Guidance for agents

This area is designed to help you advise and support your students, and to manage applications to the University of Bristol on behalf of international applicants.

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Our commitment

We value our partnerships with our international agents and the support they give to their students. 

The University of Bristol is committed to the UK Agent Quality Framework (AQF) and pledge to create and maintain the highest standards of agent management, ensuring the UK remains a leading study destination for international students. We continue to work to ensure that the relationships between recruitment partners, applicants and the University remain fair and transparent. 

We have signed the pledge to ensure our standards are in-line with the Good practice guide for education agents and the National Code of Ethical Practice for UK Education Agents, as published by the British Council. 

We encourage all our agent representatives to circulate the Study UK guide to choosing an education agent to students seeking their services. 

Postgraduate applications

Agent Portal

Agents and agencies use the Agent Portal to create, submit and manage postgraduate applications to the University of Bristol on behalf of international applicants.

Sign in to the Agent Portal

Help with managing applications

Read the guidance document on how to use the Agent Portal.

This includes information about how to:

  • Sign in to the Agent Portal
  • Manage and submit applications
  • Withdraw an application.

Help with managing agent profiles 

Agency managers have the role of 'super users' in the Agent Portal. Super users can:

  • Create, edit and deactivate agent accounts
  • View linked applications
  • View agency details.

Guidance

Agent authorisation form

This form is to be completed by applicants to postgraduate programmes who wish to use the services of an official University of Bristol agent. It also includes our data protection statement.

 

Undergraduate applications

Linking undergraduate applications

Agents may need to complete a tagging form to inform us of undergraduate applicants they are supporting to apply to the University of Bristol. The form will link the agent with a submitted application.

If the applicant has used the agent's UCAS Apply Centre, the application will be automatically linked and you do not need to complete the form.

The form must be completed if:

  • The applicant has applied directly
  • The applicant has not used the agent's UCAS Apply Centre.

Link an undergraduate application