Universities UK has a visible presence in the print, broadcast and online media - both nationally and internationally. Below is a selection of some of the main stories featuring Universities UK. (Universities UK is not responsible for the content of the external websites linked below)
Recent stories
- Letter from Nicola Dandridge in response to Philip Hensher's column on the state of universities (The Independent, 05.12.11)
- Cash and free laptops to lure A-level students - includes response from Nicola Dandridge, Universities UK Chief Executive (£Sunday Times, 04.12.11)
- Universities offer lower fees by cutting bursaries for poor (£The Times, 03.12.11)
- University applications fall 15% as rise in fees puts off future students (Daily Telegraph, 29.11.11)
- Applications to university drop by 15% (£The Times, 29.11.11)
- 5,000 degree courses axed (£The Times, 20.11.11)
- Colleges 'blocked' over degree ambitions, warns Vince Cable (BBC News, 18.11.11)
- Letter: Government plans pose treat to science and engineering - co-signed by Prof Eric Thomas, Universities UK President (£The Times, 11.11.11)
- MPs call for delay in plans for competition for university places (BBC News, 10.11.11)
- Student protest to march on City over university fees (BBC News, 09.11.11)
- We must tackle visa abuse, but not at the cost of genuine students - Response column article from Universities UK Chief Executive, Nicola Dandridge (The Guardian, 09.11.11)
- UK visa issues may affect level of non-EU students (New York Times,07.11.11)
- Tuition fees: Universities seek last-minute changes (BBC News, 07.11.11)
- Targeting foreign students is a mistake (New Statesman, 04.11.11)
- Reforms Cut Foreign Student Numbers By 11,000 (Sky News online, 02.11.11)
- Visa crackdown puts 450 colleges out of the international student business - (Times Higher Education, 02.11.11)
- Colleges lose licences in immigration crackdown (BBC News, 02.11.11)
- Visa curb warning (The Guardian, 02.11.11)
- Apply for university after getting your A-level grades - includes comment from Universities UK President, Prof. Eric Thomas (The Independent, 31.10.11)
- Get your A-levels, then apply to university: Ucas backs proposals for exam reforms - includes comment from Universities UK, President, Prof. Eric Thomas (The Times, 31.10.11)
- Ucas seeks overhaul of admissions timetable - includes comment from Universities UK President, Prof. Eric Thomas (Financial Times, 31.10.11)
- Are Britain's art schools in crisis, as fees stifle a creative generation? Includes comment from Universities UK Chief Executive, Nicola Dandridge (The Observer, 30.10.11)
- University applications for 2012 down 9% – includes comment from Universities UK Chief Executive, Nicola Dandridge (BBC News, 25.10.11)
- UK university applicants drop by 12% before tuition fee rise - includes comment from Universities UK Chief Executive, Nicola Dandridge (The Guardian, 25.10.11)
- Choice an easier option for students in Britain - interview with Universities UK Chief Executive, Nicola Dandridge (The Australian, 19.10.11)
- Foreign students fuel decade-long growth in numbers - coverage of Universities UK’s Patterns and trends in UK Higher Education 2011 (Times Higher Education, 18.10.11)
- Student visa restrictions could hit universities – coverage of Universities UK’s Patterns and trends in UK Higher Education 2011 (Public Finance, 18.10.11)
- Number of European students soars by a third in a decade (The Daily Telegraph, 17.10.11)
- Universities see 25% rise in students over 10-year period as income doubles (Financial Times, 17.10.11)
- Many tales, but no idea which will have impact (Times Higher Education, 06.10.11)
- International issues 'ignored' in White Paper (Times Higher Education, 06.10.11)
- US muscle reigns, but there's a world of difference in value (Times Higher Education, 06.10.11)
- How students boost the local economy (Liverpool Daily Post, 05.10.11)
- Teaching 'better at school than university' - survey – Universities UK Chief Executive, Nicola Dandridge, responds (BBC News, 04.10.11)
- Tuition fees - £50 a lecture (The Sunday Telegraph, 02.10.11)
- University leaders' social mobility warning - Universities UK's White Paper response (BBC News, 22.09.11)
- Academic efficiency drive may put Toyota at the wheel – UUK study highlights ways to streamline services and reduce costs (Times Higher Education, 15.09.11)
- Universities consider cutting fees (The Guardian, 09.09.11)
- Be ready to hit brakes on reforms if necessary, new UUK head tells ministers (Times Higher Education, 08.09.11)
- Increase in unemployed graduates, survey suggests - response from Nicola Dandridge, Universities UK Chief Executive (BBC News, 02.09.11)
- Tell students what you can do for them – but be honest, says new UUK head (Times Higher Education, 01.09.11)
