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  • 15 March 2023 Media releases
    15 March 2023 Media releases

    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: 

  • 13 March 2023 Media releases
    13 March 2023 Media releases

    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.  

  • 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.

  • 1 February 2023 Publications
    1 February 2023 Publications

    10 ways we can boost degree apprenticeships

    Degree apprenticeships are a success story. Now is a good time to build the foundations for future success.

  • 2 August 2021 Opinion
    2 August 2021 Opinion

    How universities can attract vital regeneration and development funding for their regions

    Dr Nick Lancaster on how universities are the ideal channel for regional regeneration through collaborative research and development.

  • 29 January 2021 Insights and analysis
    29 January 2021 Insights and analysis

    Laying the foundations for a skills-led recovery

    Greg Wade, UUK’s policy lead on innovation, growth, employability and skills, makes the case for a ‘whole skills approach’.

  • 21 October 2020 Publications
    21 October 2020 Publications

    Recovery, skills, knowledge and opportunity: A vision for universities

    The years ahead are set to be a time of unparalleled change, challenge, and opportunity. 

  • 13 July 2021 Media releases
    13 July 2021 Media releases

    Universities vital to nation's health and wellbeing recovery says Dame Katherine Grainger

    Communities across the UK benefit from their research and access to their sports facilities.

  • 14 January 2020 Publications
    14 January 2020 Publications

    Skills, jobs and opportunity: a vision for higher education

    Universities UK's vision for higher education.

  • 13 January 2022 Media releases
    13 January 2022 Media releases

    Parents back university creative courses, citing benefit to UK economy

    New research shows that UK parents are strongly in favour of university creative courses, recognising their economic benefit and the way in which they power the UK’s creative industries.

  • 4 July 2022 Media releases
    4 July 2022 Media releases

    Universities creating jobs and levelling up

    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.

  • 7 July 2022 Opinion
    7 July 2022 Opinion

    How university changed my life

    Universities have the power to change lives. Wrexham Glyndŵr University graduate Kerry Edwards shares her story.

  • 5 July 2022 Opinion
    5 July 2022 Opinion

    Levelling up: why we can't leave London behind

    Sophie Cloutterbuck, Director of London Engagement at London Metropolitan University, argues the UK Government’s levelling up agenda must look at inequality in London.

  • 13 May 2022 Explainer
    13 May 2022 Explainer

    How would proposed reforms impact the economic contribution of universities?

    The UK Government's proposals could hit universities in disadvantaged areas the hardest. Danail Popov and Francesco Barcellona from Frontier Economics take a look at the data.

  • 26 October 2022 Publications
    26 October 2022 Publications

    Our universities: generating growth and opportunity

    Our universities generate growth and opportunity across the UK. They bring jobs, investment and facilities to our local communities, and will be at the heart of addressing economic and social disparities. But to do more, we need the government to work with universities.

  • 24 October 2022 Media releases
    24 October 2022 Media releases

    Universities suggest ways of sparking growth across the UK

    Universities across the UK are today insisting they can play a bigger role in generating economic growth and are calling on the new Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, and his government, to create the conditions to accomplish this in a new report. 

  • 20 October 2022 Media releases
    20 October 2022 Media releases

    Hundreds of local jobs, skills and growth on a cliff edge across the UK as funding stalls

    The government is being warned that jobs and talent are at risk, and over 100 local innovation, skills and business support projects teetering on the brink, because of delays and complications as European Union funding for local skills and training partnerships ends.

  • 26 October 2022 Opinion
    26 October 2022 Opinion

    To kickstart growth in left-behind areas, we need to empower universities

    The UK is facing crisis. To build a strategic response, the government must embed universities at the centre of local and national growth strategy.

  • 7 September 2022 Speech
    7 September 2022 Speech

    Vivienne Stern's first speech as Universities UK's Chief Executive

    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. 

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