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Joy Elliott-Bowman, Director of Policy and Development, Independent Higher Education (IHE)

If you're undecided about uni or your plans have changed, there are other options after secondary education, such as apprenticeships, gap years, overseas study, and more. This page explains university alternatives.

Discover how to sign up to upcoming webinars, and play back the ones you missed.

Find out what to do next if you’re not holding any conservatoire offers.

We’ve put together a wide range of helpful pages and guides to give you a clear picture of what your child’s study experience in the UK will be like.

This page shows you all the extra tips international applicants might need to know when making a UCAS application.

Professor Sir Gerry McCormac FRSE, FSA, FRSA, FHEA, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of Stirling

Clare Marchant, Chief Executive of UCAS, introduces our collection of essays, created in collaboration with Unite Students and Knight Frank, highlighting the challenges and opportunities the Journey to a Million higher education applicants poses both to the education sector and UK PLC.

Our detailed data resources are published at the end of each application cycle.

Admissions tutors explain the importance of reflecting on your business or management interests and demonstrating your motivation, skills, and enthusiasm in your personal statement.

Things to consider when choosing a university for postgraduate study include the size, location, reputation, rankings, and more.

There can be a lot to consider when choosing which university or college is right for you.

After GCSEs/National 5s, you could stay in school, go to a sixth form college, go to a further education (FE) college, or join a work-based training provider.

Higher education courses can be studied in flexible ways. There are different study types, work combinations, and part-time options.