Insights and analysis

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25 September 2023 Explainer

25 September 2023 Explainer

How do universities make sure teaching is excellent?

This week, the Office for Students (OfS) will publish the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) awards. Policy Manager Charlotte Snelling reflects on how universities take part in the TEF.
22 September 2023 Interview

22 September 2023 Interview

In conversation with: Professor Dame Sally Mapstone DBE, FRSE

We sat down with Professor Dame Sally Mapstone DBE, FRSE to discuss her new role as Universities UK President.
7 September 2023 Insights and analysis

7 September 2023 Insights and analysis

Our policy priorities

Following consultation with our policy networks, Board and other stakeholders, we're setting out our policy priorities for a thriving university sector ahead of the next general election.
7 September 2023 Speech

7 September 2023 Speech

Speech by Professor Sally Mapstone DBE, FRSE, President of Universities UK

Our President, Professor Sally Mapstone DBE, FRSE set out her priorities and vision for the sector at our annual conference 2023.
7 September 2023 Opinion

7 September 2023 Opinion

Does the university funding system work well?

We asked experts in the sector whether they think the university funding system works well and what could be improved.
7 September 2023 Opinion

7 September 2023 Opinion

Do we need to rethink student tuition and maintenance loans?

We asked experts on whether the current funding system for student tuition and maintenance loans need to change.
7 September 2023 Opinion

7 September 2023 Opinion

Is university research well-funded?

We asked experts on whether they think university research is well funded and how universities can continue to produce high-quality research.
7 September 2023 Opinion

7 September 2023 Opinion

What’s next for university funding?

Following our previous work on funding, we asked experts what's next for university funding.
14 August 2023 Opinion

14 August 2023 Opinion

What can students expect from results day 2023?

Universities UK's Chief Executive, Vivienne Stern, teams up with Clare Marchant, Chief Executive of UCAS, to reassure students and their families ahead of results day.
3 July 2023 Opinion

3 July 2023 Opinion

Net zero week: What role do universities have?

1-7 July is Net Zero Week, the UK’s National Awareness Week for driving the country towards net zero.
20 June 2023 Opinion

20 June 2023 Opinion

The lifelong loan entitlement is an opportunity. Let's grab it

With increasing demand for skilled professionals, an aging population and AI creating a technological revolution, individuals will need access to education and training throughout their lives. Our Chief Executive, Vivienne Stern, asks: how can the higher education sector grab this opportunity?
12 June 2023 Explainer

12 June 2023 Explainer

Office for Students' regulation: What improvements can be made?

In March 2023, the Industry and Regulators Committee in the House of Lords launched an inquiry into the work of the Office for Students (OfS). This has been an opportunity to consider how well the OfS’s regulation has been working, where things could be improved, what those improvements would look like, and how they could be achieved.

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