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Mar 7, 2022 · Fair admissions code of practice. Our Fair admissions code of practice shows the higher education sector's commitment to fair and transparent admissions practices. This code sets out the principles and behaviours that universities and colleges who have signed up to it follow to deliver for applicants. This includes an admissions process that:
Mar 20, 2024 · Fair admissions review. Our Fair admissions review aims to build greater levels of transparency, increase trust, and improve public understanding in admissions practices. Everyone who applies to university should be able to trust that they will be treated fairly throughout the application process. Our Fair Admissions Review made a series of ...
Nov 13, 2020 · UUK’s Fair admissions review aims to build greater levels of transparency, increase trust, and improve public understanding in admissions practices. Fair admissions raise students’ aspirations and improve their life chances. Launched in July 2019, this major review has taken 18 months and involved in-depth analysis of data and wide-ranging ...
A fair admissions process is central to higher education and core to universities’ missions to widen access. In the 2019 admissions cycle, 541,240 people were accepted through UCAS for a place on a full-time undergraduate course in the UK, with a record entry rate among UK 18-year-olds of 34.1% (UCAS, 2019a).
Dec 13, 2021 · 61% were undergraduate qualifications and 39% were postgraduate. 80% of graduates were in employment or unpaid work 15 months after graduation. 19% of graduates were in further study. Median salaries for graduates were £9,500 higher than non-graduates. 5.3% of non-graduates were unemployed compared to 3.7% of graduates.
Feb 2, 2024 · Universities UK releases a statement on fair admissions and agent behaviour. There has been a significant focus on recruitment practices relating to international students in recent weeks. While many aspects of the reporting misrepresented the admissions process and criteria, we recognise the concern this has caused for students, their parents ...
Admissions staff have the discretion to vary the weight they give to examination results and other indicators of achievement and potential, and therefore can vary the offer that they make to applicants. However, this must be done in a way which is consistent with the principles of fair admissions.
Feb 22, 2023 · The challenges facing admissions teams. UK institutions have seen a significant increase in applications. The UK government’s drive to have 600,000 international students enrolled by 2030 was achieved by 2020/21. Although a success, the speed at which this volume was delivered has caused numerous issues for admissions teams.
admissions patterns. Students are increasingly using the full length of the admissions cycle and are using Clearing to change their choices. In response, more universities are offering more places on courses later in the recruitment cycle, including in Clearing. • The current volatility in recruitment may only be temporary
Key facts. In 2021-22 there were 679,970 international students studying in the UK. 120,140 of these were from the EU and 559,825 were non-EU. In the year ending March 2024, there were 446,924 sponsored study visas and 139,175 Graduate route visas granted to main applicants.
