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UCAS Media ServiceMental Health Careers Work Experience
Healthcare & Medicine
This programme will explore an array of career opportunities available at Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICS
Available 21/01/2024 - 31/12/2026
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Digital Careers in Health and Care with Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICS
Digital, IT and Computing
This programme will explore an array of career opportunities available at Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICS
Available 05/05/2025 - 01/01/2027
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Dentistry Work Experience with mydentist
Healthcare & Medicine
This programme will explore an array of career opportunities available at mydentist
Available 30/06/2026 - 30/06/2027
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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.
Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA)
The Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) scheme aims to ensure everyone has the support and adjustments they need to succeed during their studies.
Disabled students: Further information and support
These useful resources have lots of expert advice for disabled students, to help you get the support you need to succeed in your higher education journey.
Mental health and wellbeing: University support
It’s important to know what mental health and wellbeing support is available to you during your studies – and how to access it.
Receiving confirmation of your DSA application and taking up support
Your funding body will review the evidence in your needs assessment report and confirm the support they have agreed to fund.
What support is available at university?
UK universities provide their students with a wide range of support before, during, and after they've completed their studies.
Support for students who have been bereaved as a child
Many universities and colleges have initiatives or support programmes in place for students who have been bereaved as a child.
Applying to the UK – advanced practitioner tips
View the advanced practitioner tips from our online International Teachers' and Advisers' Conference.
HE provider good practice briefing for students from UK Armed Forces Families (Service children)
This briefing is for staff working in universities and colleges and supports the introduction of the new UCAS flag to identify students from UK Armed Forces families, from 2023 entry. We have worked with the Service Children’s Progression (SCiP) Alliance and the Ministry of Defence to outline the common challenges for these students, share good practice around the UK, and provide considerations ahead of the new question.
Sharing a disability or mental health condition in the UCAS application
It's really important to tell your university or college about your individual needs as early as possible – this will ensure any adjustments and support are in place before you arrive.
Sharing a mental health condition on your application
On your UCAS application, you can share a mental or health condition with your university. This’ll help you get the information and help you may need while at university and help put you at ease.
Speaking to the disability adviser, mental health adviser or student support team
Universities and colleges have teams in place to make sure students are able to get the right support for their individual needs. This guide will help you get the information you need to make an informed decision.
Children of prisoners: Forgotten, invisible, and HE needs to act
Students with imprisoned parents are a disadvantaged group who need support throughout their educational
12 Jul 2023, 08:53
A year in the life of a data scientist at UCAS
As a Data Scientist, my passion is using data to tell stories and drive change.
4 Jul 2022, 15:35
Additional support and financial help for disabled students
If you are planning on going to university, a good way to prepare is to check whether you’re eligible
13 Aug 2018, 08:40
450% increase in student mental health declarations over last decade but progress still needed to address declarations stigma
Over the last decade there has been a significant shift in the willingness of students to talk about
‘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
Highest number of students sharing disability and mental health conditions secure place at university
More students than ever before feel comfortable in sharing a disability or mental health condition when
2024 sees more 18-year-olds apply for higher education
The number of UK 18-year-olds and international students applying for a place in higher education has
UCAS Chief Executive Clare Marchant to become Vice-Chancellor of the University of Gloucestershire
UCAS Chief Executive, Clare Marchant, will leave the organisation later this year to take up the role
UCAS asks: How do we accommodate a million applicants?
New insight from UCAS is highlighting the rapidly increasing pressure that is likely to faced in the
Three in five with experience of being in care given no guidance when applying to higher education
Students who have spent time in care have high hopes about going to university or college, yet 60% receive
Pandemic inspires ‘future nurses’ with a welcome increase in school and college leavers looking to enter the profession
A record number of 18-year-olds applied to study nursing in England in 2021, with the COVID pandemic
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
Dr Alex George couples up with UCAS to help students discover their futures
Dr Alex George, the online campaigner and recently appointed government Youth Mental Health Ambassador,
UCAS analysis shows potential for step change in equality by 2030
The UK’s 38 most selective universities would each only need to admit an additional 70 students from