Universities should be welcoming and safe environments for all students and staff. In partnership with students, universities work to stop harassment in all its forms, but more is needed. We provide evidence-based guidance to members to inform their work.
Students from all backgrounds should have access to a great range of opportunities after graduation. Universities work to help all students develop the confidence and skills to succeed and that employers need.
Our members are committed to making sure students thrive academically. We help our universities reduce degree-awarding inequalities between students of different ethnicities and share good practice in supporting students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
UK universities have made significant progress in widening access for underrepresented and disadvantaged students. We're raising awareness of the transformational work our members do to open up higher education to everyone.
When someone dies by suicide, it has a dramatic impact on those around the person who died. Together with PAPYRUS, a charity for the prevention of young suicide, we created Suicide-safer universities, a publication used across our membership to make suicide prevention strategies more effective.
As demand increases for university-funded support services, we’re calling for greater government focus on student mental health. We’re also campaigning for student-facing NHS services which match the commitment made in the NHS Long Term Plan.
Universities play an important role in driving new ideas and innovation for businesses and industry. We’re calling for funding and regulation designed to maximise the benefits universities offer to local and national communities.
Good research is underpinned by a culture of integrity and good governance. We contribute to sector-wide agreements and initiatives designed to support inclusivity and create an ethics-driven culture in which all researchers can excel.
UK universities carry out world-class research. We want to secure stable and sustainable investment in university research to maximise the benefits to the economy, society and people's everyday lives.
Universities are centres of knowledge. Sharing that knowledge with commercial and industrial partners drives economic and social growth. We’re leading UK higher education institutions in an ongoing effort to improve the UK’s approach to sharing expertise, ideas and insights.
Universities in the UK are at the forefront of research developments that transform people’s lives and help shape a better society. We launched Made At Uni to showcase the wide-ranging impact of homegrown research and inventions.
Universities support local communities in countless ways, from volunteer programmes, to advising local charities and opening up sports facilities and museums to the public. Our work helps people feel connected to their local universities and the important work they do with the community.
Wellbeing, job opportunities and long-term life satisfaction are all improved by going to university. We work hard to promote the wider value of going to university for people of all backgrounds.