Tag Archives: applicants

Clearing 2012: daily overview

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Nadine Winskowski

From today, Universities UK will provide a daily overview of the Clearing process, through a series of charts reflecting the latest developments. You can follow the updated charts every day on Universities UK’s website. In the meantime, this blog will … Continue reading →

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Are home students being rejected in place of wealthy international students?

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Fiona Waye

There have been plenty of headlines recently claiming that UK universities are rejecting British students in favour of international students and that Our universities fall for the glitter of foreign gold. This is not a new story; we see these … Continue reading →

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Data blog – As the summer approaches, what can May’s applications figures tell us?

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Nadine Winskowski

UCAS have been releasing applications figures every month since the early deadline closed in October 2011. Now that we’re approaching the summer, what can we say about the current state of play? In May last year, nearly all applicants, some … Continue reading →

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Digging deeper into the UCAS applications data – there’s more to it than meets the eye

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Tom Lyscom

Following this week’s coverage of university applications, we could all be forgiven for thinking that the government’s proverbial chickens had come home to roost. The 9 per cent drop in applications compared to this time last year was reported as … Continue reading →

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