Conservatoire assessments
Conservatoires will let you know what you should prepare for an assessment.
Information and advice pages
Conservatoire assessments
Conservatoires will let you know what you should prepare for an assessment.
Contextual admissions
Some students face additional challenges during their education which may impact their results. Universities recognise these challenges, and can make adjustments through ‘contextual admissions’. Find out more about what this is, who is eligible, and how you qualify.
Contextualised admissions – how it works in practice
Helping form a more complete picture of an applicant’s individual characteristics.
Creating my new account with UCAS
If you have registered a UCAS account but do not yet have any permissions to access UCAS services or are having difficulty with your account, you can contact our customer services team who will be able to help.
Criminal convictions – what you need to know
Higher education is an option considered by many people with previous criminal convictions. Depending on the course you want to study, you may have to disclose your criminal record.
Criminal convictions good practice for HE providers
Check out our good practice resources, to support you with changes to the criminal conviction question in the application.
CV Builder
Create and share your professional CV instantly with UCAS CV Builder—AI-ready and easy to update!
Dates and deadlines for uni applications
Some courses have different deadlines, and many are a long time in advance of the start of the course. Find out which deadline applies to you, and what you need to do by that deadline.
Decisions and replies
Find out what the different decisions from training providers in your application mean, and how to reply to them.
Decisions on your UCAS Conservatoires application
Find out more about the different decisions conservatoires can make and what they mean.
Developing your skills as an adviser
Whether you are a careers adviser, or a teacher supporting students, you'll need to continually reflect on your careers practice to keep improving the value of what you do. We can help with some of this...
Digital media, production, and technology 2026 personal statement guide
Create a compelling personal statement that showcases your passion and talent for an exciting career in digital media, production, and technology.
Disabled students
Every year, over 100,000 disabled students 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: Scotland
This guide was created by Lead Scotland, a charity providing support for disabled people to learn.
Disabled students: Preparing for open days and visits
Open days are a valuable way of finding out about a university or college first-hand – you can tour the facilities, speak to staff and current students, and really get a feel for whether you would like to study there.
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.
Discover Subjects
Connect with students as they find out more about their subject of interest and translate ideas into more concrete plans, at our Discover Subjects events.
Displaced students
If you're applying to higher education as a refugee, asylum seeker or with an insecure immigration status, there may be support available to help you. This page has been created in collaboration with Refugee Education UK, STAR Network and We Belong.
Early Careers and Apprenticeships Report
Insights for employers to build a successful early talent pipeline