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24 February 2022 Media releases

24 February 2022 Media releases

UUK response to government’s announcement on funding for post-18 education

Alistair Jarvis CBE, Chief Executive of Universities UK, responds to the government's announcement.
9 February 2022 Media releases

9 February 2022 Media releases

Student drug use: reducing harm and tackling supply

New taskforce to help universities understand and address drug-use
2 February 2022 Media Releases

2 February 2022 Media Releases

UUK response to Government's Levelling Up White Paper

Responding to the UK Government’s Levelling Up White Paper, Professor Steve West CBE, President of Universities UK and Vice-Chancellor of UWE Bristol, said:
17 January 2022 Media releases

17 January 2022 Media releases

Universities step up efforts to tackle low value degrees

Universities UK has published a new framework to assess the value of university courses to students and wider society.
13 January 2022 Media releases

13 January 2022 Media releases

Parents back university creative courses, citing benefit to UK economy

New research shows that UK parents are strongly in favour of university creative courses, recognising their economic benefit and the way in which they power the UK’s creative industries.
31 December 2021 Media releases

31 December 2021 Media releases

New Year Honours for UUK leaders

Two senior Universities UK leaders are among the recipients from the world of higher education to be recognised in the New Year Honours list for 2022.
15 December 2021 Media Releases

15 December 2021 Media Releases

To make a success of Turing, we need visa reform for exchange students

Without visa reform, important opportunities for students at UK universities to study overseas could be lost.
29 November 2021 Media Releases

29 November 2021 Media Releases

Lessons from the pandemic: making the most of digital technologies

Universities have learned lessons from the pandemic and are harnessing digital technologies alongside in-person teaching to deliver courses best suited to student needs, a Universities UK briefing concludes.
16 November 2021 Media Releases

16 November 2021 Media Releases

Our response to the new Director for Fair Access and Participation announcement

We welcome John Blake to the important role of Director for Fair Access and Participation at the OfS.

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