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7 Dec 2021 News

7 Dec 2021 News

We support the Technician Commitment

Today we have become a formal supporter of the Technician Commitment. The initiative aims to make sure there is visibility, recognition, career development and sustainability for technicians working in higher education and research.
1 Dec 2021 UUKi publications

1 Dec 2021 UUKi publications

International Facts and Figures 2021

International Facts and Figures is our annual snapshot of the international dimensions of UK higher education.
30 Nov 2021 Publications

30 Nov 2021 Publications

Delivering a fresh approach to access and participation

The challenges to education brought about by the pandemic provide an opportunity to take a fresh look at how universities in England can best deliver on access and participation and accelerate education recovery.
30 Nov 2021 Case studies

30 Nov 2021 Case studies

Case studies for a new approach to university access, participation and success

Universities have extensive structures, partnerships and programmes in place to support university access, participation and success for all students, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
29 Nov 2021 News

29 Nov 2021 News

Alistair Jarvis to join University of London in June 2022

Alistair Jarvis, our Chief Executive since 2017, will be leaving us in June next year to take up a new role at the University of London as Pro Vice-Chancellor Partnerships and Governance.
29 Nov 2021 International student recruitment

29 Nov 2021 International student recruitment

UUKi responds to record high number of annual Sponsored study visas granted

The latest migration stats show a positive picture for the UK's international student recruitment landscape.
Simon Lebus

Senior Adviser to Duolingo

Simon Lebus is a Senior Adviser to Duolingo. Previously he has spent time as Chief Regulator at Ofqual and was for sixteen years from 2002 to 2018 Chief Executive at Cambridge Assessment. In addition to his work with Duolingo he also sits on the Board of a number of education technology companies.
29 Nov 2021 UUKi blog

29 Nov 2021 UUKi blog

Securing the global talent pipeline through digital English assessments
29 Nov 2021 Media Releases

29 Nov 2021 Media Releases

Lessons from the pandemic: making the most of digital technologies

Universities have learned lessons from the pandemic and are harnessing digital technologies alongside in-person teaching to deliver courses best suited to student needs, a Universities UK briefing concludes.
29 Nov 2021 Long read

29 Nov 2021 Long read

Lessons from the pandemic: making the most of technologies in teaching

A briefing on how universities are approaching using technology in teaching and learning since the Covid-19 pandemic.
25 Nov 2021 Opinion

25 Nov 2021 Opinion

In conversation with: Baroness Valerie Amos

We sat down with Baroness Valerie Amos to discuss her career, her reflections on #ClosingtheGap, and the work she's been doing to combat racial inequality.
24 Nov 2021 Media Releases

24 Nov 2021 Media Releases

Our response to the new Director for Fair Access and Participation announcement

In response to the appointment of John Blake as the Director for Fair Access and Participation, and government plans on student outcomes, Professor Steve West CBE, President of Universities UK and Vice-Chancellor of UWE Bristol, said:
22 Nov 2021 Research and innovation

22 Nov 2021 Research and innovation

Concordats and agreements

Concordats are agreed sets of expectations for the conditions under which research and innovation happen. They cover a wide range of issues that support researchers and have been developed in response to different challenges and opportunities. We contribute to concordats and help government and universities implement them.
22 Nov 2021 Explainer

22 Nov 2021 Explainer

How can we make a real change to research culture in the UK?

Professor Julia Buckingham CBE, Vice-Chancellor and President of Brunel University London, makes the case for the importance of the Researcher Development Concordat.
Professor Julia Buckingham CBE

Vice-Chancellor of Brunel University London
Baroness Valerie Amos

Master of University College, Oxford

Baroness Valerie Amos is Master of University College, Oxford.
17 Nov 2021 Teaching, learning and quality

17 Nov 2021 Teaching, learning and quality

Skills and Post-16 Education Bill second reading briefing

A parliamentary briefing on the Skills and Post-16 Education Bill second reading in the House of Commons.
12 Jan 2022 Webinar

12 Jan 2022 Webinar

Immigration routes to the UK for international researchers - short-term mobility

Join this webinar to learn more about the immigration routes which could enable you to undertake periods of short-term mobility in the UK.
15 Nov 2021 News

15 Nov 2021 News

Partnership announcement: UUK and Ahead by Bett

Higher education institutions around the world are working fast to adapt to new ways of teaching and learning.
12 Nov 2021 UUKi blog

12 Nov 2021 UUKi blog

The internationalisation and climate change conundrum

Try as I might, it's been hard to track progress at COP26 from home, attempting to follow things, to get to grip with what happens in the various ‘zones’, the sheer number of topics being addressed, the negotiations, the daily announcements. What constitutes a meaningful commitment and what is simply spin? The complexity of the issues and implications of what is at stake feels overwhelming and the latest predictions and indications of the world being on course for 2.4°C warming (or possibly more) are terrifying. There are tensions everywhere you look and at one level there are no easy answers.