UK universities are global institutions, with students, staff and research partnerships across the world. This has allowed the sector, and the UK, to flourish.
However, there are risks associated with internationalisation which are increasingly dynamic and complex. This page summarises threats, best practice, guidance, and supporting services for UK universities.
Professor Sir Steve West CBE, President of UUK has responded to the release of the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan.
See the full press release from NHS England here.
A briefing for parliamentarians highlighting some of the strengths of the current funding system for undergraduate teaching in England, with a number of recommendations about how the university sector can work with government to retain what is good about the system while seeking enhancements.
The Comprehensive Spending Review 2021 (CSR 2021) presents an opportunity to make even greater use of one of our important national assets: our universities.
This is our response to the government's review of post-18 education and funding call for evidence in 2018. We emphasised the importance of the post-18 education system to the UK's economy, society and our ability to compete globally.
We need to have a conversation about how universities are funded. Universities must continue to compete on a global scale, support innovative research and teaching, and educate the next generation.
Open access publishing means making research available as widely as possible, so that knowledge is easily accessible to everyone. These are our publications from 2015 to 2019 about open access in the UK.
Our publication outlines higher education sector guidance on how universities can manage security risks in their international research and innovation.
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.