UCAS UCAS' Clearing service – which enables unplaced students to apply for courses with vacancies directly to the university. They do so by searching for an available course, using the UCAS search tool, and contacting each university or college concerned for a place. Although clearing is most commonly used following results days in August, it opens at the start of July each year and closes in late September. If applicants exceed the conditions of their firm offer, they have the option to search for a place at another university or college while retaining their original offer. This is known as "adjustment",
What Degree? Which University? their studying experiences. Handley resurrected the concept in 2010 with the help of a team of undergraduate students, and launched "What Degree? Which University?" as a website in August 2011. Six months after its launch, "What Degree? Which University?" had attracted more than 22,000 visitors and expanded to provide information about universities across Australia. Today, the website covers 23 Australian universities and is staffed by 17 undergraduate and postgraduate students Australia-wide, who manage and produce the content for the site. "What Degree? Which University?" claims to have had 77,500 visits to the website (55,000 of which being unique visitors) and