This website is run by the Student Recruitment and Admissions Directors Office at the University of Edinburgh.
We want as many people as possible to be able to use this application. For example, that means you should be able to:
Experience no time limits when using the site
Change colours, contrast levels and fonts using browser or device settings
Use the site without having to repeatedly input information
Use the site without the need to drag any content with a mouse
Navigate most of the site using voice recognition software (including Dragon NaturallySpeaking)
Navigate most of the content with keyboard only
We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand. However, some of our content is technical, and we use technical terms where there is no easier wording we could use without changing what the text means.
Customising the website
AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability. This is an external site with suggestions to make your computer more accessible:
British Sign Language (BSL) users can contact us via Contact Scotland BSL, the online BSL interpreting service.
We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 5 working days.
Reporting accessibility problems with this website
We are always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page, or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, please contact:
British Sign Language (BSL) users can contact us via Contact Scotland BSL, the online BSL interpreting service.
We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 5 working days.
Enforcement procedure
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the ‘accessibility regulations’). If you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint please contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS) directly:
Contacting us by phone using British Sign Language
Contact Scotland BSL runs a service for British Sign Language users and all of Scotland’s public bodies using video relay. This enables sign language users to contact public bodies and vice versa. The service operates from 8am to 12am, 7 days a week.
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
The University of Edinburgh is committed to making its websites and applications accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
Compliance status
This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.
Content is not robust enough that it can be interpreted by a wide variety of user agents, including assistive technologies e.g. Frames do not have an accessible name
We aim to improve our websites accessibility on a regular and continuous basis. See the section below ('What we're doing to improve accessibility') on how we are improving our site accessibility.
We are working towards solving these problems and expect significant improvements by April 2027. The majority of the site is out with our control and is run by a third party who we will continue to liaise with to seek accessibility improvements.
Disproportionate burden
We are not currently claiming that any accessibility problems would be a disproportionate burden to fix.
Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
At this time, we believe no content is outwith the scope of the accessibility regulations.
What we are doing to improve accessibility
We will continue to address the accessibility issues highlighted, working alongside the software suppliers - Unibuddy - to deliver a solution or suitable workaround. Unless specified otherwise, a complete solution or significant improvement will be in place for those items within our control by April 2027. However, most of the issues are not within our control but sit with Unibuddy. We are in contact with Unibuddy to discuss how best to resolve these issues as soon as possible.
While we are in the process of resolving these accessibility issues we will ensure reasonable adjustments are in place to make sure no user is disadvantaged. As changes are made, we will continue to review accessibility and retest the accessibility of this website.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 16 July 2024. It was last reviewed on 2April 2026.
The website was last tested in April 2026. The testing was carried out by the Disability Information Service at the University of Edinburgh using both automated and manual methods. The site was tested on a PC, primarily using the browsers Microsoft Edge (146.0.3856.72), Mozilla Firefox (140.9.0esr (64-bit)) and Google Chrome (146.0.7680.165). Recent world-wide usage levels survey for different screen readers and browsers shows that Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge are increasing in popularity and Google Chrome is now the favoured browser for screen readers:
