K-12 students and parents in the UAE find the university application process difficult and university response time to queries slow, a survey has suggested.

Applications for undergraduate courses through UCAS from outside the UK have increased, despite a drop in overall applications, statistics have revealed.

A 2% rise in international applicants for full-time undergraduate study in the UK over the last year was not enough to offset a 5% fall in applicants from the EU, according to the latest figures from UCAS.