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Freedom of speech at universities includes the right to protest
27 March 2018
Regulation of higher education
Student experience
Equality
Freedom of speech
UUK Director of Policy Chris Hale assesses the Joint Committee on Human Rights report on free speech in universities.
USS Pensions Update
18 March 2018
Pensions
UUK's Chief Executive, Alistair Jarvis, provides an update on USS Pensions.
Subject-level TEF – a done deal or the start of a consultation?
12 March 2018
Regulation of higher education
Teaching
Teaching Excellence Framework
Today saw a lot of media coverage and fanfare around a new 'degree course ranking' system. In reality, this was simply the launch of a long-awaited consultation on how to implement a subject-level version of the Teaching Excellence Framework.
The Office for Students – finally starting to focus on students?
28 February 2018
Regulation of higher education
UUK Programme Manager, William Hammonds, writes on new the regulatory framework for the Office for Students which comes into effect from April 2018.
Five things the university funding review must do
19 February 2018
Funding
Today, the Prime Minister launched the government's review of post-18 education and funding in England. UUK's Deputy Director of Policy Julie Tam sets out five things the review must do.
Understanding student suicide
16 February 2018
John de Pury, UUK's policy lead on mental health, discusses the issue of student suicide, including suicide prevention and response.
Disappearing part-time and mature students: time for change
6 February 2018
Professor Julie Lydon, Vice-Chancellor of the University of South Wales, discusses the importance of part-time and mature students and the future needs of employers. Universities UK is launching a new project to look at the matter.
Social mobility must underpin higher education
5 February 2018
Social mobility
Part-time study
Access
Peter Horrocks, Vice-Chancellor of the Open University, argues that the Office for Students now has a golden opportunity to put social mobility at the heart of its mission.
You say stability, I say stagnation
11 January 2018
Facts and stats
International education
UUK's Eleanor Jubb looks at the latest data on the number of international students choosing to study in the UK.
Government’s industrial strategy – a good opportunity for universities
27 November 2017
Impact of universities
Innovation, growth and skills
Universities UK's Julie Tam looks at the UK government's new industrial strategy and highlights a number of opportunities for universities.
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