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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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.

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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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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.
12 May 2026 Publications

12 May 2026 Publications

Government must avoid further cuts to public funding for teaching undergraduates

Universities UK is warning government against further cuts to public funding for higher education, as it prepares to make decisions about the level of next years’ Strategic Priorities Grant (SPG) – the main way in which it directly funds undergraduate education.
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.
20 June 2022 Publications

20 June 2022 Publications

Managing risks in international research and innovation

Our publication outlines higher education sector guidance on how universities can manage security risks in their international research and innovation.
30 September 2024 Publications

30 September 2024 Publications

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.
31 October 2025 Funding, finance and operations

31 October 2025 Funding, finance and operations

Our joint letter with the CBI to the Chancellor on the international student levy

Together with the CBI, we’ve written to Chancellor Rachel Reeves to highlight the serious risks posed by the proposed international student levy.
18 February 2026 Publications

18 February 2026 Publications

Our response to the international student levy technical consultation

We have responded to the Department for Education’s consultation on the technical detail of the International Student Levy.
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.
15 October 2025 Funding, finance and operations

15 October 2025 Funding, finance and operations

Our submission to the Autumn Budget 2025

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

Funding, finance and operations

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