Choosing a university for postgraduate study
Things to consider when choosing a university for postgraduate study include the size, location, reputation, rankings, and more.
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Choosing a university for postgraduate study
Things to consider when choosing a university for postgraduate study include the size, location, reputation, rankings, and more.
Computer science personal statement guide
We asked computer science admissions tutors to share their dos and don'ts for writing a strong and engaging computer science personal statement. Show your passion for tech and the impact you can have in this exciting and ever-expanding area.
Contextualised admissions – how it works in practice
Helping form a more complete picture of an applicant’s individual characteristics.
Create Your Future: The Creative Career Showcase
Your chance to explore creative courses, apprenticeships, and careers – all in one place. Book your place today.
Dentistry personal statement guide
Whether you’re good with people or you’re looking for high job satisfaction, find out how to stand out in a competitive field. You’ll need to demonstrate your ‘motivation and commitment to a career in dentistry’, and make sure you tailor your statement to the dental school you’re applying to.
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
Unsure of what to do with your life or what your next steps are? Use our information on careers, apprenticeships and university to explore what routes are available and which one is right for you.
Display advertising
Be front, be centre, and be first – with bold advertising opportunities across UCAS’ website and portals. Reach millions of young minds and their most important influencer groups - all planning for higher education, apprenticeships or careers.
Drama and theatre studies personal statement guide
Whether you want to be writing plays or acting them out, admissions tutors are looking for evidence of your enthusiasm for drama and theatre studies that extends beyond the curriculum, and for your unique personality to come across in your personal statement.
Economics personal statement guide
You'll need more than a subscription to The Economist to impress admissions tutors. Here’s how to stand out by being relevant, personal, and concise.
English literature and creative writing personal statement guide
Whether you’re a fan of Chloe Gong, Cormac McCarthy, or Sally Rooney, get across your love of English literature and your passion for creative writing in a clear and concise personal statement.
Entry rate data explorer for parliamentary constituencies (experimental)
This tool is a way to interactively explore some of the data published in the 2016 UCAS End of Cycle Report.
Exhibiting at Create Your Future
Connect with the next generation of creatives by showcasing your offerings and brands in a specialist environment designed to inspire, imagine and influence.
Funding
Find additional financial support for travel, meals and accommodation costs, course equipment, and childcare from one of these schemes.
Geography personal statement guide
Admissions tutors want to hear about how you personally connect with geography and how you pursue your geographical interests outside of school or college.
Getting ahead with apprenticeships, with Katie Thistleton
Listen to our live studio podcasts about all things degree apprenticeships, including how they differ from traditional degrees, why you might be suitable for one, and where they're available.
Groups and forums
Your opinion matters. Stay up to date with the latest discussions and actions taken by our groups and forums and find out how to get involved and have your say.
HE provider good practice briefing for students who participated in WP and outreach activities
This briefing is for staff working in universities and colleges. Here, we outline common challenges for students who participated in widening participation (WP) and outreach activities, and share examples of good practice being done around the UK to improve access to and success in higher education.