University and higher education UK

 

 

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National Student Forum 2009 report

Find out what the National Student Forum thinks about the student experience – and check out the government's response to their report

• National Student Forum 2009 report Opens new window
• Government response to the National Student Forum 2009 report Opens new window

What can higher education do for you?

• What is higher education really like?
• The benefits of higher education
• Getting into higher education as a mature student
• More about what higher education can do for you

Where to go, what to study

• Find a university or college course
• Choosing a college or university
• Get facts and figures on universities, colleges and courses
• More about where to go and what to study

Applying for a course

• How to apply
• Guide to admissions through UCAS
• Completing your UCAS application
• Clearing: last-minute places
• More about applying for a course

Student finance

• Student finance: a quick guide
• New students
• Finance after your first year
• Repaying student loans (courses starting from 1998)
• More about student finance

Student life

• Getting ready for university or college
• Support and advice
• Safety and security
• Students and Council Tax
• More about student life

Graduate careers and postgraduate study

• Options after graduation
• Graduate careers
• Postgraduate study: getting started
• Funding postgraduate study
• More about graduate careers and postgraduate study

Student housing

• Finding somewhere to live
• Halls of residence
• Renting private student accommodation
• Problems with rented student accommodation