@UCAS_online - The number of UK 18 year olds from the most disadvantaged backgrounds applying to the most selective universities and courses has jumped 8% this year.

New research by @ucas_online: LGBT+ students beginning university or college increasingly see higher education as an opportunity to be more open about their sexuality or gender, a new study finds, but more than 1 in 10 say they are unsure about how ‘out’ they can be when they start as freshers this autumn.

Students researching their future university course options and careers will get clear guidance on all their options from UCAS’ (@ucas_online) new career quiz tool on UCAS.com.

272,500 UK students aged 18 have been accepted into university or college so far this year, a 7% increase on 2020 and a new record.

Building on six years of successful partnership, the renewed contract will focus on driving greater automation, innovation and efficiency across the service  Infosys (NSE, BSE, NYSE: INFY), a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, today announced the signing of a new minimum three-year contract with UCAS, the admissions service for UK higher education.