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Universities UK response on health students' support for NHS frontline

20 March 2020

Coronavirus Health and social care

Responding to the government’s emergency legislation, which included an announcement on nursing students and allied health profession students being asked to support the NHS amid the coronavirus outbreak

Update from UCAS and Universities UK

20 March 2020

Coronavirus News

An open letter to applicants from UCAS and Universities UK

Latest government measures to control the Coronavirus outbreak

18 March 2020

Coronavirus

Actions being taken by universities in response to coronavirus

13 March 2020

Coronavirus

Independent advisors announced to support Universities UK’s work dealing with racial harassment

11 March 2020

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Dr Tony Sewell CBE, Jatin Haria, and Sandra Kerr CBE have been appointed as independent expert advisors to Universities UK (UUK) as the higher education sector seeks to redouble efforts to prevent and respond to racial harassment and hate crime.

Time is running out to save Erasmus+: Losing study abroad scheme would blow a hole in UK economic prospects

9 March 2020

Brexit and UK universities Economic impact Facts and stats Innovation, growth and skills International Outward student mobility

More than 17,000 UK university students are hoping that the UK Government can negotiate continued involvement in Erasmus+ in its trade discussions with the European Union so they can develop important and necessary skills overseas next year.