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  • 16 March 2023 Media releases
    16 March 2023 Media releases

    Professor Dame Sally Mapstone FRSE, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of University of St Andrews to be next President of Universities UK

    Professor Dame Sally Mapstone FRSE, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of University of St Andrews, has been elected as the next President of Universities UK (UUK).  The role runs for two academic years from 1 August 2023 and is elected through a ballot of UUK’s 140 members.    

  • 15 March 2023 News
    15 March 2023 News

    Our statement on the government's plans to increase funding for investment zones

    Responding to the announcement made in the Spring Budget of funding for investment zones, Professor Steve West CBE, President of Universities UK and Vice-Chancellor of UWE Bristol, said: 

  • 15 March 2023 Media releases
    15 March 2023 Media releases

    Universities UK statement on behalf of USS employers

    Universities UK (UUK), on behalf of USS employers, has today issued a joint statement with the University and College Union (UCU) outlining how both parties are working together on the future of USS benefits.

  • 15 March 2023 Media releases
    15 March 2023 Media releases

    A joint statement on UUK and UCU collaboration toward USS benefit restoration

    Following the March 2023 Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC) meeting, we wish to provide a progress update on three of the key commitments we made within the interim joint statement (dated 17 February 2023). These commitments were:

  • 13 March 2023 News
    13 March 2023 News

    Investing in University Enterprise Zones (UEZs) could contribute to government goals

    In a recent speech, the Secretary of State for the new Department for Science, Innovation and Technology outlined the department’s “singular goal” of leading the UK to science and technology superpower status by 2030. In the run up to the Spring Budget, Universities UK (UUK) in its latest report calls on the government to invest in University Enterprise Zones and use the UK’s pioneering universities to drive SME growth and rebuild the economy.  

  • 9 March 2023 Media releases
    9 March 2023 Media releases

    New polling reveals public perception of international students

    New polling, commissioned from Public First by Universities UK, has revealed that the UK public doesn’t see reducing legal migration as a priority compared to other pressing issues, and are not in favour of cutting the number of international students.

  • 27 February 2023 News
    27 February 2023 News

    Our statement on the agreement of the Windsor Framework

    Responding to the announcement today of the agreement of the Windsor Framework, UUK Chief Executive, Vivienne Stern MBE, said:

  • 24 February 2023 Media releases
    24 February 2023 Media releases

    Latest ONS survey reveals impact of cost of living crisis on university students

    University students across England have revealed the full impact the cost of living crisis is having on them as the academic year reaches the halfway point. Results from a recent survey conducted by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) have found that students are struggling to keep up with rising bills and rent, with many now considering leaving university to save on costs.  

  • 17 February 2023 Media releases
    17 February 2023 Media releases

    Interim joint statement by Universities UK and UCU with respect to the USS dispute

    The latest information provided by the USS Trustee suggests that the forthcoming 2023 valuation is likely to reveal a high probability of being able to improve benefits and reduce contributions.

  • 7 February 2023 News
    7 February 2023 News

    Our statement on the announcement of a new UK Government Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology (DSIT)

    Commenting on the announcement of the establishment of a new UK Government Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).

  • 2 February 2023 Media releases
    2 February 2023 Media releases

    Higher education research and innovation in facts and figures

    New report underlines university research and innovation’s central role in delivering government ambitions on growth.

  • 1 February 2023 Media releases
    1 February 2023 Media releases

    Growing degree apprenticeships could be the answer to boosting economic growth in England

    Business leaders, vice-chancellors and political stakeholders came together today at Universities UK’s (UUK) Degree apprenticeships and higher technical education conference, to discuss the benefits of degree apprenticeships. The one-day conference aimed to highlight the importance of degree apprenticeships and the role they can play in developing new skills to boost economic growth.

  • 31 January 2023 Media releases
    31 January 2023 Media releases

    Statement from USS employers on University and College Union strike action

    Commenting ahead of planned industrial action starting tomorrow (Wednesday 1 February) by the University and College Union, a spokesperson for Universities UK on behalf of USS Employers said:  

  • 11 January 2023 Media releases
    11 January 2023 Media releases

    Our statement on the Government's decision to increase hardship funding and award an uplift to the maintenance loan

    Commenting on the Government's decision to increase hardship funding and award an uplift to the maintenance loan, Vivienne Stern MBE, Chief Executive of Universities UK, said:

  • 13 December 2022 Media releases
    13 December 2022 Media releases

    New guidance for universities on how to respond to student suicides

    Published today by Universities UK in partnership with PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide and Samaritans, funded by the Office for Students, the guidance Responding to a suicide: advice for universities is written by the sector for the sector with advice from practitioners, experts and bereaved families.

  • 12 December 2022 Media releases
    12 December 2022 Media releases

    Future funding for UK universities under examination

    Members of the public, students and politicians are being invited to have their say in a ‘national conversation’ on the future of university funding.

  • 7 April 2021 Media releases
    7 April 2021 Media releases

    Universities demand answers from government on student returns

    UUK has written to the UK government seeking an explanation.

  • 11 April 2021 Media releases
    11 April 2021 Media releases

    Joint letter from UUK, Student Minds and NUS on student returns

    ​Open letter from UUK, Student Minds and the NUS

  • 11 May 2021 Media releases
    11 May 2021 Media releases

    UUK response to government plans to introduce a Skills and Post-16 Education Bill, as outlined in the Queen’s Speech

    Our response to government plans

  • 12 May 2021 Media releases
    12 May 2021 Media releases

    UUK response to the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill

    Universities share the government's commitment to protecting and promoting free speech, which is critical to the success of the higher education sector.

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