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A-level results day and Clearing 2019: reasons to be cheerful

12 August 2019
Innovation, growth and skills Student experience
Admissions A-levels
As A-level results day approaches, UUK’s Daniel Wake looks at recent trends in university admissions, and provides some final information to applicants, who for the first time can choose to put themselves into ‘Clearing’.

Higher education policy priorities for the new prime minister

31 July 2019
Funding Health and social care Inclusion, equality and diversity Innovation, growth and skills International Parliament and government Student experience
Access Budget Degree apprenticeships Economic impact Equality Graduates Healthcare and the NHS International education Part-time study Science research Skills Social mobility Student finance
UUK's Karmjit Kaur on how new Prime Minister Boris Johnson can can help maximise the role of universities for both his domestic and global ambitions.

First thoughts on Augar: plenty to discuss, but we must protect opportunity and choice

30 May 2019
Funding Student experience
Universities UK's Director of Policy Chris Hale takes a first look at the Augar review's long-awaited recommendations.

Universities must help secure a sustainable future for our planet

4 April 2019
Efficiency and value for money Impact of universities
Social action
The University of Edinburgh's Dave Gorman on the steps his institution is taking to reduce carbon emissions and make a sustainable and socially responsible contribution to the world.

Purchasing power: how university procurement teams benefit students and society

29 March 2019
Economic impact Efficiency and value for money Funding
Capital investment Economic impact Spending review
We all benefit from effective purchasing by university procurement teams, writes Professor Nick Petford.

Understanding international student mental health

26 March 2019
Health and social care International
Healthcare and the NHS International education
The University of Nottingham's Andy Winter on how the mental health needs of international students differ from those of home students.
International students

£3.2 billion of tax from each cohort of international students who stay to work in the UK

21 March 2019
Economic impact International
Nick Hillman, Director of HEPI, digs further into new research on the economic impact of international students who stay on to work in the UK.

Supporting students through the transition from school to university

7 March 2019
Health and social care
Healthcare and the NHS
On #UniMentalHealthDay, Professor Steve West and Stuart Rimmer call for better support for students transitioning from school to university.

The Augar review must be judged on Britain’s best interests

5 March 2019
Economic impact Funding Parliament and government
Universities UK Chief Executive Alistair Jarvis sets out five tests by which the Augar review should be judged.

"Sorry everyone, but we need to talk about Brexit."

12 February 2019
Brexit and UK universities International
International education
Universities UK International Director Vivienne Stern on the conversations the sector is having as we head towards the Brexit denouement.
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