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Planned maintenance: 27 – 28 April
Due to planned maintenance, the following services will be unavailable from 18:15 on Friday 27 April
Record proportion of English 18 year olds apply to higher education
Today, UCAS publishes an analysis of all full-time UCAS Undergraduate applications made by the 24 March
Activities in preparation for higher education in Apply
Many providers, and national, regional, and local schemes, offer activities to give students experience
Rise in rate of 18 year olds applying for UK higher education
The demand for higher education from 18 year olds across the UK remains strong, according to figures
Qualification reform: BTEC results and registration information
Further to our message in bulletin 452 about changes to BTEC results, we have some additional information
Keeping up-to-date with our developments
Handling text in our AMS, bulk copying courses, latest releases, and new live features in the test and
UCAS publishes 2017 equalities data for individual universities and colleges
Detailed statistics for undergraduate admissions to 132 of the UK’s largest universities and colleges
Copycatch Alert and Hunter Alert
Copycatch Alert and Hunter Alert will no longer be available to download after 31 January 2018.
Second highest number of acceptances for nursing courses, despite fall in applications
The number of students accepted onto nursing courses in higher education in 2017 was 28,620, the second
Important message about changes to BTEC results
Following our message in bulletin 444 about changes to Applied General qualifications, we now have an
Update to UCAS report on minimising the risks of unconscious bias in admissions
In autumn 2015, the government asked UCAS to work with the higher education sector to explore the feasibility
Student finance update from Welsh Government
The Welsh Cabinet Secretary for Education, Kirsty Williams, has confirmed in the statement that tuition
Tuition fees in England for the 2018/19 academic year
Over the weekend, the Government announced the tuition fee levels for learners beginning their studies
Next steps for Supporting Professionalism in Admissions (SPA) programme
In July, we announced the UCAS Board’s decision to withdraw funding from the Supporting Professionalism
Changes to Applied General qualifications
Applied General qualifications – such as BTECs and Cambridge Technicals – are changing.
2016 contextual data now available
In addition to the information provided through the application process, we offer providers a contextual
Reminder: Important information about the delivery of our new services
We have reviewed our current roadmap for delivery of the application management service (AMS).
28,700 Scottish applicants accepted to higher education
As of midnight, 28,700 Scottish applicants have been accepted to higher education so far this year through
2018 UCAS Undergraduate Admissions Guide
The 2018 UCAS Undergraduate Admissions Guide is now live on ucas.com.
Qualification reform FAQs
In the run-up to Confirmation and Clearing, we’ve been receiving some queries about qualification reform.