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Appraising the new postgraduate study website: a scorecard approach – Future student online experiences
Some of the international students told us it was challenging to navigate through the postgraduate entry requirements website due to the volume of information that wasn’t relevant to them. ... Some of the issues identified in this appraisal will be
Future student online experiences – Page 3 – Sharing the work of the Prospective Student Web Team
Nicola Dobiecka 1st December 2025The process of user research with prospective PhD students challenged our early assumptions of the applicant journey. ... Aaron McHale 24th October 2025The Postgraduate Entry 2026 website that launched on 7 October
We were big winners at the ContentEd 2023 Awards – Future student online experiences
Collaborating with admissions to design entry requirements . Our biggest design challenge was entry requirements . ... We long knew this name to be an issue that led to many applicants wrongly assessing themselves as eligible for lower entry requirements
Web content updates for an improved UCAS clearing applicant experience – Future student online experiences
they did not meet the programme’s entry requirements . Applications received from ineligible applicants could not be followed up by admissions teams with an offer of a place. ... are suitably qualified according to our entry requirements . have the
Appraising the new undergraduate study website: a scorecard approach – Future student online experiences
B+. Entry requirements (How likely am I to be offered a place?). ... While the students in the study did not understand why they needed to meet this requirement , we know it isn’t an ongoing issue for colleagues in admissions.
Investigating the postgraduate application process and guidance – Future student online experiences
in that section being ‘ Entry requirements ’ (9.4% of clicks). ... than content which provides more granular details of what they need to apply with (such as the Entry requirements or References pages).
Redeveloping the undergraduate study site – Future student online experiences
The main exception to this was content in the entry requirements and applying sections of the undergraduate site. ... We didn’t redraft any of the other pages in the entry requirements and applying sections.
How AI is (and isn’t) changing the way prospective students apply for university: a recap from ContentEd 2025 – Future student online experiences
Comparing different degree programmes’ came top of the list, closely followed by ‘ Entry requirements ’ and ‘How to apply.’. ... finding a way to make dynamic elements like our entry requirements readable by AI tools.
Widening Participation project recap – Future student online experiences
This included information on entry requirements and support available throughout the application process, and while at the University. ... What entry requirements you should apply with (these can vary, for example, depending on if someone has completed a
Developing our service with the launch of Undergraduate 2027 entry – Future student online experiences
We also had to contend with new legislative requirements in the run-up. ... This resulted in a few requirements :. A search filter for year of entry .