UCAS record: 82% increase in UK women applying to IT degrees
Women are still hugely underrepresented though, with over four in five computer science applicants being male. Experts encourage UK businesses and government to help promote…
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More high achieving students secure competitive university places
For the first time, more than 100,000 UK 18 year olds were accepted onto courses at the most competitive universities and colleges in 2021. New…
The most disrupted and disadvantaged aiming high with university choices
@UCAS_online – The number of UK 18 year olds from the most disadvantaged backgrounds applying to the most selective universities and courses has jumped 8%…
LGBT+ freshers looking forward to being open and out at university, new UCAS research shows
New research by @ucas_online: LGBT+ students beginning university or college increasingly see higher education as an opportunity to be more open about their sexuality or…
UCAS’ career quiz will help students navigate their next steps
Students researching their future university course options and careers will get clear guidance on all their options from UCAS’ (@ucas_online) new career quiz tool on…
UCAS: Record levels of young people accepted into university
272,500 UK students aged 18 have been accepted into university or college so far this year, a 7% increase on 2020 and a new record.…
UCAS Announces Major Core Technology Contract with Infosys
Building on six years of successful partnership, the renewed contract will focus on driving greater automation, innovation and efficiency across the service Infosys (NSE, BSE, NYSE:…
Record number of students accepted into their first choice of university
A record 395,770 students, up 8% from 365,500 in 2020, have a confirmed place on their first choice of full-time undergraduate course in the UK.…
New UCAS research shows strong demand for apprenticeships from students keen to keep learning in the autumn
More than three quarters (78%) of students who are getting their results next week, but do not plan to immediately start a three year full-time…
UCAS: More students ready to take next step despite pandemic
@ucas_online – More students ready to take next step despite pandemic Record numbers of students are set to take their next step this summer, with new…