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The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service is a UK-based organisation whose main role is to operate the application process for British universities
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UCAS website request errors

This graph shows UCAS errors and response times for the website over the past day. Website status and slowness is related to downtime for UCAS and errors for their site.

UCAS outage report graph

This chart above shows UCAS error reports submitted in the past 24 hours (one day) compared to the recent average over similar days. The status of UCAS is marked as "down" when the number of reported errors is significantly higher than the average errors.



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The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service is a UK-based organisation whose main role is to operate the application process for British universities. It operates as an independent charity, funded by fees charged to applicants and to universities, plus advertising income, and was formed in 1992 through the merger of the former university admissions system UCCA and the former polytechnics admissions system PCAS. Services provided by UCAS include several online application portals, a number of search tools and free information and advice directed at various audiences, including students considering higher education, students with pending applications to higher education institutes, parents and legal guardians of applicants, school and further education college staff involved in helping students apply and providers of higher education.

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What should I do if UCAS is unavailable?
If UCAS is UP but you can't load the page, here are some helpful troubleshooting steps:
Refresh
Try refreshing your browser page or close any accompanying applications and retry opening them.
Check if access to UCAS is blocked
Access to UCAS may be blocked due to an antivirus or firewall configuration either on your own computer or phone or by an employer or network. Check for anti-virus programs or firewalls installed on your machine. Alternatively, try to use the website or app via another network like one on a mobile phone so you can access UCAS.
Clear browser cache and cookies
Try clearing your browser cache and cookies and change the IP address of the computer by disconnecting and reconnecting the internet. Then try to access UCAS again.
DNS Cache
To clear the DNS cache on your computer, look up instructions for your specific operating system online. Then try to access the UCAS site again.
Web Browser Plugins
If you are still having trouble accessing UCAS, you may try to disable web browser plugins (like ad-blockers) which may be interfering with access to UCAS