UCAS has seen a 17% rise from international applicants from outside the EU for the UK autumn intake, while EU applicants dipped, latest figures indicate.

UCAS will suggest reforms that could mean offers for places at UK institutions will be based on students' actual grades rather than teachers’ predictions.

A new institution in the UK has been given degree awarding powers and will offer an innovative syllabus that cuts across a number of disciplines. 

UCAS has announced a move into the international postgraduate student market with the acquisition of the MO University Assistant app, which will see UCAS relaunch this "university PA in your pocket" platform from January 2021.

UCAS has revealed the number of students from outside the EU accepted onto undergraduate courses has risen by 9%, although application data does not necessarily translate into confirmed enrolment.

International students will not likely miss out on places at UK institutions following the government u-turn on grading, sector stakeholders have said.

Non-EU international student numbers accepted to study at UK institutions have risen 2% in 2020, but EU numbers fell 13.2% to 22,940, UCAS statistics show.

Applications from non-UK students for HE courses in the UK increased by 5.2% to reach a record 140,955, according to the latest UCAS report.