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What can Scottish Highers tell us about students coming to university this autumn?
10 Aug 2020
UCAS chief executive Clare Marchant assesses the learning from Scottish Highers and the outlook for the rest of the UK as young people prepare to collect level 3 results.
And the beat goes on: sanguine students continue to spend
09 Jun 2020
As yet, there is no wholesale view on when and how universities might continue to operate this year.
More students are considering postgraduate study
08 Jun 2020
As a result of coronavirus, we know that students, and those already in employment, are now more likely to consider studying a postgraduate course. We're here to help you engage those who are...
UCAS remains committed to supporting our colleagues across higher education
25 Mar 2020
With further news on Friday of changes to the exam results process, we recognise that for anyone working within higher education, and for students looking for reassurance and commitment, access to...
UCAS announces a new student accommodation search service
05 Mar 2020
In response to their student research, UCAS Media has developed a student accommodation search service.
Irresistible impulses of today’s students
03 Mar 2020
Are Gen Z students savvy shoppers or impulse purchasers? And what role does a 12-month sales strategy have in a market that's so unpredictable.
Fatigued from bust, planning for boom
20 Feb 2020
Just after the turn of the millennium, couples in the UK, for some reason, put their family plans on hold. From an average of 1.84 children per family in 1990, by 2002 this has fallen by 10% to 1.64...
UCAS Media announces new partnership with Civitas Learning
18 Feb 2020
The unique partnership allows universities and colleges to provide data-driven solutions to improve the student experience and student outcomes.
The UK's most in-depth student lifestyle report
17 Feb 2020
For this year’s lifestyle report, we surveyed students from first year all the way to final year, to ensure we have a complete picture of their lifestyles and interests.