Funding, finance and operations

Higher education institutes face complex financial and operational challenges. We work on a range of activities to support them, from campaigning for sustainable funding to giving guidance on security risks.

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24 July 2024 Media releases

New paper to set out the role of universities in addressing the government's priorities

A group of experts will outline the role universities can play in powering the new government’s growth strategy and creating opportunity.

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29 May 2024 Publications

Our response to the Office for Students’ call for evidence on its approach to public grant funding

We’ve responded to the Office for Students call for evidence on its approach to public grant funding.

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23 February 2024 Publications

23 February 2024 Publications

Opportunity and growth: a manifesto from Universities UK

The UK’s universities are a success story and one of the UK’s greatest assets. We’re calling on political parties to commit to policies in their manifestos to help our universities continue to transform lives.
30 January 2024 Explainer

30 January 2024 Explainer

Are universities letting international students in on lower grades?

Recent headlines have argued that international students are buying their way into UK universities through back door routes. But is this true? Director of Universities UK International, Jamie Arrowsmith, fact checks these claims.
12 January 2024 Publications

12 January 2024 Publications

Financial sustainability of UK universities: PwC findings

Independent review by PwC into the financial sustainability challenges that our members are currently facing and may face in the future.
7 September 2023 Publications

7 September 2023 Publications

Sustainable university funding

Universities are critical to our economy and society – whether that’s developing the skills our economy needs to the next medical breakthrough.
7 September 2023 Opinion

7 September 2023 Opinion

Does the university funding system work well?

We asked experts in the sector whether they think the university funding system works well and what could be improved.
7 September 2023 Opinion

7 September 2023 Opinion

Do we need to rethink student tuition and maintenance loans?

We asked experts on whether the current funding system for student tuition and maintenance loans need to change.
7 September 2023 Opinion

7 September 2023 Opinion

Is university research well-funded?

We asked experts on whether they think university research is well funded and how universities can continue to produce high-quality research.
7 September 2023 Opinion

7 September 2023 Opinion

What’s next for university funding?

Following our previous work on funding, we asked experts what's next for university funding.
5 September 2023 Media releases

5 September 2023 Media releases

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.

Funding, finance and operations

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