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23 Mar 2022 Media releases

23 Mar 2022 Media releases

Local communities facing skills, training, and jobs setbacks

Urgent action is needed from the UK Government to bridge the funding gap while it sets up its replacement for European Union funding for local skills and training partnerships.
16 Mar 2022 News

16 Mar 2022 News

Researcher Development Concordat primed to deliver on government’s people and culture strategy

We are working in tandem with signatories of the Researcher Development Concordat to help deliver on the UK Government’s People & Culture Strategy.
15 Mar 2022 Media releases

15 Mar 2022 Media releases

Excessive admin will take focus away from teaching, universities warn regulator

Today [Tuesday 15 March 2022] we responded to three consultations launched by the Office for Students (OfS) on 20 January 2022.
11 Mar 2022 News

11 Mar 2022 News

Our commitment to public involvement in research

We have signed a new shared commitment to improve public involvement in health and social care research in the UK.
7 Mar 2022 Media releases

7 Mar 2022 Media releases

Universities UK publishes Fair admissions code of practice

Our new Fair admissions code of practice sets the behaviours for universities to improve fairness and transparency in the admissions system while maintaining high academic standards.
28 Feb 2022 News

28 Feb 2022 News

Universities UK statement on Ukraine: 28 February

Our statement in response to the Russian Government's decision to invade Ukraine.
28 Feb 2022 Media releases

28 Feb 2022 Media releases

Staff-to-student sexual misconduct to be tackled by new university guidance

Our new guidance and recommendations on tackling sexual misconduct by staff to students.
24 Feb 2022 Media releases

24 Feb 2022 Media releases

UUK response to government’s announcement on funding for post-18 education

Alistair Jarvis CBE, Chief Executive of Universities UK, responds to the government's announcement.
9 Feb 2022 Media releases

9 Feb 2022 Media releases

Student drug use: reducing harm and tackling supply

New taskforce to help universities understand and address drug-use
2 Feb 2022 Media Releases

2 Feb 2022 Media Releases

UUK response to Government's Levelling Up White Paper

Responding to the UK Government’s Levelling Up White Paper, Professor Steve West CBE, President of Universities UK and Vice-Chancellor of UWE Bristol, said:
17 Jan 2022 Media releases

17 Jan 2022 Media releases

Universities step up efforts to tackle low value degrees

Universities UK has published a new framework to assess the value of university courses to students and wider society.
31 Dec 2021 Media releases

31 Dec 2021 Media releases

New Year Honours for UUK leaders

Two senior Universities UK leaders are among the recipients from the world of higher education to be recognised in the New Year Honours list for 2022.