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10 October 2025 Teaching, learning and quality

Delivering a joined-up post-16 skills system

The Post-16 Education and Skills white paper presents a unique opportunity to explore how universities and colleges can work together in partnership and within a national system.

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1 October 2025 Teaching, learning and quality

Our response to the Office for Students’ consultation on new requirements for the oversight of subcontractual arrangements

Our response to the OfS consultation proposing a new condition of registration (condition E8).

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30 September 2025 Publications

30 September 2025 Publications

Universities’ civic role: an explainer

The civic role of universities within their communities and beyond is a cornerstone for delivering local economic growth, developing key skills, creating vibrant and attractive places, and serving local community needs.
11 September 2025 Research and innovation

11 September 2025 Research and innovation

Research at risk: impacts of financial constraints on UK universities

Financial pressures are threatening the sustainability of UK university research.
22 July 2025 Quality and standards

22 July 2025 Quality and standards

Our response to the Office for Students ‘Call for Evidence: Regional Access Partnerships’

We have responded to the Office for Students ‘Call for Evidence: Regional Access Partnerships’.
2 June 2025 Funding, finance and operations

2 June 2025 Funding, finance and operations

Transformation and Efficiency Taskforce: Towards a new era of collaboration

The report, 'Towards a New Era of Collaboration' is the result of work initiated by Universities UK and led by independent Chair Sir Nigel Carrington.
27 May 2025 Publications

27 May 2025 Publications

Why universities are critical to an industrial strategy

We've set out what universities can offer to the UK Government's industrial strategy and individual sector plans to deliver it.
31 March 2025 Quality and standards

31 March 2025 Quality and standards

Our response to the Department for Education’s (DfE) consultation ‘Strengthening oversight of partnership delivery in higher education’

We have responded to the Department for Education’s (DfE) consultation ‘Strengthening oversight of partnership delivery in higher education’.
10 March 2025 Impact of universities

10 March 2025 Impact of universities

How graduate skills power their future success and the UK's economic growth

Our analysis of government data shows that higher education gives graduates the skills to get good jobs and create economic growth.
6 March 2025 Research and innovation

6 March 2025 Research and innovation

Investing in ideas: why supporting university research and development matters

University research makes a real difference to people’s lives. It expands our knowledge, solves today’s biggest challenges, and leads to the inventions that drive future growth and prosperity. 
17 February 2025 Publications

17 February 2025 Publications

Our response to the Office for Students (OfS) consultation on OfS strategy for 2025 to 2030

We welcome the opportunity to engage with the Office for Students in the development of its new strategy for 2025-30.

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