Knowledge exchange is a collaborative and creative effort that helps knowledge and research to make a positive impact in society and the economy. This review of the Knowledge Exchange Concordat – an initiative to support universities in their knowledge exchange activities – looks at the results and gives recommendations for next steps.
Maintaining the value of a degree is a priority for universities.
As we emerge from the pandemic, now is an opportunity to reaffirm and strengthen our commitments to fair, transparent and reliable degree classification.
Our publication outlines higher education sector guidance on how universities can manage security risks in their international research and innovation.
This parliamentary briefing provides a short summary of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill, as well as those areas where we feel further clarification and assurances are required.
Our report tackles the misperceptions that there are too many graduates, not enough jobs for them, and that some degrees have little value for employers.
Universities UK, UK Research and Innovation and the Wellcome Trust commissioned Basis Social to gather insights on the adoption and impact of various concordats and agreements currently in place across the UK’s research landscape.
There have been growing concerns about cases of staff-to-student sexual misconduct in higher education. This is our guidance for universities on how to prevent and respond to these cases.
The National Security and Investment (NSI) Act gives the government the right to look into and sometimes ban certain business transactions that involve sectors of the economy seen as sensitive to national security.
Data collection can be a significant burden for universities, and we welcome changes proposed by the Office for Students (OfS) which will reduce this burden.
Since the early 2000s, there has been a steady increase in the proportion of first and 2:1 awards. What have universities been doing to make sure students can take pride in their achievements?