With increasing demand for skilled professionals, an aging population and AI creating a technological revolution, individuals will need access to education and training throughout their lives. Our Chief Executive, Vivienne Stern, asks: how can the higher education sector grab this opportunity?
Technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), synthetic biology, quantum computing, and next generation net-zero technology are poised to bring both great challenge and opportunity to our society and the economy.
Speaking at our annual conference in her home town of Leicester, Vivienne Stern sets out her priorities in her first speech as Universities UK's Chief Executive.
Universities UK's Chief Executive, Vivienne Stern, teams up with Clare Marchant, Chief Executive of UCAS, to reassure students and their families ahead of results day.
With COP28 aiming for a renewed focus on youth and education, we are taking a moment to review the progress our members have made on climate and sustainability, and the ambitious work happening across the sector on climate education.
The University of Essex has launched new policy on tackling misogyny to take a proactive stand against harassment and sexual violence.
Elaine Brown, Director of Inclusion, People and Culture at The University of Essex, shares the importance and positive impact the policy will have on students, staff and the wider community.
New data shows that despite graduates of 2021 facing significant challenges, higher education continues to provide good outcomes, and graduates view their outcomes positively.
The government’s response to the post-18 review of education and funding arrived yesterday, over four years since the review was first announced. Julie Tam, Deputy Director of Policy at UUK, looks at what it means for universities.
The biggest announcement for universities was the government’s plans to invest in research and innovation (R&I). But what does this mean for universities?