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20 April 2021 UUKi blog

20 April 2021 UUKi blog

You can’t create virtual exchange overnight: what we have learnt from moving international experiences online

Head of Global Mobility at De Montfort University shares lessons learned from delivering online mobility experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Writing guidelines

We need to make sure what we say is communicated effectively, so that we're heard and understood by our audiences. This guidance has been developed to help us.
Working with employers

The UK’s economy relies on graduates gaining the right skills for the modern workplace. We foster collaboration between universities and UK industry so courses better reflect changes to industry and provide students with practical experience.
Working at UUK

If you care about higher education, its ability to transform people’s lives and impact wider society, joining our team is a great opportunity.
Work in parliament

We keep close relationships with policy makers in Westminster to make sure our members’ needs are supported by their policies.
Will Pike

Disability rights campaigner

Will Pike is a disability rights campaigner, public speaker, writer, filmmaker, and a disability consultant at the Hobbs Consultancy.
Will Chan

Thouron Award Scholar
1 November 2017 International

1 November 2017 International

Widening Participation in UK Outward Student Mobility

Students who spend some time abroad working, studying or volunteering achieve better degrees and get better jobs, and the number of students going abroad is rising each year. However, not all students in the UK participate in outward mobility at the same rate.
6 August 2021 International experience and mobility

6 August 2021 International experience and mobility

Widening Participation in UK Outward Student Mobility

Students who spend some time abroad working, studying or volunteering achieve better degrees and get better jobs, and the number of students going abroad is rising each year. However, not all students in the UK participate in outward mobility at the same rate.
21 November 2019 Publications

21 November 2019 Publications

Widening opportunity in higher education - The third phase: beyond graduation

A discussion paper exploring the influence of socio-economic background on graduate success.
31 January 2023 Opinion

31 January 2023 Opinion

Why we need to study LGBTQ+ history

LGBTQ+ History Month calls on us to rethink what education and history mean today, argues Dr Isabell Dahms.
11 May 2022 Opinion

11 May 2022 Opinion

Why student number caps will hurt everyone, not just universities

New proposals will make widening participation and levelling up even harder says our President, Professor Steve West CBE.
Who we work with

Collaboration is at the heart of what we do.
4 March 2021 Case study

4 March 2021 Case study

What’s Up With Everyone? Starting a conversation about students’ mental health

This University Mental Health Day, Professor Paul Crawford discusses the new campaign What’s Up With Everyone?
7 December 2022 Explainer

7 December 2022 Explainer

What’s really happening with free speech at universities?

We've tackled some of the myths about free speech and academic freedom at UK universities.
20 January 2022 Opinion

20 January 2022 Opinion

What's a degree worth?

Professor Julia Buckingham CBE, Chair of Universities UK’s advisory group for programme reviews, runs through our new framework to assess the value of university courses.
What works?

How can universities evaluate and understand what action works?
What we do for our members

The success of the UK’s higher education sector is built on diversity and autonomy.
What we do

We work with universities, the government and stakeholders to continue improving the UK's world-leading higher education sector. We also promote the important role universities have in our society and globally.
2 December 2022 Opinion

2 December 2022 Opinion

What role do universities have in disability inclusion?

Disability rights campaigner Will Pike argues universities have a crucial role to play in supporting disabled students' wellbeing.