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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.

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.

University-school partnerships driving social mobility

14 November 2017

Social mobility Access

UUK's Daniel Hurley highlights some of the great work going on between universities and schools across England to raise pupil attainment.

The chancellor’s budget dilemma: four ways universities can help

10 November 2017

Funding

Budget Chancellors Skills Graduates Economic impact Social mobility Business

UUK's Alistair Jarvis sets out our areas the chancellor should consider when he delivers the budget 2017.

Go International – try more, do more, fear less

1 November 2017

Inclusion, equality and diversity International Outward student mobility Student experience

Social mobility Employability

Simmone Mclean, student at the University of Northampton, discusses her life-changing experience of studying abroad as part of her degree.

Are there ‘huge dropout rates’ at the UK’s universities?

25 September 2017

Efficiency and value for money Student experience

Social mobility Equality

UUK's William Hammonds explains how universities can retain students and the scale of this issue.

Patterns and trends in UK higher education 2017

21 July 2017

Facts and stats Reports

Diversity Admissions Employability Graduates Social mobility

Jovan Luzajic, Senior Policy Analyst at Universities UK, discusses the key themes in UUK's latest Patterns and trends report.

Tuition fees in the news: student participation and disadvantage

1 June 2017

Facts and stats Inclusion, equality and diversity News

Social mobility Student finance Graduates

Nicola Dandridge, Chief Executive of Universities UK, sets out the facts on student participation and disadvantage.

General election 2017: tuition fees under the spotlight

15 May 2017

Efficiency and value for money Facts and stats Funding General election 2017 Student experience

Economic impact Graduates Diversity Social mobility Postgraduate Part-time study Student finance

Juile Tam, Assistant Director of Policy at Universities UK, discusses different policies on tuition fees and the implications for universities, government and students themselves.