UCAS
Buzzword
edincoll2026
Key Deadlines
These deadline dates are really important when going through the UCAS process, so make sure you stick to them.
- 13/05/2025 Undergraduate Applications open for 2026 entry
- 02/09/2025 Completed undergraduate applications can be submitted to UCAS
- 15/10/2025 (18:00 UK time) Deadline for applications to the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, and for most courses in medicine, dentistry, and veterinary medicine/science
- 24/11/2025 College UCAS Deadline
- 14/01/2026 (18:00 UK time) Application deadline
- 26/02/2026 Extra opens
- 30/06/2026 Applications received by this deadline will be sent to Universities
- 04/07/2026 Last day to add Extra choice
- 05/07/2026 Clearing Opens
- 19/10/2026 Last date to add clearing choice.
Up to 5 university choices £28.95 (Single application fee no longer applies).
Upcoming University Open Days
Strathclyde University: University of Strathclyde – Open Days in Glasgow, Scotland
University of Glasgow: University of Glasgow – Explore – Visit us – Undergraduate events – Open Days
Heriot Watt University: Open Days 2026 – Heriot-Watt University (hw.ac.uk)
Napier University: Open Days (napier.ac.uk)
Aberdeen University: Open Days | Study Here | The University of Aberdeen (abdn.ac.uk)
Queen Margaret University: Undergraduate Open Days | Study Here | Queen Margaret University (qmu.ac.uk)
Robert Gordon University: Undergraduate Open Days | Visit Us | RGU
St Andrews university: Undergraduate visiting days – Study at St Andrews – University of St Andrews (st-andrews.ac.uk)
Abertay university: Abertay University Undergraduate Open Day 2026 | Open day | UCAS
Dundee University: Open days, online events, and campus tours | University of Dundee, UK
References
A reference is an important part of your UCAS application. You MUST ask your lecturer to write your reference and make sure that you have named your chosen lecturer referee on your application. Please remember that it is your responsibility to select a referee and ensure that your referene is complete before 14th January 2026.
You must use this buzzword to make sure your application is part of the College database of applications. This also makes sure that your referee can see the application and add the reference – which is a key part of your application.