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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.
Trusted voices – family and friends as influencers
10 Feb 2020
Deciding to study at postgraduate level is a much more complex process than that of an undergraduate choice.
Five ways to improve your apprenticeship recruitment
31 Jan 2020
To celebrate National Apprenticeship Week 2020, we've put together five fantastic ways your organisation can build awareness, advertise and recruit the very best UK apprentice applicants.
Be a part of our new advisory panel
17 Jan 2020
We are looking for senior commercial sector representatives who are passionate about higher education and the student experience as well as a student voice representative.
Boost your display advertising
28 Nov 2019
Make sure your display advertising benefits from increased traffic to ucas.com during application time
Applications on the rise for 2020 admissions
22 Nov 2019
What does the 15 October application deadline tell us about applications for the 2020 cycle?
Insight from UCAS Media - Autumn 2019
08 Nov 2019
We hope you have all had a very successful Confirmation and Clearing. Our latest data has already revealed some interesting facts about changing student behaviour...