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14 April 2021 Publications

14 April 2021 Publications

Degree classification in 2019-20

This briefing examines the various factors that may have contributed to an increase in upper awards.
17 December 2020 Publications

17 December 2020 Publications

Protecting the value of UK degrees: reviewing progress

This report reviews progress made to protect the value of degrees.
21 July 2020 Publications

21 July 2020 Publications

Principles for effective degree algorithm design

A new set of principles for effective degree algorithm design to protect the value of qualifications.
3 June 2020 Publications

3 June 2020 Publications

Principles and considerations: emerging from lockdown

As the UK begins to recover from the disruption of the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, it is imperative that its universities can emerge from lockdown safely.
6 January 2022 Response

6 January 2022 Response

Our response to the Office for Students' 2022–25 strategy

The Office for Students' (OfS) strategy is helpful in confirming its priorities for the next three years, and we support its focus on quality and standards and equal opportunity.
21 January 2022 Teaching, learning and quality

21 January 2022 Teaching, learning and quality

How are universities protecting degree standards?

Since the early 2000s, there has been a steady increase in the proportion of first and 2:1 awards. What have universities been doing to make sure students can take pride in their achievements?
15 March 2022 Teaching, learning and quality

15 March 2022 Teaching, learning and quality

Our responses to the Office for Students' consultations on student outcomes, Teaching and Excellence Framework, and the construction of indicators

Read our briefing covering our five main asks for each consultation.
2 May 2022 Teaching, learning and quality

2 May 2022 Teaching, learning and quality

Our response to the consultation on the lifelong loan entitlement (LLE)

We’ve responded to the UK Government’s consultation on its plans for a lifelong loan entitlement (LLE) from 2025.
17 January 2022 Teaching, learning and quality

17 January 2022 Teaching, learning and quality

Framework for programme reviews: ensuring the value of courses

A framework to support universities in England to identify courses where value or quality might be a problem, and act on it.
3 February 2022 Teaching, learning and quality

3 February 2022 Teaching, learning and quality

Our response to the Office for Students' consultation on Data Futures and data collection

Data collection can be a significant burden for universities, and we welcome changes proposed by the Office for Students (OfS) which will reduce this burden.
9 May 2022 Publications

9 May 2022 Publications

Our response to the higher education reform consultation

We’ve responded to the UK Government’s consultation on higher education reform.
29 September 2021 Publications

29 September 2021 Publications

The road to 2025: our principles to support the lifelong loan entitlement (LLE)

We need fresh thinking to help people of all ages and backgrounds to reskill and retrain as the nation recovers and rebuilds from the impact of Covid-19.
21 September 2021 Publications

21 September 2021 Publications

Our response to changes to quality and standards in higher education

Our response to the phase 2 Office for Students (OfS) consultation on quality and standards.
9 June 2022 Teaching, learning and quality

9 June 2022 Teaching, learning and quality

Our response to the Office for Students supplementary consultation on publishing information about higher education providers

We have opposed proposals that would see the Office for Students (OfS) move towards a blanket approach to publishing information about providers.
6 July 2021 Freedom of Speech

6 July 2021 Freedom of Speech

Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill – second reading

A parliamentary briefing on the Freedom of Speech Bill's second reading.
10 June 2022 Publications

10 June 2022 Publications

Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill – third reading

This parliamentary briefing provides a short summary of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill, as well as those areas where we feel further clarification and assurances are required.
18 January 2021 Publications

18 January 2021 Publications

Our response to Office for Students consultation on regulating quality and standards in higher education

UUK's response to the OfS consultation on regulating quality and standards in higher education.
15 February 2022 Publications

15 February 2022 Publications

Graduate employment: its limits in measuring the value of higher education

The pros and cons of using graduate employment measures as a way to measure the benefits of higher education.
2 February 2021 Publications

2 February 2021 Publications

Higher technical education – discussion paper

This discussion paper sets an agenda for how universities can increase their higher technical education provision.
5 July 2022 Publications

5 July 2022 Publications

After the pandemic: our commitment to degree classifications

Maintaining the value of a degree is a priority for universities. As we emerge from the pandemic, now is an opportunity to reaffirm and strengthen our commitments to fair, transparent and reliable degree classification.