We've joined with GuildHE, Million Plus and University Alliance to urge the government to restate its commitment to the ambitions set out in the International Education Strategy and to avoid language that suggests international students and their dependents may be unwelcome in the UK.
Universities need to have clearer policies on how and when they should involve family, carers and trusted friends when there is considered to be a serious risk to the welfare of a student.
University students who go on placements as part of their degree need better support, with placement providers and universities working more closely together to reduce mental health and wellbeing risks.
This guidance, first published in 2018, supports UK universities to prevent student suicides. We have published guidance on supporting placement students and information sharing.
A new practice note will today be published by Universities UK to help universities prepare, ahead of the start of the academic year, for any reported spiking incidents.
After a record number of applications to UK universities, hundreds of thousands of students across the country have been admitted to their first-choice universities, with more anticipated to find places as Clearing opens today.
Universities are gearing up to help the growing number of young people applying to university this summer, with the vast majority expected to get their first-choice course.
Universities in England have committed to reversing pandemic grade inflation in first and 2.1 degrees.
In a first of its kind statement Universities UK (UUK) and GuildHE members have committed to return to pre-pandemic levels of ‘upper’ degree classification by 2023.
Universities across the UK are taking part in a week of campaigning activity to highlight their role in local communities, boosting economic growth and creating opportunities for everyone to live longer, more fulfilling lives.