The New UCAS Personal Statement: How to Answer the Three Questions
Since 2026 entry, the UCAS personal statement has three questions with a 4,000-character total. How to plan and write each answer well.
Degrees, courses and study tips
Since 2026 entry, the UCAS personal statement has three questions with a 4,000-character total. How to plan and write each answer well.
Key UCAS deadlines for 2027 entry, how many courses you can choose, what goes into the application and what happens after you send it.
Tuition and maintenance loans for students from England, how repayment works and what the Lifelong Learning Entitlement changes for 2027 starters.
Practice testing and spacing out your revision beat rereading and highlighting. How to use the techniques research rates most highly.
Why referencing matters, how common styles like Harvard work, how to avoid accidental plagiarism and what to know about AI tools and essay mills.
How Open University distance learning works, who it suits, how part-time study is funded in England and tips for fitting a degree around life.