Equality, diversity and inclusion

We believe that anyone who would benefit from a university education should have access to one. But more than that, we want to support our members in creating inclusive environments where all students enjoy their experience and achieve their study and career goals.

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26 October 2022 Opinion

To kickstart growth in left-behind areas, we need to empower universities

The UK is facing crisis. To build a strategic response, the government must embed universities at the centre of local and national growth strategy.

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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.

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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 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.
31 August 2022 Media releases

31 August 2022 Media releases

Universities step-up focus on spiking prevention and response

A new practice note will today be published by Universities UK to help universities prepare, ahead of the start of the academic year, for any reported spiking incidents.
31 August 2022 Publications

31 August 2022 Publications

Spiking: what universities can do

Our practice note to support universities’ response to spiking as we enter the 2022–23 academic year.
25 July 2022 Media releases

25 July 2022 Media releases

Universities to share more information on the outcomes of harassment cases

Our new publication helps universities be more transparent in how they handle and respond to harassment complaints made by students and staff.
25 July 2022 Publications

25 July 2022 Publications

Changing the culture: sharing personal data in harassment cases

Our sector guidance to increase understanding around when it is appropriate to share personal data when managing harassment complaints.
21 July 2022 Publications

21 July 2022 Publications

Closing the gap: three years on

What progress have universities made so far on ethnicity degree awarding gaps, and what more do they need to do?
27 June 2022 Opinion

27 June 2022 Opinion

How can universities better support trans students?

George Virgo, Part-Time Officer at the University of Manchester Students’ Union, makes the case for the need to support trans students.
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.

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