers are choosing courses at university or college with a clear social or