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We produce publications on a wide range of policy areas. They provide evidence-based recommendations and information for universities and policymakers.

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29 November 2024 Impact of universities

Our response to the UK government’s consultation, ‘Invest 2035: the UK’s modern industrial strategy’

Our response sets out how the role of universities in supporting local and national growth underpins the missions the government has identified as its priorities.

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6 March 2024 Teaching, learning and quality

Our responses to Office for Students consultations on free speech

We’ve responded to the Office for Students (OfS) consultations on their free speech complaints scheme and the regulation of students’ unions in relation to freedom of speech.

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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.
7 February 2025 Funding, finance and operations

7 February 2025 Funding, finance and operations

Our submission to the Comprehensive Spending Review 2025

Our submission sets out recommendations for the government at the Comprehensive Spending Review, focused on growth, opportunity, and sustainability.
26 October 2022 Research and innovation

26 October 2022 Research and innovation

Our universities: generating growth and opportunity

Our universities generate growth and opportunity across the UK. They bring jobs, investment and facilities to our local communities, and will be at the heart of addressing economic and social disparities. But to do more, we need the government to work with universities.
19 January 2023 Teaching, learning and quality

19 January 2023 Teaching, learning and quality

Our work on degree classification standards

This page brings together our work to protect degree standards since 2018.
21 July 2020 Teaching, learning and quality

21 July 2020 Teaching, learning and quality

Principles for effective degree algorithm design

A new set of principles for effective degree algorithm design to protect the value of qualifications.
5 September 2023 Teaching, learning and quality

5 September 2023 Teaching, learning and quality

Regulatory burden: what's the impact?

Moorhouse Consulting was commissioned by Universities UK (UUK) to assess the regulatory burden of registration with the Office for Students (OfS) for universities in England.
2 February 2023 Research and innovation

2 February 2023 Research and innovation

Research and innovation facts and figures: 2022

The UK's research is world-leading and internationally excellent. The latest data shows that universities are at the heart of research and innovation across the country.
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.
9 March 2022 Research and innovation

9 March 2022 Research and innovation

Research concordats and agreements review - Phase 2

Commissioned by Universities UK, UK Research and Innovation and the Wellcome Trust, the second phase of the Concordats and Agreements Review (CAR), brought together the initiative owners and the research and innovation (R&I) community to look for potential future alignments to increase influence, capacity, and efficiency across the landscape.

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