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  • 5 September 2023 News
    5 September 2023 News

    Call to back universities as report reveals £116 billion contribution to UK economy

    As universities prepare to welcome a new cohort of students, a new report by London Economics has revealed that higher education makes a £116 billion contribution to the UK economy - £130 billion including the spending of international students.

  • 8 August 2023 News
    8 August 2023 News

    Creativity and critical thinking craved as UK businesses need 11 million new graduates

    Fastest-growing demand for graduates seen in STEM, health, education and business services, with each needing 1 million new workers by 2035.

  • 31 July 2023 News
    31 July 2023 News

    73% of UK graduates say going to university got them the job they wanted

    Our new data reveals that 73% of UK graduates credit going to university with enabling them to find the job they wanted.

  • 31 May 2023 News
    31 May 2023 News

    UUK responds to new HESA data on graduate outcomes in 2020/21

    Commenting on the publication today by The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) of graduate outcomes data and statistics in 2020/21, Professor Steve West CBE, President of Universities UK and Vice-Chancellor of UWE Bristol, said:

  • 16 May 2023 Media releases
    16 May 2023 Media releases

    International students boost UK economy by £41.9 billion

    New data reveals that the intake of international students in the 2021/22 academic year contributed a huge £41.9 billion to the UK economy.

  • 15 March 2023 News
    15 March 2023 News

    Our statement on the government's plans to increase funding for investment zones

    Responding to the announcement made in the Spring Budget of funding for investment zones, Professor Steve West CBE, President of Universities UK and Vice-Chancellor of UWE Bristol, said: 

  • 13 March 2023 News
    13 March 2023 News

    Investing in University Enterprise Zones (UEZs) could contribute to government goals

    In a recent speech, the Secretary of State for the new Department for Science, Innovation and Technology outlined the department’s “singular goal” of leading the UK to science and technology superpower status by 2030. In the run up to the Spring Budget, Universities UK (UUK) in its latest report calls on the government to invest in University Enterprise Zones and use the UK’s pioneering universities to drive SME growth and rebuild the economy.  

  • 2 February 2023 Media releases
    2 February 2023 Media releases

    Higher education research and innovation in facts and figures

    New report underlines university research and innovation’s central role in delivering government ambitions on growth.

  • 1 February 2023 Media releases
    1 February 2023 Media releases

    Growing degree apprenticeships could be the answer to boosting economic growth in England

    Business leaders, vice-chancellors and political stakeholders came together today at Universities UK’s (UUK) Degree apprenticeships and higher technical education conference, to discuss the benefits of degree apprenticeships. The one-day conference aimed to highlight the importance of degree apprenticeships and the role they can play in developing new skills to boost economic growth.

  • 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. 

  • 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.

  • 4 July 2022 Media releases
    4 July 2022 Media releases

    Universities creating jobs and levelling up

    Universities across the UK are taking part in a week of campaigning activity to highlight their role in local communities, boosting economic growth and creating opportunities for everyone to live longer, more fulfilling lives.

  • 11 April 2022 Media releases
    11 April 2022 Media releases

    Strong demand for graduates amid UK skills shortage

    Our new report reveals strong employer demand for graduates whose future job prospects continue to look bright.

  • 13 January 2022 Media releases
    13 January 2022 Media releases

    Parents back university creative courses, citing benefit to UK economy

    New research shows that UK parents are strongly in favour of university creative courses, recognising their economic benefit and the way in which they power the UK’s creative industries.

  • 29 September 2021 Media releases
    29 September 2021 Media releases

    Huge economic contribution of universities must not be forgotten

    Universities in England contribute around £95 billion* to the economy and support more than 815,000 jobs** across England, new findings by Frontier Economics today reveal.

  • 8 September 2021 Media releases
    8 September 2021 Media releases

    Government urged to support universities to drive recovery of communities and the economy

    University leaders gather for the first time post-pandemic to consider ‘a new chapter’ for higher education.

  • 13 July 2021 Media releases
    13 July 2021 Media releases

    Universities vital to nation's health and wellbeing recovery says Dame Katherine Grainger

    Communities across the UK benefit from their research and access to their sports facilities.

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