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This short guide is to help you feel in control of your open day experience. It will help you gather the information you need to make an informed decision about whether the setting you're visiting is right for you and your family commitments.

Universities and colleges welcome students from a diverse range of backgrounds and experience.

If you're responsible for providing unpaid care to a family member, partner or friend, you may be able to get extra support during your studies.

Universities and colleges welcome students from a diverse range of backgrounds and experience. If you choose to disclose that you are a student with an imprisoned parent it will not negatively impact your application – it gives context to your circumstances.

If you are responsible for the care and wellbeing of a child aged 17 or under, you may be able to access additional support while studying.

Discover what different degrees and courses are available and where to help you make the right decision about your future.

We've produced a series of study skills guides to help you successfully make the transition to higher education.

Higher education (HE) courses don’t have to be studied at a university – there are more than 240 colleges in the UK that offer a range of higher education courses.

Discover everything you need to know about what it's like to study in the UK. What countries make up the UK? What support is available? How do I find work and accommodation, and how much does everything cost? Find all this information, and more, to help you prepare yourself fully for life in the UK.

Here, we outline what you need to know if you’re interested in an apprenticeship as a care experienced student.

Here, we outline what you need to know if you have caring responsibilities and are interested in an apprenticeship.

Being disabled shouldn’t limit your job or study choice, and apprenticeships can be a great route for you to get into your chosen career.

Make sure you're best prepared to start your studies by making the most of the support available to you.

Studying a subject at university level and living in student accommodation might be two brand new experiences for you. Here’s an idea of the support that will be available in your student halls or shared house.

We support national and regional goals around widening access and social mobility.

Students who have spent time in care are entitled to support to help them access higher education. Here are some practical ways you can support care experienced students research their options and prepare for their next steps.

If a student's parent(s) or carer(s) is serving as a Regular or Reservist in the UK Armed Forces, or has done so in the past, their experience of going to university may be different to their non-Service peers. We have worked with the Service Children’s Progression (SCiP) Alliance to explain how you can practically support Service children along their journey to higher education.

More than one in four students who apply through UCAS each year share a disability. Disabled students are entitled to reasonable adjustments to ensure they can access higher education, and they will find a variety of support available.

We support international counsellors, agents and advisers, as well as processing applications to hundreds of universities and colleges in the UK.