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Managing grade inflation and demonstrating student improvement

1 June 2018

Regulation of higher education Student experience

Teaching Excellence Framework Graduates

UUK's William Hammonds provides an update on UUK's work with QAA, GuildHE and the UKSCQA to explore how to address concerns around grade inflation.

Higher education: a diverse range of opportunities for everyone

8 May 2018

Inclusion, equality and diversity

Social action Social mobility Access

UUK's Dan Hurley on the wide range of opportunities higher education provides, and what the Office for Students can do to help universities make further progress on social mobility.

'Opportunity for everyone' shows how universities are opening their doors, but they must build on this for faster change

1 May 2018

Inclusion, equality and diversity

Social mobility Social action

On the launch of UUK's 'Opportunity for everyone' campaign, Chris Millward, the Director of Fair Access and Participation at the Office for Students, urges all universities to continue making progress.

Management degree apprenticeships: the UK’s engine room where overalls are not required

26 April 2018

Petra Wilton of the Chartered Management Institute on why the Reform think-tank's recent criticism of degree apprenticeships is misplaced.

Employment data reveals added 'value' for graduates

25 April 2018

Innovation, growth and skills Student experience

UUK's Greg Wade looks at yesterday's Graduate Labour Market Statistics, and what they mean for graduates and the UK economy.

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.