University funding

Sustainable funding is essential for universities. We identify risks to the financial health of the sector and influence policy to help our members be financially sustainable.

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15 October 2025 Publications

15 October 2025 Publications

Our submission to the Autumn Budget 2025

Investment in higher education at the Autumn Budget will be crucial to supporting the government’s missions.
7 February 2025 Publications

7 February 2025 Publications

Our submission to the Comprehensive Spending Review 2025

Our submission sets out recommendations for the government at the Comprehensive Spending Review, focused on growth, opportunity, and sustainability.
30 September 2024 Equality, diversity and inclusion

30 September 2024 Equality, diversity and inclusion

Opportunity, growth and partnership: a blueprint for change

Our blueprint to create a UK university sector that's better in ten years’ time than it is today.
29 May 2024 Funding, finance and operations

29 May 2024 Funding, finance and operations

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.
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.
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

Universities UK strategic plan 2024–2030

A Common Cause: Thriving universities, serving society
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.
13 December 2021 Data

13 December 2021 Data

Higher education in facts and figures: 2021

An overview of the data on students, staff and university finances from our member institutions.
19 October 2019 Publications

19 October 2019 Publications

A guide to presenting institutional financial information to students

This guide is to help and support universities in explaining financial information to students.

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