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26 October 2022 Publications

26 October 2022 Publications

Our universities: generating growth and opportunity

Our universities generate growth and opportunity across the UK. They bring jobs, investment and facilities to our local communities, and will be at the heart of addressing economic and social disparities. But to do more, we need the government to work with universities.
24 October 2022 Media releases

24 October 2022 Media releases

Universities suggest ways of sparking growth across the UK

Universities across the UK are today insisting they can play a bigger role in generating economic growth and are calling on the new Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, and his government, to create the conditions to accomplish this in a new report.
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21 October 2022 UUKi blog

21 October 2022 UUKi blog

My semester abroad inspired me to return to the same university for my masters

Thouron scholar Caitlin writes about her experience returning to the University of Pennsylvania.
20 October 2022 Media releases

20 October 2022 Media releases

Hundreds of local jobs, skills and growth on a cliff edge across the UK as funding stalls

The government is being warned that jobs and talent are at risk, and over 100 local innovation, skills and business support projects teetering on the brink, because of delays and complications as European Union funding for local skills and training partnerships ends.
20 October 2022 Interview

20 October 2022 Interview

In conversation with: Professor Charles Egbu

How does it feel to be one of the UK’s first Black vice-chancellors? We asked Professor Charles Egbu, Vice-Chancellor of Leeds Trinity University, about racial inequality in higher education and his own journey from undergraduate to university leader.
Local communities

Universities are regenerating their local communities by producing graduates, supporting jobs and providing spaces for local people to access.
Skills and opportunity

Universities add jobs to the economy, train our nurses, doctors and healthcare professionals, and open up opportunities.
Jobs and prosperity

Universities work with local businesses to support jobs and prosperity in their communities.
Our recommendations

We've put forward recommendations for how the government can work with universities to build on their strong track record.
About this report

The UK is facing fresh challenges: continued recovery from the pandemic, a cost of living crisis, and a need for economic growth.
Our universities: generating growth and opportunity

Our universities bring jobs, investment and facilities to our local communities, and will be at the heart of addressing economic and social disparities. But to do more, we need the government to work with universities.
17 October 2022 Media releases

17 October 2022 Media releases

Any policy change on international students would be a hammer blow to economy

UK government ministers are being warned that any U-turn on their commitments to grow international student numbers could result in billions of pounds in lost revenue, wreck their growth plans, and damage local economies in their own constituencies.
Sharing information

When should universities involve families, carers or trusted contacts when there are serious concerns about a student’s safety or mental health?
6 October 2022 Media releases

6 October 2022 Media releases

Universities to involve trusted contacts when there are serious concerns about a student’s safety or mental health

Universities need to have clearer policies on how and when they should involve family, carers and trusted friends when there is considered to be a serious risk to the welfare of a student.
3 October 2022 International

3 October 2022 International

UUKi responds to comments made by Home Secretary regarding international students and dependants

Jamie Arrowsmith, Acting Director, UUKi, responds to comments made by Home Secretary regarding international students and dependants
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.
What are universities doing?

Universities are working to support their students and staff and to make their communities safer.
Suicide-safer universities

This guidance, first published in 2018, supports UK universities to prevent student suicides. We have published guidance on supporting placement students and information sharing.
Beth Cooper

Senior Adviser to the Chief Executive and Head of Office

Universities UK