Care leavers across the UK will no longer be required to pay application fees for university or college, Ucas has confirmed.

The change comes amid claims that the personal statements favour middle-class students who may have better access to “high-quality advice and guidance”, according to Ucas. The 4,000-character essay ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

UCAS has announced that students will have a second opportunity to apply for university courses in 2025 through its UCAS Extra service. This programme runs from February 26 to July 4, and offers ...

The system, which is used to track university applications, was due to update from 8am on Thursday. Thousands of pupils are finding out their results today - and many will also find out whether they ...

Students hoping to start undergraduate courses in 2025 will be able to see the grades that recent successful applicants have achieved at A-level or equivalent. Universities already publish entry ...

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MuleSoft, the platform for building application networks, today announced that UCAS, the UK’s shared admissions service for higher education, has implemented its Anypoint Platform™ to underpin its ...

A section on the UCAS website crashed leaving thousands of frustrated A-level students unable to find out what university they will go to. Students were left unable to log into the track system on the ...