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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.
UUK submission to the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee inquiry into the government's industrial strategy
18 October 2016
Innovation, growth and skills
Parliament and government
Universities have a crucial role to play in sustaining an industrial strategy for the UK. There is an important window of opportunity for government to enhance the role of universities through the use of targeted government funding.
Universities UK submission to the Autumn Statement
7 October 2016
Innovation, growth and skills
Parliament and government
Universities UK’s submission to the 2016 Autumn Statement sets out how universities can play a crucial role in an industrial strategy for the UK.
Universities UK submission to the Higher Education and Research Bill Committee
Response statements
25 August 2016
Parliament and government
Universities UK’s initial evidence to the Higher Education and Research Bill Committee, which sets out our priorities to amend and improve the bill. We will be giving oral evidence at the first session of the committee on 6 September 2016.
Higher Education and Research Bill: Second Reading
Briefing
19 July 2016
Parliament and government
Universities UK’s briefing for MPs ahead of the Second Reading debate on 19 July 2016.
Universities UK response to the Teaching Excellence Framework technical consultation for year two
12 July 2016
Parliament and government
Student experience
Universities UK welcomes the government’s commitment to encouraging excellent practice in teaching and learning through the introduction of the Teaching Excellence Framework. Here we set out a number of areas where we recommend further consideration.
Parliamentary briefing: key issues for universities resulting from the vote to leave the EU
Briefing
4 July 2016
Parliament and government
The latest parliamentary briefing from Universities UK, detailing the key issues for universities following the outcome of the EU referendum.
Briefing: Revised operating model for quality assessment
Briefing
23 March 2016
Parliament and government
Regulation of higher education
Universities UK broadly supports the new risk-based approach to external oversight. It should enable resources in the system to be focused more effectively where they are needed.
Training new teachers
Briefing
2 March 2016
Parliament and government
Professional education
Submission of written evidence from Universities UK to the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee inquiry on ‘Training New Teachers’
Briefing: English devolution
Briefing
28 January 2016
Innovation, growth and skills
Parliament and government
Regulation of higher education
English devolution is a complex and evolving policy process, and universities should have a central role to play.
Parliamentary briefing: Response to the Higher Education Green Paper
Briefing
19 January 2016
Parliament and government
Regulation of higher education
This briefing summarises Universities UK's response to the consultation on the Higher Education Green Paper, 'Fulfilling our potential: teaching excellence, social mobility and student choice'.
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Blogs
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.
General election 2019: skills, jobs and opportunity
11 November 2019
UUK's Karmjit Kaur on the policies that all parties should commit to, to ensure UK universities remain a global success story.
News
Universities UK responds to Labour manifesto
21 November 2019
UUK President Julia Buckingham responds to the release of the Labour manifesto
New Prime Minister must support the continued success of university sector
23 July 2019
Universities UK is calling on the new Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, to cement the world-leading reputation of our universities and to help them to make an even bigger impact on people's lives through their teaching and research.
UUK and sector partners call for reform of the student visa system
18 July 2019
The government is being challenged to back-up its commitment to boosting international student numbers with reform to the new student visa route.
