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New UCAS Chief Executive takes the helm

UCAS' new Chief Executive Mary Curnock Cook has taken up her appointment this week, beginning a new era for the admissions service based in Cheltenham.

Her appointment, announced in July, follows the departure of Anthony McClaran who left to take up the post of Chief Executive of the Quality Assurance Agency in October.

Mary, previously Director of Qualifications and Skills at the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency joined the organisation, formerly known as QCA, in October 2003 to lead on the 14-19 Reform programme and the UK Vocational Qualifications Reform Programme.

Acting Chief Executive, Virginia Isaac said: 'We are very excited to welcome Mary to Rosehill. Under her leadership, UCAS will continue to go from strength to strength. With her background in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors and wide experience of education, she brings a range of skills and perspectives to UCAS.'

Mary said: 'It is a privilege to be leading UCAS at a time when Higher Education and admissions issues play such an important part in society and the economy. My focus will be on understanding the needs of our customers and stakeholders, and on continuous improvement of the services we provide to the sector and to candidates.'

For more information, please contact:

Darren BarkerCharlotte Knowles
Corporate Communications ExecutiveCorporate Communications Manager
01242 54572301242 544987
d.barker@ucas.ac.ukc.knowles@ucas.ac.uk

 

Notes to editors

UCAS is a charity and is the world's leading shared admissions service for higher education. We manage applications for full-time undergraduate courses, together with applications through GTTR (Graduate Teacher Training Registry), CUKAS (Conservatoires UK Admissions Service) and UKPASS (UK Postgraduate Application and Statistical Service).

Since its inception in 1993, UCAS has processed around 30 million applications and placed over 5 million students on higher education courses.

Services include:

  • An informative website (www.ucas.com) enabling students and parents to access a wealth of information designed to help their application to higher education run smoothly.
  • A state-of-the-art contact centre (0871 468 0468) providing a point of contact for students, schools and higher education institutions.
  • An online application system.
  • A simple, straightforward tracking service enabling students and schools advisors to access up-to-date information about their applications at the click of a button.
  • Over 50 higher education events each year providing 250,000 students with face-to-face advice on the UCAS process. Internationally, we participated in events in over 12 countries and also provided training and professional development throughout Europe and beyond.

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