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13 June 2025 Explainer

13 June 2025 Explainer

How university research and innovation is primed to drive local growth

The newly announced Local Innovation Partnership Fund is a vote of confidence for research and innovation in higher education.
5 June 2025 Data

5 June 2025 Data

How are universities delivering the future NHS workforce?

Policy Adviser, Horia Teodorescu looks at the data on the health workforce pipeline, exploring what is required for a future sustainable NHS workforce.
3 June 2025 Data

3 June 2025 Data

The financial impact of government policy decisions on universities

We estimate the net impact of government policy decisions taking effect in 2025–26 will be a £1.4 billion reduction in funding.
IHEF2025 Reading list

Welcome to the IHEF2025 Reading List!
14 May 2025 Explainer

14 May 2025 Explainer

How are universities supporting career-ready graduates?

Naomi Abayasekara, Policy Adviser, explores how UUK’s Access to Success Action Plan can better support graduates to kick-start their careers after university.
8 May 2025 Data

8 May 2025 Data

How can higher education better deliver on social mobility?

Higher education can be a powerful driver of social mobility, but data shows that significant barriers still remain for people from disadvantaged backgrounds to access and benefit from it.
6 May 2025 Explainer

6 May 2025 Explainer

What is the future of collaborative outreach in England?

Naomi Abayasekara, Policy Adviser, explores how a new national fund could help to support the future of efficient, impactful outreach activity to reach future learners.
30 April 2025 Opinion

30 April 2025 Opinion

'Win-win-win': how the University of Exeter is driving solutions to prior attainment challenges

Lee Elliot Major, Professor of Social Mobility at the University of Exeter explains how a pioneering model of tutoring developed at the university can help support attainment in schools and the students of the future.
28 April 2025 Opinion

28 April 2025 Opinion

Enabling care-experienced and estranged students to access and thrive at university

Fiona Ellison, Director of the Unite Foundation shares the importance of providing opportunity for care leavers.
Unlock potential with contextual admissions

We want to develop a more transparent and consistent approach to contextual admissions across the sector to improve fairness and transparency for young people.
Collaborate in local cold spots to raise aspirations

We want to support students in making the right choice for them, whether that means going to university or not.
Set up all students for success with an adequate maintenance package

We want to work with the government to develop an adequate and sustainable student maintenance package.
Create career-ready graduates with targeted careers services

All students should be equipped with the skills they need to flourish in the workforce.
Our action plan for opportunity: making the difference for students 

Going to university can completely change the trajectory of someone’s life.
22 April 2025 Explainer

22 April 2025 Explainer

Placing contextual admissions in context

Policy Adviser, Naomi Abayasekara, breaks down how contextual admissions work in universities, highlighting how these practices create opportunities for applicants facing barriers to achieve their full potential.
15 April 2025 Case study

15 April 2025 Case study

Spotlight on university enterprise in Devon and Cornwall

Head of Innovation, Greg Wade visits the universities of Falmouth, Exeter, Plymouth and Plymouth Marjons for a first-hand picture of how these institutions support start-ups.
2 April 2025 Case study

2 April 2025 Case study

What action are universities taking on sexual misconduct and harassment?

How are universities improving responses to harassment and sexual misconduct on campuses?
24 March 2025 Explainer

24 March 2025 Explainer

How do incubators and accelerators support start-ups?

Policy Adviser Rowan King looks into the data to see how impactful incubators and accelerators are on entrepreneurial growth.
Enhancing educational outcomes

These start-ups are improving the ways in which students engage with different educational settings.
Improving everyday life

These start-ups aim to make everyday life easier.