Research and innovation

We help universities secure the resources they need to carry out cutting-edge research. We also provide leadership in areas such as researcher career development and research integrity.

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24 Apr 2020 Publications

Concordat for the advancement of knowledge exchange in higher education

The concordat aims to enhance knowledge exchange within universities.

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27 Feb 2020 Media releases

Universities UK response to UK-EU trade negotiations proposals

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30 Jan 2020 Publications

30 Jan 2020 Publications

Knowledge exchange concordat: summary of consultation responses

This report provides a summary of the findings from a consultation on the draft Knowledge exchange concordat.
25 Oct 2019 Publications

25 Oct 2019 Publications

The concordat for research integrity

The commitments within the concordat call on universities, research institutes and individual researchers to ensure their work is underpinned by rigorous high standards. This issue of research integrity must be continually revisited, to guarantee its principles are understood and accepted and that newly-introduced ethical, legal and professional obligations are met.
25 Oct 2019 Media releases

25 Oct 2019 Media releases

Updated concordat must be followed if research is to be trusted

UUK has reaffirmed its pledge to the revised concordat to support research integrity.
8 Oct 2019 Publications

8 Oct 2019 Publications

Open access and monographs evidence review

An evidence review on academic book publishing in the UK.
2 Sep 2019 Commitee

2 Sep 2019 Commitee

Copyright in the higher education sector

We established a copyright working group with GuildHE, the Copyright Negotiating and Advisory Committee (CNAC). The group is responsible for all copyright matters that affect the higher education sector.
3 May 2019 Publications

3 May 2019 Publications

Concordat for the advancement of Knowledge Exchange in Higher Education in England

Proposal for a Knowledge Exchange (KE) Concordat for universities in England.
28 Mar 2019 Publications

28 Mar 2019 Publications

UUK open access monographs group: open access and monographs

A report on the future of open access policy for monographs.
20 Jul 2018 Publications

20 Jul 2018 Publications

UUK Open Access Coordination Group: recommendations and guidelines for best practice

A series of reports promoting the understanding of the benefits of open access publishing.
5 Dec 2017 Publications

5 Dec 2017 Publications

Monitoring the transition to open access: December 2017

37% of research outputs are freely available to the world immediately at publication.