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3 Aug 2022 Explainer

3 Aug 2022 Explainer

Grade inflation: what can universities do about it?

Universities have committed to reversing grade inflation. What does that mean for the higher education sector?
5 Jul 2022 Media releases

5 Jul 2022 Media releases

A return to pre-pandemic ‘upper’ degree awarding promised by universities in England

Universities in England have committed to reversing pandemic grade inflation in first and 2.1 degrees. In a first of its kind statement Universities UK (UUK) and GuildHE members have committed to return to pre-pandemic levels of ‘upper’ degree classification by 2023.
5 Jul 2022 Teaching, learning and quality

5 Jul 2022 Teaching, learning and quality

After the pandemic: our commitment to degree classifications

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.
10 Jun 2022 Publications

10 Jun 2022 Publications

Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill – third reading

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.
9 Jun 2022 Publications

9 Jun 2022 Publications

Our response to the Office for Students supplementary consultation on publishing information about higher education providers

We have opposed proposals that would see the Office for Students (OfS) move towards a blanket approach to publishing information about providers.
11 May 2022 Opinion

11 May 2022 Opinion

Why student number caps will hurt everyone, not just universities

New proposals will make widening participation and levelling up even harder says our President, Professor Steve West CBE.
9 May 2022 Ways of learning

9 May 2022 Ways of learning

Parliamentary briefing: higher education reform consultation

A parliamentary briefing outlining our response to the government’s consultation on higher education reforms.
9 May 2022 Media releases

9 May 2022 Media releases

Capping student numbers a flawed and backward move, university leaders warn

University leaders are warning that proposed reforms to post 18 education and funding in England would turn back the clock on social mobility while limiting the government’s own levelling up agenda.
9 May 2022 Publications

9 May 2022 Publications

Our response to the higher education reform consultation

We’ve responded to the UK Government’s consultation on higher education reform.
2 May 2022 Publications

2 May 2022 Publications

Our response to the consultation on the lifelong loan entitlement (LLE)

We’ve responded to the UK Government’s consultation on its plans for a lifelong loan entitlement (LLE) from 2025.
2 May 2022 Media releases

2 May 2022 Media releases

University leaders support much-needed flexible learning revolution

University leaders are backing reforms in England that would allow people to upskill and retrain through flexible higher education courses.
20 Apr 2022 Opinion

20 Apr 2022 Opinion

What did I gain from my graduate degree?

MA Creative Writing and Publishing graduate Carlene Fraser-Harris shares her university experience.
13 Apr 2022 News

13 Apr 2022 News

Our new role as secretariat of the UK Standing Committee for Quality Assessment

We are now the independent secretariat of the UK Standing Committee for Quality Assessment. The UKSCQA brings together academics and students as well as partners from across the sector and provides oversight of higher education quality assessment arrangements.
11 Apr 2022 Publications

11 Apr 2022 Publications

Busting graduate job myths

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.
16 Mar 2022 Opinion

16 Mar 2022 Opinion

What does the future of digital learning look like?

Dr Ann Thanaraj from Teesside University takes a look at how universities can prepare their students for the future.
15 Mar 2022 Publications

15 Mar 2022 Publications

Our responses to the Office for Students' consultations on student outcomes, Teaching and Excellence Framework, and the construction of indicators

Read our briefing covering our five main asks for each consultation.
15 Mar 2022 Media releases

15 Mar 2022 Media releases

Excessive admin will take focus away from teaching, universities warn regulator

Today [Tuesday 15 March 2022] we responded to three consultations launched by the Office for Students (OfS) on 20 January 2022.
25 Feb 2022 Explainer

25 Feb 2022 Explainer

What do government changes to education mean for universities?

The government’s response to the post-18 review of education and funding arrived yesterday, over four years since the review was first announced. Julie Tam, Deputy Director of Policy at UUK, looks at what it means for universities.
24 Feb 2022 Media releases

24 Feb 2022 Media releases

UUK response to government’s announcement on funding for post-18 education

Alistair Jarvis CBE, Chief Executive of Universities UK, responds to the government's announcement.
15 Feb 2022 Publications

15 Feb 2022 Publications

Graduate employment: its limits in measuring the value of higher education

The pros and cons of using graduate employment measures as a way to measure the benefits of higher education.