Important dates for university applications
Apply now 2025 entry UCAS application deadline
UCAS Extra UCAS Extra opens for applications
Application deadline Final deadline for main cycle applications
Clearing You can now apply through Clearing
A Level results day Students receive their A Level results
Hotlines open Clearing hotlines open
Open days
The best way to explore what's on offer is to attend an Open Day. Our Open Days provide the perfect opportunity to chat to our staff and students, and check out our state-of-the-art facilities.
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Why BCU?
Wondering what BCU has to offer your child? Find out here; we explain all the reasons BCU stands out from the crowd to give your child a great education and lots of opportunities!
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Application advice
Here, we give you an overview of how the application process works, plus a timetable of what happens when in the year. There's also a list of things to be thinking about outside of UCAS.
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Personal statements
Find out what staff are looking for in students' personal statements, and explore how to help your child craft a winning application to help them on their way to studying at university!
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Clearing
Clearing is how we fill any places we still have on our courses. Clearing runs from early July and helps prospective students without confirmation of their firm or insurance choices, and those who apply late, to find courses where places are still available.
Learn more about ClearingAdvice for exams and revision
No idea where to start with revision?
Whether it's been years since you sat an exam, or you want to feel more confident supporting your child with revision, here's a list of tips to help.
Discover revision tipsHow to help your child stay healthy
Exam season can be a very stressful time, here are some tips on how to help your child stay healthy and focused while revising.
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Get your free guide to the best revision and study tips, including a revision timetable and expert-backed advice on how to study smarter.
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Finance
Our guide to fees and finance covers everything you need to know if your child is considering going to university.
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Accommodation
Our accommodation overview covers the options available at BCU if your child is moving away from home.
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Myth busting
We set the record straight on commonly misconceived ideas about university with our myth busting article.
Find out morePreparing for university
Preparing for university guide
Download our free preparing for university guide to understand what your child needs to do to get themselves ready for starting university soon.
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Life lessons to teach your kids
Here are the top life lessons you need to think about imparting to your kids before they start university! From duvet covers to cooking, we've got it covered.
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The emotions of your child leaving home
Is your child flying the nest soon? We understand how you feel, so we've taken a lighthearted look at this rollercoaster of emotions...
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Why Birmingham?
Explore what makes Birmingham the ideal place in which to study for your child, from socialising to employment opportunities.
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Full campus tour
Check out our video that takes you round all of our buildings, across our campuses in and around the city centre of Birmingham.
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Student support
Explore all the services and support on offer for your son or daughter when they study with us, from mental health to disability support.
Find out morePostgraduate guide for parents
If your child is considering studying at Master's level after their undergraduate degree, then you might have some questions. Download our postgraduate guide for parents and carers to find out how studying a Master's could benefit them and what the application process is like.
Memory lane
University: then vs now
Is your child heading off to uni soon? This is the perfect time to reminisce on your own uni days and think how different things are now!
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Looking back on uni in the 80s
Back in the 1980's, your main priorities included big hair, Duran Duran and Top Gun. Things are a bit different these days!
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Remembering our Perry Barr campus
We said goodbye to our Perry Barr Campus, but couldn't resist a trip down memory lane to relive some of the best bits...
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