Higher Education - useful websites

Braintrack
Over 7,100 links to HE institutions in 170 countries.

CUKAS
Music Conservatoires UK Admissions Service

ERASMUS
University study programmes in Europe

Fulbright Commission
Information on studying in the USA and educational exchanges.

hc stuff
University funding, courses and careers wage predictor.

Higher Education Research Opportunities (HERO)
Links to all UK universities and all FE colleges offering HE courses. Includes information on choosing a course, funding, UCAS process, accommodation etc.

Hobsons
Information for students and graduates. Includes specific details of over 120 job roles, job vacancies, placement/vacation vacancies, job hunting skills.

Open University

Opendays.com
Contains information on college and university open days throughout the UK.

Prospects
The UK's official graduate website which is supported by university Careers Services

PUSH
Contains brief reviews of all UK universities. Also information on student life.

Quality Assurance Agency
Quality assessment reports on institutions in England, plus institutions in Scotland (for academic year 2002-2001). Quality assessment reports on institutions in Scotland for 1992-1998 are on the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council website

SKILL (National Bureau for Students with Disabilities)

SKILL Scotland

Student Awards Agency for Scotland

Student Loans Company

Student UK

The University of Texas at Austin
American universities by state.

Teaching Quality information (TQi)
Gives access to official up-to-date information about the quality of higher education in UK universities and colleges. You can compare information for combinations of universities and subjects (including data on student entry qualifications, progression through studies, awards achieved and types of jobs obtained after graduation) Supported by the Government and the National Union of Students.

UCAS

UKCAT
Information on the new Clinical Aptitude Test, which is being used as part of the selection process by a consortium of UK Medical and Dental schools.

UK Coursefinder

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