Essential University Links

The following sites are designed to help you with making an appropriate and successful application to University. Don't forget that all graduates will seek employment in the future and therefore make sure you also visit the pages on employment.

 UCAS Links

• UCAS APPLY 2012

• UCAS TV  Video advice on aspects of university application

• Student Finance. 2012 Comprehensive information from the respected journalist Martin Lewis's MoneySavingExpert website.

• Compare Universities Unistats is the official website to help you make an informed choice when deciding which university or college to apply to. The information is based on a survey of students leaving university last year.

• Link to all UK university web-sitesAn A-Z list with links to all UK university websites

• Search for coursesThe UCAS website allows you to find which universities offer which courses. You can search via an A-Z list or by typing in your chosen course. A further link to entry profiles will tell you the grades you will need for your chosen course.

• Track your UCAS applicationOnce you have applied to university, UCAS Track is the quickest way to find out whether your application has been successful.

• UCAS Apply Video on how to apply?Link to a video on how to complete your UCAS form

       UCASAPPLYThis is where you complete your university application. Please ensure you follow the college   UCAS procedures. If you have any difficulties please see a member of the Careers team.

• University BursariesThe aim of this website is to enable you to compare the amount of bursary you will receive from different universities.

• Unionview aims to give you an independent view of what each university and its immediate surroundings have to offer. The films are made with the full cooperation of the universities, allowing access to corners of the campus many students take a while to discover, and into buildings, classrooms, and bedrooms crucial to understanding student life. Because these films are independent, the views expressed in these films are those of Unionview and, more importantly, the students interviewed. The videos are about three years old and therefore please ignore information on entry grades

• What do graduates do?Information on the destinations of graduates six months after graduation. Covering 34 subjects, including an overview of HND and foundation degrees, this section shows how many graduates are in employment, the types of jobs they go into, and how many go onto further study.

• What can I do with my degree?

Every year a number of conferences are held on different careers. Although they can be expensive they can be valuable for students considering a career in Medicine, Vet science or Physiotherapy. Visit www.workshop-uk.com for further deta

• Good University Guides
• Graduate Destinations
• Local university Sites
• Student Finance
• Unsure what you want to study at university?
• Videos and Podcasts of Universities

General Links

• BMAT - see below
• Cambridge Assessment Admissions Tests (includes BMAT)Information about Cambridge Assessment’s family of admissions tests. These include BMAT ELAT STEP and TSA Cambridge and TSA Oxford.
• Compare Teacher Training ProvidersThis website will be of interest to potential teachers. It enables you to compare the universities who offer teacher training.
• Compare Universities
• Course FinderA website that enables you to complete an Interactive Questionnaire. It will then suggest university courses that match your interests. This can be a good starting point for students who know they want to go to university but who are unsure what to study.
• Fulbright CommissionAdvice on study in USA
• Graduate Vacancies in Yorkshire
• LNATLaw test
• Prospectusuk.comFree on-line ordering service
• Pure PotentialAdvice on applying to competitive universities
• Push guideanother alternative guide to Higher Education
• Site to search for University websitesAn A-Z of Universities and Colleges with links to their web-sites.
• Soccer Scholarships in USA
• Student RoomThe Student Room is where A Level and university students share academic and social knowledge: from study help, to choosing a university, careers and student life. The forums are useful for finding out information on university interviews. However please remember posters often claim facts that may not be true but based on their own subjective views.
• Student Stories  is new web resource offering students access to honest accounts of student and university life from those who have experienced it first hand. The website consists of hundreds of audio clips, generated from informal interviews with current students and recent graduates from a range of UK universities about their undergraduate experience.
• Study in Australia/New Zealand
• UCASThe home page of UCAS ( Universities and Colleges Admissions Service ) This site will give you information on applying to University plus a course search guide as well as links to University and College of Higher Education web-sites.
• UKCAT Clinical Aptitude Test
• Un-official guide to UniversitiesA guide to Universities written by current and ex-students.
• Universities Overseas
• University BursariesThe aim of this website is to enable you to compare the amount of bursary you will receive from different universities.
What can I do with my degree?
• What can I do with my degree? Info from Kent Uni

Good University Guides

As with all educational league tables it is important that you look at the findings with a fair degree cynicism and read how the ratings are decided.

• Guardian University Guide
• Unfortunately the Times now charge for viewing their guide online.  

Graduate Destinations

Interested in what you can do with your degree?

National picture of all graduate destinations

Local university Sites

Quick link to all local University websites.

• Bradford Univ.
• Huddersfield Univ
• Hull Univ.
• Leeds Met
• Leeds Univ.
• Sheffield Hallam
• Sheffield Univ.
• Trinity All Saints
• York St John
• York Univ.

Student Finance

Applying for University Finance
• Money Saving ExpertAdvice on Student finance and budgeting from well respected website
• NUSAdvice from NUS on student finance.
• Student Finance England
• Student Loan CompanyInformation from the Student Loan Company
• University BursariesThe aim of this website is to enable you to compare the amount of bursary you will receive from different universities.

Unsure what you want to study at university?

• Course FinderA website that enables you to complete an Interactive Questionnaire. It will then suggest university courses that match your interests. This can be a good starting point for students who know they want to go to university but who are unsure what to study

Videos and Podcasts of Universities

I am in the process of building up links to videos and podcasts of different universities. - Graham Crossley

• A guide to interviews at Cambridge
• A guide to interviews at Oxford
• Unionview aims to give you an independent view of what each university and its immediate surroundings have to offer. The films are made with the full cooperation of the universities, allowing access to corners of the campus many students take a while to discover, and into buildings, classrooms, and bedrooms crucial to understanding student life. Because these films are independent, the views expressed in these films are those of Unionview and, more importantly, the students interviewed.
• Bangor University
• Birmingham University
• Bristol University
• Cambridge University
• Cardiff University
• Coventry University
• Derby University
• Durham University
• Edge Hill University
• Exeter University
• Glasgow University
• Hull University Scarborough Campus
• Hull University
• Imperial College London
• Keele University
• Kings College London
• Lancaster University
• Leeds Trinity and All Saints
• Leeds University
• Lincoln University
• Liverpool John Moore University
• Liverpool University
• Manchester University
• Manchester Met University
• Newcastle University
• Northumbria University
• Nottingham University
• Oxford University
• Sheffield Hallam University
• Sheffield University
• Sunderland University
• Teesside University
• Warwick University
• York University