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Our subject-specific flagship event, Create Your Future, is an unmissable opportunity to meet students suitable for your creative courses, apprenticeships, and other services.

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Don’t leave applying until the last minute as there’s quite a bit to do – but you don’t need to complete the application all at once. Read our advice below to help you through the application process, step by step.

If you're applying as an independent student, here's what you'll need to do to apply for student finance. Content provided by Student Finance England.

A key factor when making the decision to move into higher education is finance – for estranged students, this can be a particular challenge.

Students who do not have parents or carers who have attended university themselves sometimes find it useful to have additional information and help when making their decisions and applying to higher education.

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 gives you the right to access information held by public bodies that is not routinely available from other sources. UCAS is subject to Freedom of Information from 1 November 2011, but only in relation to some of its functions.

Our eleventh annual report offers unique exploration into current freshers’ behaviours from across the UK.

We’re giving away three iPads to make lectures, research, and staying in touch easy while you’re at uni!

Find additional financial support for travel, meals and accommodation costs, course equipment, and childcare from one of these schemes.

Find out what support and funding is available to estranged students in Scotland.

Here you can check a range of higher education and UCAS terminology.

If you’re going through Clearing after getting your exam results, it’s really important to let Student Finance England know if your course, university, or college have changed, as it could affect how much student finance you can get. Content provided by Student Finance England.

Make the most of the relationships we have with millions of students and graduates to gain the intelligence you need. From bespoke surveys to expert data consultancy, we can provide unrivalled youth audience insights to inform your policies and plans.

Securing an excellent work experience opportunity alone isn't enough; demonstrating to employers how you squeezed the most from it, counts too. Sheffield Hallam University’s employability adviser Jill Valentine explains how.

It’s not always easy to secure work experience placements, but it is worth the effort, and it pays to start from as early as Year 9. Here’s how to ensure their placement is worthwhile, suitable, and gives them something useful to take away at the end.