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53,000 UK students enter university clearing, the most in over 10 years

Strong competition for places means many of those who dropped grades in their A-levels are missing out on preferred institutions

The Guardian - UK

UK students in clearing for university place at highest level in decade

A day after results were received, 53,510 UK-domiciled 18-year-old applicants were marked as ‘free to be placed in clearing’.

The Independent UK

How to add your Clearing choice to UCAS

Find out how to appeal A-level results and when does clearing open with this helpful guide to get you through results day

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The freebies A level students can get their hands on today - including offers from Deliveroo, Pizza Express and Nando's

Students up and down the country have received their A level results today

Manchester Evening News

A-level grades down from pandemic highs but still above 2019 levels

University admissions have also fallen on last year, but are the second highest on record, according to Ucas figures.

The Independent UK

Slump in nursing course acceptances will worsen staffing crisis – union boss

There are 21,130 accepted applicants onto nursing courses this year compared with 22,690 last year, the RCN said.

The Independent UK

Schools minister recalls his exam results disappointment and says ‘don’t panic’

Ucas said 20,360 students found out on Thursday that they do not have a place at university.

The Independent UK

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How to cope with disappointment if you didn’t get the A-levels you wanted

Here are the practical and mental steps you can take if your results weren’t as good as you’d hoped

The Independent UK

What are T-levels? A-level alternative open to post-GCSE pupils

Dozens of universities across the UK now accept the qualifications. So what are they?

Evening Standard

UCAS A-level results day: Students' grades down on pandemic but higher than pre-Covid

Hundreds of thousands of students across England, Northern Ireland and Wales have discovered their A-level results this morning, with the number achieving highest grades slightly down on 2021

Daily Mirror

A-level results: Near-record number of students accepted on preferred degree course

The number of students accepted on to UK degree courses has fallen this year, Ucas figures show, but is still the second-highest on record.

Evening Standard

A-Level results: Second highest number of students get first or second choice at university

‘We have seen more students progress compared to the last time students sat exams,’ Ucas boss says

The Independent UK

Students accepted on UK degree courses down on 2021 but second highest on record

In 2021, a record 435,430 people, from the UK and overseas, had places confirmed.

The Independent UK

Number of students accepted onto UK university courses drops two per cent

The “majority” of students will get their first choice university place, and are not being crowded out by a deferred cohort, the Education Secretary has said

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Manchester Evening News

How many UCAS points are awarded for different A level grades and how to calculate your total

Thousands of students will get their A level results on Thursday

Manchester Evening News

What is UCAS university Clearing and how it works

UCAS Clearing can help many different students secure a place in a university of their choice

Manchester Evening News

A level results day 2022 LIVE as students across Greater Manchester receive grades

This year has seen a return to physical exams after disruption caused by the pandemic

Chronicle Live

North East universities issue advice on clearing as students pick up A-level exam results

Scores of youngsters across the North East are receiving their A-level results and are hoping to go to university - but what happens if you don't get the grades you need?

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Wales Online

How to get a clearing place at a Welsh university

There are fewer university places this year but places are available through clearing

The Independent UK

What time do A Levels results come out on Thursday and what can students expect?

A level results time, UCAS Track information and everything you need to know

Belfast Live

First students to sit exams since pandemic await A-Levels results

Grades are expected to be lower than during the pandemic but higher than 2019.

The Independent UK

First students to sit exams since pandemic await A-level results

Grades are expected to be down on 2021 but higher than pre-pandemic.

The Independent UK

Education Secretary backs efforts to make university system fairer

Ucas has also taken into account data on free school meals – an indicator of disadvantage – in offers for the first time this year.

Wales Online

A-Level results: Clearing vacancies down after 'admin blip' ahead of results day

More than 500 were shown as available when they should not have been

The Independent UK

Clearing vacancies down after ‘admin blip’ ahead of A-level results day

The University of Liverpool had shown 529 courses as available in clearing on the Ucas website last week but this should not have been the case.

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