THE University of Worcester has reaffirmed its commitment to consider every application for all courses – except Medicine – made in January, even after the UCAS equal consideration date (ECD) which has just passed.
This guarantee applies even to Worcester’s professional courses such as teacher training, paramedicine, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, adult, children’s, and mental health nursing.
It does not apply to medicine as the national equal consideration date for medicine was October 15.
Applications to study at Worcester increased by 14 per cent last year – 10 times faster than the national average, and have increased again this year, but Worcester, in line with its longstanding commitment to widening participation, is making it clear that opportunities remain open for those ready to take the next step toward their future.
Professor David Green CBE DL, vice chancellor and chief executive of the University of Worcester, said: “A key reason that applications to Worcester have increased so rapidly is that our graduates are so very successful in securing sustained employment after graduation.
“According to the Government’s official Longitudinal Educational Outcome statistics our graduates are top from all multi-faculty institutions in the UK.
“This academic year the University of Worcester saw an increase of 14 per cent in new students beginning their studies with us, considerably above the national average, and we’re already seeing even more growth on that for students starting this coming September.”
“While the equal consideration date has now passed, we’d like to assure young people and more mature learners, particularly in the West Midlands and South West where participation in higher education is relatively low.
“The University of Worcester has the highest rate of sustained employment, further study or both, for any multidisciplinary university in the UK, according to the Government’s own Longitudinal Education Outcomes data 2017-2025.”
