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Parliamentary briefings and submissions

We produce parliamentary briefings on a range of subjects based on the current legislative programme, our policy priorities and campaigns.

These include briefings on the Higher Education Green Paper, immigration, freedom of speech, teacher training and devo​lution.

T-level consultation response

Universities UK response to T-level consultation

Consultations and responses
16 February 2018
Parliament and government
Universities UK is supportive of the government’s reforms to technical education, but holds concerns over the extent to which T-levels will prepare students for higher education​.
Universities UK response to ‘securing student success’

Universities UK response to ‘securing student success’

Consultations and responses
21 December 2017
Parliament and government
Universities UK's response to the government's consultations on behalf of the Office for Students regarding the regulation of the higher education sector.

Universities UK submission to the House of Commons select committee inquiry into value for money in higher education

Consultations and responses
12 December 2017
Parliament and government
Universities UK’s written evidence to the Education Select Committee, to inform its ongoing inquiry into value for money in higher education.

Office for Students regulatory framework consultation

Briefing
3 November 2017
Parliament and government
This paper provides an overview of the Office for Students regulatory framework consultation and an initial assessment of priority areas.

Universities UK submission to the Economic Affairs Committee inquiry into tertiary education

31 October 2017
Innovation, growth and skills Parliament and government Professional education
Universities UK submission to the House of Lords Economic Affairs Select Committee inquiry into the economics of higher education, further education and vocational training
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Universities UK’s response to HM Treasury’s consultation Financing Growth in Innovative Firms

Consultations and responses
25 September 2017
Funding Parliament and government
Our response to the HM Treasury consultation ‘Financing growth in innovative firms’. We support the review’s goal to catalyse patient capital as an asset class that offers risk adjusted returns to investors, and its recognition of university spinouts.
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Universities UK representation to the Autumn Budget 2017

Consultations and responses
25 September 2017
Funding Parliament and government
Universities UK’s submission to the 2017 Autumn Budget sets out the central role that UK universities have in the development of the government’s industrial strategy, particularly across the themes of skills, innovation and research, and place.
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Increasing stability and certainty for universities as the UK prepares to leave the EU

8 September 2017
Brexit and UK universities Parliament and government
A briefing outlining what the government must do to provide greater short- to medium-term stability and minimise the risk of a damaging ‘cliff-edge’ scenario as the UK exits the EU.

Parliamentary briefing: The undergraduate funding system in England

Briefing
7 September 2017
Funding Parliament and government
A briefing for parliamentarians highlighting some of the strengths of the current funding system for undergraduate teaching in England, with a number of recommendations about how the sector can work with government.
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Parliamentary briefing: raising attainment through university-school partnerships

27 July 2017
Parliament and government
A briefing for parliamentarians outlining how universities work with schools to raise attainment and improve social mobility, with recommendations about how this work can be developed in the future according to local circumstances and need.
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Blogs

Budget 2018 – key points for universities

30 October 2018
While there were no headline policies on higher education this year, Mark Condren digs into the documents underpinning the Budget to find announcements of interest to universities.

Anything for universities at the Labour and Conservative conferences?

4 October 2018
Political Affairs Officer Mark Condren rounds up events from the 2018 Labour and Conservative party conferences, with a particular lookout for any university-related discussions.

News

Universities UK calls for salary cap to be set at £21k to protect key higher education workers

12 February 2019
Vivienne Stern, Director of Universities UK International, has today (Tuesday 12 February) called on the government to lower the proposed salary requirement for EEA workers to gain a high-skilled work visa; to £21,000.
UUK response to Treasury Committee recommendations on government's major review of university funding

UUK response to recommendations on major review of university funding

18 February 2018
UUK responds to the Treasury Committee recommendations on the government’s major review of university funding

Appointment of new universities minister

9 January 2018
Universities UK responded today to the news that Sam Gyimah MP has been appointed universities minister for England in the Prime Minister's cabinet reshuffle.
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