The newest edition of the degree finder launched on 2 March 2026. This is the first year that degree finder School editors had access to make changes in the new system, and the first time we’ve had two editions of the degree finder hosted in the same location. We also had to contend with new […]

In January, we launched our new undergraduate applicants site for 2026 entry, featuring key information for students who have applied to study an undergraduate degree programme. This site marks a significant change in approach from previous years. Following discussions with the Colleges, we (Prospective Student Web) agreed to take over management of the undergraduate applicants […]

In the lead-up to opening applications for 2025 entry to undergraduate programmes through UCAS clearing, we collaborated with colleagues in Student Recruitment and Admissions (Admissions Operations) to make improvements to the web content and forms that applicants use to apply for clearing places via our website. Initial insights during the clearing period suggest that our […]

We recently reviewed the new undergraduate study website with 19 students, using a summative usability testing approach to produce a performance scorecard. While the new site scored really well, we identified a few areas to improve further.

Our team went on campus during the recent Undergraduate Open Day to do some pop-up research and check some design concepts with prospective students and their parents.

In advance of getting access to the new degree finder content management system (CMS), this blog provides School editors with a preview of editing an undergraduate programme page, including what the programme template looks like, what you can edit, what you can’t edit, and where you can find more detailed guidance.

With the launch of the latest edition of the undergraduate degree finder, the Prospective Student Web team has also launched the new degree finder CMS (content management system). This blog compares the new CMS to the methods we have used to date for our collaborative editing process, highlighting some of the new features that will […]

Four years ago, the content designers in our team got started on our project to transform our online provision for prospective students. With the recent launch of the new undergraduate provision, we summarise and reflect on the journey that got us to this point.

Alongside launching a new undergraduate degree finder, we’ve redeveloped and launched an updated undergraduate study site. I recap our process to create the site.

As part of our work redeveloping the undergraduate study site, we recently performed a series of content crits (critiques). Content crits are a method of peer reviewing content in a group setting. In this post, I’ll talk about why we held these crits and my tips for holding your own content crits.