Skip to main navigation Skip to main content
Home
  • About us
    • Introducing UUK
    • Our members
    • Careers
      • Vacancies
      • What it's like to work at UUK
      • An inclusive, diverse place to work
    • Our history
    • People
    • Governance, annual reports and accounts
      • Articles of Association
      • Our Board
      • Membership criteria
      • Annual reports and accounts
    • Who we work with
    • Our home: Woburn House
  • Topics
    • Teaching, learning and quality
      • Quality and standards
      • Regulation
      • Ways of learning
      • Working with employers
      • Freedom of speech
    • Funding, finance and operations
      • Security and risk
      • University funding
      • Pensions
    • Impact of universities
      • Communities and social responsibility
      • Discoveries, inventions and global challenges
      • Skills and economy
      • Transforming people’s lives
    • Research and innovation
      • Innovation and big ideas
      • Knowledge exchange
      • Research and funding
      • Research standards, ethics and culture
    • Health and wellbeing
      • Mental health
      • Suicide prevention
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
      • Improving social mobility
      • Opportunities after graduation
      • Safe and inclusive campuses
      • Student success
    • Students
      • Admissions
      • Student finance
      • Student support
      • Student voices and experiences
    • Climate and sustainability
    • International
      • International experience and mobility
      • International research collaboration
      • International staff and students
      • Ukraine
  • What we do
    • Policy and research
      • Policy: an overview
      • Publications
      • Policy & Research team
    • Supporting our members
      • What we do for our members
      • Member benefits
      • Supporting vice-chancellors
      • Members' meetings and conference
      • Specialist Institutions Forum
      • Member services team
    • Creating a voice for our members
      • An overview
      • Campaigns
        • #WeAreInternational
          • The campaign
          • #WeAreInternational student stories
          • Campaign resources
        • #TwinForHope
          • The campaign
          • Background
          • Our impact
        • Our past campaigns
          • Getting Results
          • Made At Uni
          • National Graduates Day
          • We Are Together
          • Support study abroad
      • Events
        • Speak at our events
        • Sponsorship
        • Events team
      • Media releases
      • Media team
      • Communications team
    • International
    • Work in parliament
      • Political affairs: an overview
      • All-Party Parliamentary University Group
      • Parliamentary briefings and submissions
      • Political Affairs Network
  • Latest
    • News
    • Events
      • Past events
    • Insights and analysis
    • Newsletter
    • Podcasts
    • Publications
    • Watch past events
  • Media
  • Events
  • International

Search

  • - Any -
  • Covid
  • Equality, diversity and inclusion
  • Funding, finance and operations
  • Health and wellbeing
  • Impact of universities
  • International
  • Research and innovation
  • Students
  • Sustainability and climate
  • Teaching, learning and quality
  • - Any -
  • UUKi Blog
  • UUKi Insights
  • Insights and analysis
  • Media releases
  • News
  • Publications
  • UUKi Publications
  • UUKi News
  • - Any -
  • Campaign
  • Event
  • Basic page
  • Profile
  • Newest first
  • Oldest first
  • A -> Z
  • Z -> A
  • Relevance

Or browse by topic

  • Teaching, learning and quality
  • Funding, finance and operations
  • Impact of universities
  • Research and innovation
  • Health and wellbeing
  • Equality, diversity and inclusion
  • Students
  • Climate and sustainability
  • International

Search result page

  • - Any -
  • Covid
  • Equality, diversity and inclusion
  • Funding, finance and operations
  • Health and wellbeing
  • Impact of universities
  • International
  • Research and innovation
  • Students
  • Sustainability and climate
  • Teaching, learning and quality
  • - Any -
  • UUKi Blog
  • UUKi Insights
  • Insights and analysis
  • Media releases
  • News
  • Publications
  • UUKi Publications
  • UUKi News
  • - Any -
  • Campaign
  • Event
  • Basic page
  • Profile
  • Newest first
  • Oldest first
  • A -> Z
  • Z -> A
  • Relevance
  • 22 July 2020 Health and wellbeing
    22 July 2020 Health and wellbeing

    A ‘whole university approach’ to wellbeing: meeting the challenges of Covid-19

    ​The onset of Covid-19 has shaken all our worlds. Yet at the University of Warwick, we have been able to withstand many of the challenges it brought to the welfare of our community, due in part to our new Wellbeing Strategy.

  • 13 December 2021 Opinion
    13 December 2021 Opinion

    How can universities work together to improve student mental health?

    Our President, Professor Steve West CBE, builds on the insight from the Scottish sector’s Thriving Learners study to set out what is next for student and staff mental health.

  • 25 January 2023 Case studies
    25 January 2023 Case studies

    How have universities taken action on spiking?

    We’ve highlighted just a few examples of how universities have responded to our guidance on tackling spiking.

  • 16 March 2023 Case studies
    16 March 2023 Case studies

    How the University of Kent is tackling the cost of living crisis

    The University of Kent has been tackling the cost of living crisis through their student food bank, The Campus Pantry. We spoke with Kent Union President Zaid Mahmood about how students can access this service and how other universities can get involved. 

