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Student nurse applications tumble by almost a third since height of Covid pandemic

Just 33,570 people applied to a UK nurse undergraduate course by the January deadline, down from 41,220 in 2022 and 46,040 in 2021

Daily Mirror · Feb 9, 2023

Degree course applicants drop with fewer people signing up to study nursing

‘Cost of living factors’ are making prospective students re-evaluate their choice of subject based on future career prospects, a Ucas boss suggested.

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023

Degree course applicants drop with fewer people signing up to study nursing, UCAS figures reveal

The number of applicants to nursing courses has fallen by 18.6% compared with January 2022

Chronicle Live · Feb 9, 2023

Care-experienced students face lack of support on higher education, report finds

Ucas has made a series of recommendations for improving the situation.

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2022

Union says nursing shortages will get worse as student numbers plunge 2,000 in a year

The Royal College of Nursing fears the shortfall in England could soar 140,000 by 2030/31 due to Tory Government failures to tackle the workforce crisis. Nurses are striking on December 15 and 20

Daily Mirror · Nov 26, 2022

Ucas personal statement should be reformed to make it fairer, says think tank

The Higher Education Policy Institute said short-response questions could focus on an applicant’s interest in their course and their relevant skills.

The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2022

UCAS time: new questions on the university application form give tutors a fuller picture

Advice: ‘choose a course that’s right for you’

Evening Standard · Nov 8, 2022

Choosing a university foundation year to kickstart a degree

From classics to Formula 1, and from hating education to loving it, a foundation year can turn your life around

The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2022

Record numbers have university places this year but ‘many still missing out’

Ucas said the number of 18-year-olds from the most disadvantaged areas in the UK accepted into university has reached an all-time high.

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2022

Record number of UK students in clearing two weeks after A-level results

Nearly half a million applicants have now secured a place on a course in the UK.

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2022