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Why you need a reference, who to choose as a referee, and how to add it to your application.

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. This guide explains how you can practically support Service children along their journey to higher education.

A carer is anyone who is responsible for providing unpaid care to a family member or friend who could not cope without their support.

Balancing studying with family life can present challenges, so students with parenting responsibilities will find it useful to know what support they can access to manage their priorities. Here, we offer some practical tips to advisers helping them along their journey to higher education.

Find out more about Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programmes in Northern Ireland.

The personal statement is your opportunity to talk about you, and why you want to enrol on a particular course. But it can be hard to get started, which is where the personal statement builder can really help.

Find out how the UCAS Tariff works, and use our calculator to find out how many points your qualifications and grades have.

Discover how your apprenticeship can earn UCAS Tariff points, helping you access higher education and take the next big step in your career.

Students will be able to upload documents to their application. Find out more about how this works, what you'll be able to see as advisers, who it's for, and what documents are accepted.

If you're applying for university or college to start your studies in the 2027 cycle, or are applying in the 2026 cycle after 30 June, find out more about uploading documents to your application.

Oli De Botton, Chief Executive, The Careers and Enterprise Company (CEC)

Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell, President and Vice-Chancellor and Professor April McMahon, Vice-President for Teaching, Learning and Students, University of Manchester

John Cope, Executive Director of Strategy, Policy and Public Affairs, UCAS

No matter what background or specific needs you may have, education is an inclusive environment. Find out how universities and colleges can help you throughout your higher education.

Discover any information you might need to succeed in applying to UK institutions as an international student. Find advice on visas, English language skills, why you should study in the UK and what your qualifications will mean.

Find out what each of our business units do.

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.

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