  • 3 October 2022 Media releases
    3 October 2022 Media releases

    Increased mental health support needed for university students on placements

    University students who go on placements as part of their degree need better support, with placement providers and universities working more closely together to reduce mental health and wellbeing risks.

  • 23 September 2019 Publications
    23 September 2019 Publications

    Initiations at UK universities

    A briefing on the dangers of initiations and excessive alcohol consumption among students. 

  • 11 April 2021 Media releases
    11 April 2021 Media releases

    Joint letter from UUK, Student Minds and NUS on student returns

    ​Open letter from UUK, Student Minds and the NUS

  • 28 September 2022 Resources
    28 September 2022 Resources

    Mental health leadership tool

    Universities understand that the wellbeing and mental health of our students and staff is a priority. To support them, we have developed a new toolkit for university leaders on how to lead a mentally healthy university. 

  • 8 March 2023 Opinion
    8 March 2023 Opinion

    Mentally healthy universities: what can leaders do?

    University leaders should be courageous and vulnerable in their work on mental health, argues our President, Professor Steve West CBE.

  • 11 May 2018 Publications
    11 May 2018 Publications

    Minding our future: starting a conversation about the support of student mental health

  • 13 December 2022 Media releases
    13 December 2022 Media releases

    New guidance for universities on how to respond to student suicides

    Published today by Universities UK in partnership with PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide and Samaritans, funded by the Office for Students, the guidance Responding to a suicide: advice for universities is written by the sector for the sector with advice from practitioners, experts and bereaved families.

  • 12 July 2022 Publications
    12 July 2022 Publications

    NHS-university partnerships: working together for student mental health

    Examples of NHS-university partnerships that are joining-up mental health care for students.

  • 1 March 2023 Publications
    1 March 2023 Publications

    Our response to the APPG Students inquiry into the impact of the cost of living crisis on students

    Our response to the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) Students inquiry into the impact of the cost of living crisis on students.  

  • 10 March 2023 Podcasts
    10 March 2023 Podcasts

    Podcast: Students and drugs

    Universities often take a ‘zero tolerance’ approach to drug use or drug abuse. But there’s not much evidence to show that the fear or threat of being kicked out of uni works. If current drugs policies aren't working, what would?

  • 30 June 2023 News
    30 June 2023 News

    President of Universities UK responds to the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan 2023

    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.

  • 14 October 2022 Publications
    14 October 2022 Publications

    Preventing and managing monkeypox in higher education settings

    Our briefing provides principles for the prevention and case management of monkeypox infections in UK higher education settings, with additional information on access to care and vaccination.

  • 4 November 2021 News
    4 November 2021 News

    Professor Steve West’s speech at our Mental health conference

    Speaking at our conference, Professor West recognised the progress that has been made in improving student and staff mental health, but said that there is still significant work to be done.

  • 12 July 2022 Forum
    12 July 2022 Forum

    Sharing learning about NHS-university partnerships

    We are no longer convening the National Learning Collaborative for NHS-university partnerships.

  • 8 September 2022 Speech
    8 September 2022 Speech

    Speech by our President, Professor Steve West CBE, at our 2022 Annual Conference

    Our President, Professor Steve West CBE, set out his priorities and vision for the sector at our annual conference 2022.

  • 31 August 2022 Publications
    31 August 2022 Publications

    Spiking: what universities can do

    Our practice note to support universities’ response to spiking as we enter the 2022–23 academic year.

Pagination

  • Current page 1
  • Page 2
  • Next page ››
  • Last page Last »

Stay up to date with our work

Our monthly updates are a great way for you to stay up to date with our work, events, and higher education news.

Subscribe
Back to top
Home

Woburn House, 20 Tavistock Square,
London, WC1H 9HQ
-
+44(0)20 7419 4111
info@universitiesuk.ac.uk

  • About us
    • Introducing UUK
    • Our members
    • Careers
    • Our history
    • People
    • Governance, annual reports and accounts
    • Who we work with
    • Our home: Woburn House
  • Topics
    • Teaching, learning and quality
    • Funding, finance and operations
    • Impact of universities
    • Research and innovation
    • Health and wellbeing
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Students
    • Climate and sustainability
    • International
  • What we do
    • Policy and research
    • Supporting our members
    • Creating a voice for our members
    • International
    • Work in parliament
  • Latest
    • News
    • Events
    • Insights and analysis
    • Newsletter
    • Podcasts
    • Publications
    • Watch past events
  • Contact us
  • Privacy notice
  • Cookies
  • Accessibility

© Copyright Universities UK

Universities UK a charity registered in England and Wales (1001127) and Scotland (SC052497). A company limited by guarantee and registered in England and Wales Company No. 2517018.
Registered Office: Woburn House, 20 Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9HQ.

  • Follow us on Instagram
  • Follow us on Twitter
  • Follow us on LinkedIn
  • Follow us on Facebook

Site by Effusion