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If you are unable to make online payment of the UCAS application fee, we can accept payment by bank transfer instead.

Discover everything you need to know about the application process, including research, the application itself, and your next steps.

Here you’ll find everything you need to know about making an application to a university or college higher education course as a student not supported by either of their parents (known as 'estranged').

Dig deep into what fascinates you about archaeology and what you hope to discover on a course like this.

If you’re applying for architecture and planning, outline your reasons for wanting to study the course. The built environment encompasses lots of courses and professions, so be as specific as possible about your interests and enthusiasms.

Azrah Bashir is in her second year of a clinical trials specialist degree apprenticeship at HMR London (Hammersmith Medicines Research); a company specialising in phase 1 and early phase 2 clinical trials. At the end of her five-year course she will get a BSc Applied Bioscience degree from the University of Kent.

Consider all the options available to you before you begin your application. Find out what places are really like, attend events, research industries, and make sure you're clear on what you want to do before you proceed.

The built environment encompasses lots of courses and professions, so outline your reasons for wanting to study the particular building and construction course you’re applying for, and what fascinates you about buildings and how they’re made.

How future proof is your portfolio? We'll help you take stock of your offering so you can make informed decisions about your course strategies.

Clearing Plus matches students to their most suited Clearing courses. It's your chance to stand out, cutting through the noise - and it's all available as part of your capitation fee.

Your chance to explore creative courses, apprenticeships, and careers – all in one place. Book your place today.

Check out our good practice resources, to support you with changes to the criminal conviction question in the application.

Don’t rob yourself of the opportunity to argue your case for why you deserve a place on a competitive criminology course.

Find out what the different decisions from training providers in your application mean, and how to reply to them.

If you no longer want to go to your firm choice, you can use the ‘Decline your place’ button in your application.

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.

Make sure you tailor your personal statement to the course you’re applying to and keep it personal, relevant, and reflective.

Our subject-specific flagship event, Create Your Future, is an unmissable opportunity to meet students suitable for your creative courses, apprenticeships, and other services.

Whether it was something from fact or fiction, tell admissions tutors what’s piqued your interest in forensic science, and why this is the course for you.

Information for advisers on how to support your students in making a UCAS application and moving into higher education.