What is the Clearing line number?

Clearing is open from July and closes in September, please see our Clearing Page or UCAS for details.

If you haven't completed an application and want to begin studying at the University of Greater Manchester please contact us on our Clearing line 0808 281 1111, email clearing@bolton.ac.uk, or visit our Clearing Webpage for more details

Please note that during Clearing our phone lines will be open:

Thursday 14 August: 8:00 am – 6:00 pm

Friday 15 August: 8:00 am – 6:00 pm

Saturday 16 August 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

After these dates, our Clearing phone lines will be open 9:00am - 5:00pm

Please have a look at the course that you are interested in on our subject areas pages, some of them will have multiple start dates across the year.

You can visit one of our Clearing Drop In Sessions to get more information about the University and to allow yourself to learn more about the courses. Please visit our Open Days page to book a Clearing Drop In Session.  


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We're delighted to be No. 1 in the North West for Teaching Quality (The Times and Sunday Times, Good University Guide), and for the past 6 years, we have been ranked No.1 for Student Satisfaction (Complete University Guide - Student Satisfaction - North West).