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Funding for adult learners will boost the UK's economic recovery
30 September 2020
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UUK's Julie Tam takes a look at the prime minister's announcement of a lifetime skills allowance, and what it means for the economy, society, and individuals.
How university careers services are supporting graduates through Covid-19
25 June 2020
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Gabi Binnie from AGCAS explains how university careers services moved their provision online almost overnight following lockdown, in order to ensure students and graduates continue to be supported.
General election 2019: skills, jobs and opportunity
11 November 2019
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UUK's Karmjit Kaur on the policies that all parties should commit to, to ensure UK universities remain a global success story.
Higher education policy priorities for the new prime minister
31 July 2019
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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.
Improving access, success and progression in English higher education
18 December 2018
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UUK's Dan Wake explains the potential impact of the OfS' consultation on access and participation regulation for universities and students.
Exploring solutions to ethnicity attainment gaps – one university's experience
5 December 2018
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Professor Sir Chris Husbands, Vice-Chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University, shares recent experience of his institution's efforts to tackle the BAME attainment gap.
Higher education: a diverse range of opportunities for everyone
8 May 2018
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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
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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.
Social mobility must underpin higher education
5 February 2018
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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.
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