Record number of disadvantaged students accepted onto higher education courses in 2022
More students from the most disadvantaged backgrounds have secured university and college undergraduate
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Record number of disadvantaged students accepted onto higher education courses in 2022
More students from the most disadvantaged backgrounds have secured university and college undergraduate
Planned maintenance
Planned maintenance is taking place from 18:00 Friday 16 December – 23:59 Sunday 18 December.
Three in five with experience of being in care given no guidance when applying to higher education
Students who have spent time in care have high hopes about going to university or college, yet 60% receive
January Equal Consideration Deadline (ECD)
The Equal Consideration Deadline (ECD) is coming up. The ECD date for all courses, except those with
Availability of Extra Statistical Data (Star X)
The Extra Statistical Data (Star X) for your 2022 application cohort will be generated on Thursday 24
2023 cycle bulk test data
We are currently unable to include responses to the new Widening Participation questions being asked
Planned maintenance
Planned maintenance is taking place from Thursday 17 – Sunday 20 November 2022. During this time the
2023 cycle bulk test data
Due to a technical issue, we are currently unable to include responses to the new Widening Participation
References to be streamlined for the 2024 cycle
Following consultation, the format advisers and independent referees use to input references will be
Professional Development Platform updates
We’re implementing new security measures on the platform to tailor your learning experience, meaning
Strong demand but slight dip for ‘early deadline’ university courses
The number of UK 18-year-olds applying for the most selective university courses has fallen slightly,
Planned maintenance
Planned maintenance is taking place from Thursday 27 October until Sunday 30 October. Please avoid sending
Planned maintenance
The upcoming planned maintenance has been rescheduled to now take place from Thursday 27 October until
A reminder from the Verification Team
The Verification Team often sees an increase in fraudulent applications towards the end of the cycle.
First exam year since pandemic sees record numbers entering higher education
A record number of UK 18-year-olds have secured a place at university or college after sitting their
Planned maintenance
Planned maintenance is taking place from Friday 23 September at 18:00 until Sunday 25 September at 23:59.
Reason for pending confirmation decision development
As you may be aware we had been working on a development to allow you to submit a Reason for pending
2023 cycle test data
We are pleased to announce that 2023 cycle test data can now be generated in the HEP1 test environment.