UCAS UCAS The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS ) is a UK-based organisation whose main role is to operate the application process for British universities. It operates as an independent charity, funded by fees charged to applicants and to universities, plus advertising income, and was formed in 1992 through the merger of the former university admissions system UCCA and the former polytechnics admissions system PCAS. Services provided by UCAS include several online application portals, a number of search tools and free information and advice directed at various audiences, including students considering higher education, students with pending applications to higher education
What Degree? Which University? student life, student housing, and graduate opportunities for university leavers through the "Lifestyle", "Student Housing", "Survival Guide" and "After Uni" sections. The creator of "What Degree? Which University?" is David Handley, who is also the founding director of international sculpture exhibition, "Sculpture by the Sea". Handley first conceptualised "What Degree? Which University?" whilst studying his final year of Law at the University of Sydney. In 1988, "What Degree? Which University?" initially took form through university seminars held at the University of Sydney, allowing prospective students to compare degree options by hearing current and former students of undergraduate degree programs discuss