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Prospective university students attending fewer open days due to costs – Ucas

Possible applicants from the most disadvantaged backgrounds were more likely to report cutting down on open-day attendance, a survey suggests.

The Independent UK

UCAS projections show 'obvious' need to expand Magee, says Foyle MP

The expansion of Magee to 10,000 students has been a demand of campaigners for decades

Belfast Live

Why we love our uni by the sea: two students on great tuition, fab facilities and chilling on the beach

Four reasons to set your sights on this coastal university ‘with a very different vibe’ when you start your Ucas application

The Guardian - UK

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Inside Linfield Football Club's full-time academy and what it hopes to achieve

The programme launched last September and combines football with education

Belfast Live

Record applications for university computing courses ‘sparked by rise of AI’

Experts have suggested the rise of artificial intelligence as a mainstream topic of discussion has boosted interest in the technology.

The Independent UK

Demand for nursing places at university falls sharply amid fears of recruitment crisis

The number of applicants for nursing courses has fallen by 18.6 per cent compared to January 2022.

Evening Standard

Drop in nursing course applicants sparks concern over recruitment crisis

‘Cost of living factors’ are making prospective students re-evaluate their choice of subject based on future career prospects, a Ucas boss suggested

The Independent UK

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Students should be told of university course job prospects, says commission

Social Mobility Commission says students should be informed of ‘earnings implications’ of course choices

The Guardian - UK

Degree course applicants drop with fewer people signing up to study nursing

‘Cost of living factors’ are making prospective students re-evaluate their choice of subject based on future career prospects, a Ucas boss suggested.

The Independent UK

Degree course applicants drop with fewer people signing up to study nursing, UCAS figures reveal

The number of applicants to nursing courses has fallen by 18.6% compared with January 2022

Chronicle Live

Student nurse applications tumble by almost a third since height of Covid pandemic

Just 33,570 people applied to a UK nurse undergraduate course by the January deadline, down from 41,220 in 2022 and 46,040 in 2021

Daily Mirror

Apprenticeships to be showcased alongside degrees on Ucas website

The Government hopes thousands more school and college leavers will benefit by expanding the service to apprenticeship opportunities.

The Independent UK

Ucas makes change to how students apply for university due to 'unfair advantage'

The changes will help tackle giving some students an "unfair advantage"

Liverpool Echo

UCAS ditching personal statement for university entry

Ucas have said the personal statement favours middle-class applicants.

Evening Standard

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Chronicle Live

North East university open days for prospective undergraduate students

Prospective students can take the opportunity to look around campus and speak to course leaders at Newcastle, Northumbria, Teesside, Durham and Sunderland

The Independent UK

Care-experienced students face lack of support on higher education, report finds

Ucas has made a series of recommendations for improving the situation.

Daily Mirror

Union says nursing shortages will get worse as student numbers plunge 2,000 in a year

The Royal College of Nursing fears the shortfall in England could soar 140,000 by 2030/31 due to Tory Government failures to tackle the workforce crisis. Nurses are striking on December 15 and 20

The Independent UK

Ucas personal statement should be reformed to make it fairer, says think tank

The Higher Education Policy Institute said short-response questions could focus on an applicant’s interest in their course and their relevant skills.

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Evening Standard

UCAS time: new questions on the university application form give tutors a fuller picture

Advice: ‘choose a course that’s right for you’

The Guardian - UK

Choosing a university foundation year to kickstart a degree

From classics to Formula 1, and from hating education to loving it, a foundation year can turn your life around

The Independent UK

Record numbers have university places this year but ‘many still missing out’

Ucas said the number of 18-year-olds from the most disadvantaged areas in the UK accepted into university has reached an all-time high.

The Independent UK

Record number of UK students in clearing two weeks after A-level results

Nearly half a million applicants have now secured a place on a course in the UK.

The Independent UK

Record high for UK students in clearing five days after A-level results

This year’s figure of 43,590 is the highest since at least 2013, and compares with 31,790 seeking higher education at the same point last year.

Wales Online

BTec exam board says sorry after students do not receive results

Some have been left unable to confirm their university offers

The Independent UK

Exam board apologises to students still wating for BTec results

The exact number still waiting for news is unknown.

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