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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.
21 June 2023 Publications

21 June 2023 Publications

Impact of universities: in numbers

Our universities are a national asset. They give opportunities, grow the economy, solve global challenges, and equip graduates with skills for the future. We’ve set out the most compelling evidence behind the impact of universities.
11 May 2022 UUKi blog

11 May 2022 UUKi blog

Is there hope on the Horizon or is the UK going its own way?

Following nearly 18 months of stalemate, we are closer than ever to the UK deciding to go its own way, but there is still time to rescue the deal.
1 March 2023 UUKi news

1 March 2023 UUKi news

Joint R&D sector statement on association to EU programmes

Following the agreement in principle reached by the UK and EU regarding the Windsor Framework, representatives of the UK, Irish and wider European research, innovation and business communities have signed a joint statement urging rapid progress on UK association to EU programmes, including Horizon Europe, Copernicus and Euratom:
2 March 2023 UUKi news

2 March 2023 UUKi news

Joint Statement on the association of the United Kingdom and Switzerland to Horizon Europe

With this Joint Statement, we – the undersigned European university umbrella organisations – want to express our concerns on the lack of progress and clarity regarding the association of the United Kingdom and Switzerland to the Horizon Europe research framework programme. Two years have passed since the start of the programme without any progress and the delay is causing damage to existing research partnerships between EU, UK, and Swiss knowledge institutions
24 July 2024 Media releases

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.
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.
8 February 2022 UUKi news

8 February 2022 UUKi news

Research and Innovation community urges European leaders to take action on Horizon Europe

A new campaign asks European leaders to place science collaboration before politics, as the UK’s and Switzerland's participation in the EU's world-leading research and innovation programme Horizon Europe hangs in the balance.
17 March 2023 UUKi blog

17 March 2023 UUKi blog

The importance of Official Development Assistance (ODA) funding

Research and innovation collaboration with countries across the globe is of fundamental importance if the UK wants to become a science superpower. This includes developing equitable partnerships with countries in the Global South. Through ODA funding, the UK is able to collaborate with these countries to solve global challenges.
29 July 2021 UUKi publications

29 July 2021 UUKi publications

UK research and development funding in higher education: The impact of ODA funding

This report shows the impact of ODA R&D funding on UK universities and their partners, and how the UK can continue to use ODA R&D with developing countries in support of the UN SDGs and UK strategic priorities.
16 September 2025 International

16 September 2025 International

UK-France Science, Innovation, and Technology pump-priming scheme – call two

Universities UK International (UUKi) has opened a second round of the UK-France Science, Innovation, and Technology pump-priming grants scheme.
7 March 2023 UUKi blog

7 March 2023 UUKi blog

Universities and foreign direct investment: what, why and how?

Universities are major players in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI), bringing in over a billion pounds in international business investment every year through their R&D and contributing to the government’s Science Superpower agenda. But often the shape, scale and impact of this investment is hard to describe at a sector level due to incomplete data and the variety of ways in which universities work with overseas business partners.

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