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31 March 2026 Opinion

31 March 2026 Opinion

5 Principles to Maintain and Enhance Quality in Challenging Times

Chair and Deputy Chair of the Quality Council Professor Nic Beech and Professor Clare Peddie explore how the current financial context may provide opportunity for universities, with examples from Queen's University Belfast and Bangor University.
5 June 2025 Data

5 June 2025 Data

How are universities delivering the future NHS workforce?

Policy Adviser, Horia Teodorescu looks at the data on the health workforce pipeline, exploring what is required for a future sustainable NHS workforce.
12 December 2024 Case study

12 December 2024 Case study

How are universities protecting freedom of speech and academic freedom?

Policy Adviser Beth Cooper shares findings from a survey on freedom of speech and academic freedom.
28 July 2025 Opinion

28 July 2025 Opinion

How are universities supporting community cohesion in and beyond higher education?

Policy Adviser Beth Cooper shares insights gained from sector leaders and community organisations on how universities can support community cohesion in times of social division and escalating global conflicts.
16 February 2024 Explainer

16 February 2024 Explainer

How can we improve access to healthcare careers?

Emma Dodsworth from the Nuffield Trust explains why young people aren’t going into healthcare degrees.
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.
21 October 2019 Teaching, learning and quality

21 October 2019 Teaching, learning and quality

Presenting university income and spending to students

How student contributions are spent
27 June 2025 Opinion

27 June 2025 Opinion

Skills England faces a big task, but universities can help

Professor Lisa Roberts, UUK's Student Experience, Education and Skills Policy Lead, explores the crucial role of universities to Skills England's missions.
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?
31 May 2023 Data

31 May 2023 Data

What did graduates do after higher education in 2022?

New data shows that despite graduates of 2021 facing significant challenges, higher education continues to provide good outcomes, and graduates view their outcomes positively.
13 June 2024 Data

13 June 2024 Data

What did graduates do after higher education in 2023?

Despite facing significant challenges during their studies, graduates view their outcomes positively and data shows good outcomes.
19 June 2024 Explainer

19 June 2024 Explainer

What do we mean by tertiary education?

Dame Ann Limb DBE and Professor David Phoenix OBE take a look at tertiary education and its future.

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