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Parliamentary briefings and submissions
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 immigration and freedom of speech.
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’
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Briefing: Implementation of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017
Briefing
9 June 2017
Parliament and government
Regulation of higher education
The legislation is primarily concerned with the creation of two new bodies to regulate and fund higher education providers: the Office for Students (OfS) and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
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Blogs
Funding for adult learners will boost the UK's economic recovery
30 September 2020
UUK's Julie Tam takes a look at the prime minister's announcement of a lifetime skills allowance, and what it means for the economy, society, and individuals.
General election 2019: what the parties say on higher education
27 November 2019
UUK's Karmjit Kaur takes a look at the policy commitments on higher education in party manifestos ahead of the general election.
News
UUK response to government’s interim response to the Augar review, post-qualifications admissions consultation and TEF
21 January 2021
UUK has responded to government’s interim response to the Augar review, post-qualifications admissions consultation and TEF
UUK response to announcement that the UK and EU have agreed a deal on a future trade agreement
24 December 2020
UUK has responded to the announcement that the UK and EU have agreed a deal on a future trade agreement.
Response to government announcement on students returning to university in the new year
2 December 2020
UUK has responded to the government announcement that there will be a staggered approach to students returning to university in the new year.