- Top A-level grades are not a ticket to university, says Nicola Dandridge (The Sunday Telegraph, 22.08.11)
- A-level results 2011: Teenagers face moment of truth (BBC News, 18.08.11)
- Most UK students 'satisfied with university course' (BBC News, 17.08.11)
- Foreign students fear "Britain is closed for business" - interview with outgoing Universities UK president, Prof Sir Steve Smith (New Statesman, 02.08.11)
- Fees cut for top students (The Daily Express, 01.08.11)
- Universities may 'buy' top A-level students (The Guardian 01.08.11)
- Universities cut fees for top students - interview with outgoing UUK president, Professor Sir Steve Smith (The Sunday Times, subscription needed, 31.07.11)
- This was no jolly in Brazil – letter from Dr Joanna Newman, director of the UK Higher Education International and Europe Unit (The Guardian, 17.07.11)
- An English Ivy League is on the way (The Daily Telegraph, 14.07.11)
- New admission rules to create UK Ivy League (The Sunday Times, subscription needed, 10.07.11)
- State-private university entry divide revealed (BBC News, 08.07.11)
- Universities to compete for students (Financial Times, 29.06.11)
- Graduate jobs rush has 83 chasing every vacancy at top firms (Daily Mail, 28.06.11)
- Universities told they may have to cut fees or merge to survive (The Independent, 27.06.11)
- Universities must deal better with complaints (The Guardian, 14.06.11)
- University admissions overhaul as predictions fail to make grade (The Independent, 13.06.11)
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School leavers face struggle as universities restrict offers to avoid fines (Daily Telegraph, 09.06.11)
- Call to name universities in financial trouble – swifter disclosure vital (Financial Times, 07.06.11)
- Student numbers could be cut to cover spiralling cost of loans (The Guardian, 07.06.11)
- UUK letter disputes claim campus are 'hotbeds of extremism' (Daily Telegraph, 03.05.11)
- Nicola Dandridge comments on moves to open sector to private providers (BBC News website, 13.04.11)
- Professor Steve Smith debates changes to student visas (Radio 4, PM, 17.03.11)
- Universities hit out over £5bn threat to courses (The Observer, 06.03.11)
- Private suppliers to enter university system (Financial Times, subscription required, 28.02.11)
- Universities condemn 'hostile' curbs on foreign student numbers (The Guardian, 01.02.11)
- University fee plan for poorer students 'not workable' (BBC News, 08.01.11)
- Universities eye ‘airline pricing’ to fill up courses (Financial Times, subscription required, 05.01.11)
- Universities' teaching grant cut by 6% (BBC News, 20.12.10)
- Universities face £400m 'lag' before fees income rises (The Daily Telegraph, 20.12.10)
- Non-EU graduates targeted in immigration crackdown (Financial Times - subscription required, 08.12.10)
- Raise tuition fees or cheat a whole generation (The Times - subscription required, 06.12.10)
- University vice chancellors argue over student fee rise (BBC online, 25.11.10)
- Nicola Dandridge in a debate on tution fees (Radio 4, You and Yours, 12.10.10)
- Aaron Porter and Steve Smith on university funding and fees (BBC Daily Politics, 12.10.10)
- Universities rely on international staff and students (The Guardian, 12.10.10)
- Vince Cable abandons Lib Dem pledge to oppose increase in tuition fees (The Observer, 10.10.10)
- Student fees to hit £12,000 (The Sunday Times - subscription required, 10.10.10)
- Graduates in top jobs to subsidise tuition fee (The Times - subscription required, 09.10.10)
- University teaching funds in line of fire (Financial Times - subscription required, 22.09.10)
- Going private carries its own risks (The Guardian, 14.09.10)
- Cap on non-EU immigrants 'may harm universities' (The Independent, 07.09.10)
- ‘Why shouldn’t we raise fees?’ (The Independent, 02.09.10)
- A quarter of university hopefuls remain unplaced (BBC News, 23.08.10)
- 150,000 students won’t find a place at university despite A* grades (London Evening Standard, 19.08.10)
- Universities face wait for funding reform (Financial Times - subscription required, 09.07.10)
- Our world-class higher education system faces the real possibility of a funding 'valley of death' (The Observer, 13.06.10)
- Doubts rise over tuition fees increase (Financial Times - subscription required, 12.06.10)
- Nicola Dandridge: ‘We have to be very lean, flexible and fit as we’re moving into pretty rocky times’ (The Independent, 03.06.10)
- Students to get minimum teaching hours under new university 'charters' (Daily Mail, 02.04.10)
- 20,000 new university places pledged (BBC News, 24.03.10)
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We need the government to show some commitment in the budget (The Guardian, 09.03.10)