‘Tide turning’ on use of ‘conditional unconditional’ offers

Latest Ucas data suggest university applicants are now only slightly more likely to use them to obtain a place than any other offer

17 December

Thirty-eight per cent of 18-year-old applicants received at least one offer with an unconditional component in 2019, Ucas data show

30 July

Gavin Williamson also calls for restrictions on unconditional offers more widely, potentially via grade threshold or numbers cap

12 September

Universities must take the lead on resolving the blight that unconditional offers place on the higher education sector, says Mike Nicholson

26 January

But data for 2019 show use of ‘conditional unconditional’ offers still high at some universities