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A projected 30% increase in demand for higher education means universities and colleges will need to expand, and students will have to think differently about their post-secondary choices, according to leading education thinkers.

By David Morgan, Chief Executive, Career Development Institute

By David Morgan, Chief Executive, Career Development Institute

The number of UK 18-year-olds applying to an undergraduate course this year is the second highest on record, new UCAS data shows.

By David Morgan, Chief Executive, Career Development Institute

By David Morgan, Chief Executive, Career Development Institute

Almost nine out of ten (88%) international students see the UK as a positive, or very positive, place to study.

LGBT+ students beginning university or college increasingly see higher education as an opportunity to be more open about their sexuality or gender, a new study finds, but more than 1 in 10 say they are unsure about how ‘out’ they can be when they start as freshers this autumn.

Professor Colin Riordan, Vice-Chancellor of Cardiff University, has been appointed to serve as a Trustee on the UCAS Board.

A new multi-language mobile app to support international students and their agents and advisers apply for postgraduate courses in the UK has been acquired by UCAS.

Students applying for degree courses that start in autumn 2021 should be ambitious with their choices, following no substantial rise in deferrals in 2020, with universities ready to be flexible when considering applications.

28,970 students from Scotland have been accepted into university or college through UCAS today, up 220 on Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) results day last year, and despite a fall in the overall number of 18 year olds in the population.

A total of 514,020 people of all ages from across the UK have now applied through UCAS this year for a place on an undergraduate course – up 1.6% on this point in 2019, and reversing a fall in UK applicants from earlier this year.

International students are nearly twice as likely to apply to at least one university or college in London compared to those applying from the UK.

Experienced adviser, Emma, shares her tips on how to prepare for those unexpected last minute applications.

Richard O’Kelly, from our Analysis and Insights Team, looks at applications in the 2020 undergraduate recruitment cycle as of the 15 October deadline.

UCAS is excited to welcome three new appointments to our Board of Trustees, following a thorough recruitment process.

Analysis published today by UCAS shows that around one in five UK students applying to university this year are aware of the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF). A further fifth of applicants had heard of the TEF, but weren’t sure what it is.

Apply for advisers 2019 is now live, so you can set it up, and your students can start their UCAS Undergraduate applications.