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11 June 2025 News

11 June 2025 News

Universities UK responds to the Spending Review

Our response to announcements set out in the government's June 2025 Spending Review.
9 June 2025 News

9 June 2025 News

Universities UK responds to £86 billion boost to science and tech

Our response to the government's announcement that £86 billion will be given to science and tech in the Spending Review.
2 June 2025 Media releases

2 June 2025 Media releases

Bold reform needed to transform universities facing critical financial pressures

University leaders need to embrace – and lead – change in the way they operate, according to a report from our taskforce.
30 May 2025 News

30 May 2025 News

Competition and Markets Authority sets out guidance on higher education collaboration

Today Juliette Enser, Executive Director of Competition Enforcement at the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published a blog outlining the role that the CMA can play in supporting greater collaboration in the higher education sector.
30 May 2025 Media releases

30 May 2025 Media releases

Government’s key growth sectors losing out on home grown talent as university courses integral to the workforce struggle to keep up with demand

New figures show courses key to economic growth are struggling to keep up with student demand due to insufficient funding.
27 May 2025 Media releases

27 May 2025 Media releases

Universities UK responds to level 7 funding announcement

Our response to confirmation that funding for level 7 apprenticeships will be withdrawn for people aged 22 and older from January 2026.
20 May 2025 News

20 May 2025 News

Universities UK writes to Chancellor on how research can contribute to growth

We've written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon Rachel Reeves MP, on how the UK's world-leading research system can contribute to economic growth.
6 May 2025 Media releases

6 May 2025 Media releases

Universities grip financial crisis – but at what cost to the nation?

New survey reveals the full of extent of cost cutting measures universities are taking following years of frozen tuition fees.
23 April 2025 Media releases

23 April 2025 Media releases

University sector unveils plan to boost access to higher education for the most disadvantaged in society

At an event in Westminster today, we unveiled our action plan to help deliver on the government’s mission to boost opportunity across the UK.
4 April 2025 Media releases

4 April 2025 Media releases

Vivienne Stern MBE responds to funding announcement from DSIT

Responding to a funding allocation announcement for UK research from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Vivienne Stern MBE said:
20 March 2025 media releases

20 March 2025 media releases

New analysis reveals rapid rise in uni start-ups, but leaders warn of risk of losing them to international competitors

New analysis by Universities UK (UUK) has revealed that by 2028, around 27,000 new start-ups – with a predicted turnover of around £10.8 billion – could be established at institutions in the UK.
10 March 2025 media releases

10 March 2025 media releases

New analysis shows that graduates will be key to government’s industrial strategy

New data has revealed that university graduates make up a significant proportion of the workforce in key growth sectors highlighted in the government’s industrial strategy.
7 March 2025 Media releases

7 March 2025 Media releases

Professor Malcolm Press CBE elected as next President of Universities UK

Professor Malcolm Press CBE, Vice Chancellor of Manchester Metropolitan University, has been elected as the next President of Universities UK (UUK).
27 February 2025 News

27 February 2025 News

Vivienne Stern MBE responds to announcement of next Chair of the Office for Students

Professor Edward Peck CBE has been named as preferred candidate to be the next Chair of the Office for Students by the Education Secretary.
17 February 2025 Publications

17 February 2025 Publications

Our response to the Office for Students (OfS) consultation on OfS strategy for 2025 to 2030

We welcome the opportunity to engage with the Office for Students in the development of its new strategy for 2025-30.
16 January 2025 News

16 January 2025 News

UUK responds to the Education Secretary's announcement on the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act

Vivienne Stern MBE, Chief Executive of Universities UK, has responded to The Education Secretary's confirmation that key provisions of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 will be brought into force.
19 December 2024 Media releases

19 December 2024 Media releases

New era of collaboration between universities to transform the sector and drive efficiency

Sir Nigel Carrington, former international lawyer, business leader and Vice Chancellor, appointed to lead new taskforce
21 November 2024 Media releases

21 November 2024 Media releases

New analysis reveals graduates in every region earn at least a third more

Universities UK’s new analysis of government LEO (Longitudinal Education Outcomes) data demonstrates those who chose to attend university earn significantly more than those who didn’t.
15 November 2024 Media releases

15 November 2024 Media releases

Universities UK response to OfS report on financial sustainability

Responding to the analysis published today (Friday) from the Office for Students, which updates its annual financial sustainability report for the higher education sector in England, Vivienne Stern MBE, Chief Executive of Universities UK, said:
4 November 2024 Media releases

4 November 2024 Media releases

Vivienne Stern MBE comments on university fees rise and maintenance support announcement

UUK Chief Executive, Vivienne Stern MBE said: 'Today’s decision cannot have been easy for government, but it is the right thing to do.'