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UCAS isn’t just an application – there are additional services you can sign up for to help you secure a place, and prepare for student life.

Information for exhibitors attending the UCAS/Discovery Dumfries and Galloway Exhibition

Your life as a university student in the UK will be a unique experience. You might encounter new ways of living, studying, and socialising that are different from the way students do it in your home country. This guide will help you succeed as a student, whether it’s understanding the different types of university in the UK, adopting good academic habits, or making friends.

Here's a list of virtual tours and videos from universities and colleges, so you can see what it's like on campus and what facilities are available.

Andy Forbes, Head of Development at the Lifelong Education Commission and Apprenticeship Champion for UCAS

What happens after you've been accepted, and things to think about before you start your studies.

UCAS projects that by the end of the decade, we could see up to a million students apply for higher education (HE) across the full range of Level 4 and above opportunities. In collaboration with Unite Students and Knight Frank, we examine those projections in more detail below.

UCAS, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service is an independent charity and the UK's shared admissions service for higher education.

Student finance not enough to cover your university costs, like accommodation or books? Here are some options which could help.

Discover whether distance learning is the right path for you, plus who offers distance learning degrees in the UK, and what subjects you can study.

Meet Grace, a data science degree apprentice who joined IBM when she was 18.

We encourage colleagues in outreach teams to sign up here to receive communications relating to outreach and widening participation.

Find out what you need to think about if you want to be self-employed or start your own business, and where to get more information.