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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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20 May 2019 Teaching, learning and quality

Degree classification: statement of intent

A statement of intent on degree classifications in UK higher education.

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10 July 2026 Teaching, learning and quality

10 July 2026 Teaching, learning and quality

Contextual admissions guidance: a joint project by UUK, UCAS and The Sutton Trust

Naomi Abayasekara, Policy Adviser and project lead, explains how UUK, UCAS and The Sutton Trust are working together to make contextual admissions clearer and more transparent for applicants.
21 July 2022 Equality, diversity and inclusion

21 July 2022 Equality, diversity and inclusion

Closing the gap: three years on

What progress have universities made so far on ethnicity degree awarding gaps, and what more do they need to do?
9 June 2017 Research and innovation

9 June 2017 Research and innovation

Briefing: Implementation of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017

In April 2017, the Higher Education and Research Act received royal assent.
2 May 2019 Equality, diversity and inclusion

2 May 2019 Equality, diversity and inclusion

Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic student attainment at UK universities: closing the gap

An attainment gap between students of different ethnicities exists at the vast majority of universities.
16 May 2022 International

16 May 2022 International

Attracting and retaining international talent

Our priorities for immigration reform across different career stages.
5 July 2022 Teaching, learning and quality

5 July 2022 Teaching, learning and quality

After the pandemic: our commitment to degree classifications

Maintaining the value of a degree is a priority for universities. As we emerge from the pandemic, now is an opportunity to reaffirm and strengthen our commitments to fair, transparent and reliable degree classification.
19 October 2019 Funding, finance and operations

19 October 2019 Funding, finance and operations

A guide to presenting institutional financial information to students

This guide is to help and support universities in explaining financial information to students.
23 February 2024 Equality, diversity and inclusion

23 February 2024 Equality, diversity and inclusion

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.

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