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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.
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 institutes, parents and legal guardians of applicants, school and Further Education college staff involved in helping students apply, and providers of higher education (universities and HE colleges).
While UCAS is best known for its undergraduate application service (the main UCAS scheme), it also operates a number of other admissions services:
The University of Nottingham is a public research university based in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. It was founded as University College Nottingham in 1881 and was granted a Royal Charter in 1948.
Nottingham's main campus, University Park, and teaching hospital (Queen's Medical Centre), is situated on the outskirts of the City of Nottingham, with a number of smaller campuses and sites located elsewhere in Nottinghamshire, Derby, Derbyshire, and Lincoln. Outside the United Kingdom, Nottingham has campuses in Semenyih, Malaysia and Ningbo, China. Nottingham is organised into five constituent faculties, within which there are more than 50 schools, departments, institutes and research centres. Nottingham has about 44,000 students and 9,000 staff and had a total income of £593.0 million in 2014/15, of which £119.4 million was from research grants and contracts.
Several of its subjects have been consistently ranked in the top ten, including economics, law and pharmacy. It is ranked 5th in the UK in terms of the number of students and 15th for the proportion of students who achieved AAB+ at A-level. The university is one of 12 "elite" institutions that accommodates the top achieving students in England. The 2014 High Fliers survey stated that Nottingham was the most targeted university by the UK's top employers between 2013-14. In 2012, Nottingham was ranked 13th in the world in terms of the number of alumni listed among CEOs of the Fortune Global 500. It is also ranked 2nd (joint with Oxford) in the 2012 Summer Olympics table of British medal winners. Moreover, Nottingham is the 9th largest European producer of entrepreneurs. In the 2011, and 2014 GreenMetric World University Rankings, Nottingham was the world's most sustainable campus.
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Advice and a warning from Professor Michael Merrifield - admissions tutor for physics and astronomy at the University of Nottingham. Test Tube is a project by video journalist Brady Haran for the University of Nottingham. More at http://www.test-tube.org.uk/ Atlas of Creation explained: http://periodicvideos.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02/atlas-of-creation.html
How to fill-in the UCAS University Application Form. Schools Liaison Officer Llinos Williams explains what you need to do to complete the UCAS Application Form. Not sure what to include on the UCAS form? Worried about what goes where? Panicking about the Personal Statement? Watch our step-by-step video guide for lots of helpful advice! For more advice on getting ready for university, visit the website: http://www.bangor.ac.uk/going-to-university/index.php.en
Astronomer Mike Merrifield is also the physics undergraduate admissions tutor for the University of Nottingham. That means he goes through all the UCAS forms (the forms filled in by UK students applying for university). Here he gives a few insider tips! Mike is on Twitter at https://twitter.com/ProfMike_M Test Tube by video journalist Brady Haran for the University of Nottingham. More at http://www.test-tube.org.uk/ Why is Atlas of Creation on the shelf: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dylv1EiMejI Brady's other channels include: http://www.youtube.com/periodicvideos (Chemistry stuff) http://www.youtube.com/sixtysymbols (Physics and astronomy) http://www.youtube.com/numberphile (Numbers and maths) http://www.youtube.com/DeepSkyVideos (Space stuff) http://www.youtube.com/foodskey (Food s...
SOOO there's a big fat annoying glitch ~5:45 until 6:27 which I can't get rid of :( so apologies for that, I basically explained that I went ahead and applied for midwifery at 5 universities and Birmingham City didn't invite me to an interview.. anyway Hi Guys!! So this video is much longer than usual, sorry! But I needed to explain errthang, if I missed out something please ask me in the comments and I'll gladly respond. If you enjoyed this video, keep an eye out for my next two which should be 1st and 2nd year university vlogs. Hope you all had an awesome eid and ramadan and are having an equally awesome summer. As always, thanks for watching! X tags: results day, UCAS, midwifery application, university degree, Biology course, A levels, clearing
Understand the decisions made by universities and colleges before replying to your offers. To find more videos, visit our video wall at http://www.ucas.com/connect/videos.
Manisha talks getting set up on UCAS and choosing which universities to apply for. Make sure to check out her channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/lollollol123456me
(Intro)
Swing high then swing low
I know we all know
Swing high then swing low
I know we all know
(K-Os)
I was rushing to the end
But you're everything I saw, again
And hoping to pretend
I was knocking on heavens door my friends
But I was just a fool, caught up in the game
Everything is cool, believing in my name instead of his
And then the sun came out
I couldn't find the shade, I'm not afraid
Of the light anymore
(Chorus)
Patience
Heavens on the side be patient
The universe is mines
Patience
Everything is grand use patience
And you can understand
(K-Os)
Now everyone knows
We hold the key deep in our souls
But we are living a life on the surface yo
What's the purpose of living lies
Somebody tell me
Some hearts are made of stone (of stone)
They'll find their way back home (home)
I know I walk the path of life eternally
To be free, its all time
(Chorus)
Patience
Heavens on the side be patient (heavens on your side)
The universe is mines (and you don't travel anywise)
Patience
Everything is grand use patience (use patience)
And you can understand (you can understand)
(Outro)
Swing high then swing low
I know we all know
Swing high then swing low