Students have revealed their concerns with the current system, claiming it has a ‘bad reputation’ and that they feel embarrassed to say they had used it

The University of Manchester’s Manchester Access Programme turns ten

University and College Union ask average performance of an applicant’s school to be considered by UCAS in attempt to get more disadvantaged students into universities

For another year the gap between men and women entering higher education gets bigger, with women being a third more likely to enter university than men and dominate subjects including Medicine, Biology and Law

In order to tackle racial bias, the British government backs plans by UCAS to implement ‘name blind’ university application forms

“Guesstimated” exam results resulting in hundreds of thousands of lodged appeals could cause a nightmare for students dealing with the time constraints of university applications

It found “no evidence” that performance at academic level was representative of job performance, and aims to open the door to bright applicants from all backgrounds

Joe Evans questions the box-ticking mentality which drives us to work experience and extra-curricular activities simply as a way of impressing potential employers with our overflowing CV

The 2014/15 academic year will see around 700 students attend the university on alumni funded scholarships.

Company reportedly makes millions for selling access to the personal details of university applicants

Emphasis on “different types of success” would help promote gender equality in academia, say proposals

Gender gap in university intake needs ‘urgent focus’, says UCAS chief

UCAS applications have risen after seeing record drops earlier in the year

83% of students at University of Manchester ‘satisfied’ – up 4% from last year

‘Prestigious’ universities still advertising places for over 13,500 courses

Stressed students pay thousands to cheat – “this goes all the way up to the Ivy League”

Huge drop in student intake will leave universities without tuition fee funding