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3 October 2018 Funding, finance and operations

Statement of recommended practice: accounting for further and higher education

Statements of Recommended Practice (SORPs) set out current best accounting practice for specialised industries or sectors. The Further and Higher Education SORP combines the requirements of institutions of both further and higher education in the UK.

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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.

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13 December 2021 Data

13 December 2021 Data

Higher education in facts and figures: 2021

An overview of the data on students, staff and university finances from our member institutions.
9 February 2022 Publications

9 February 2022 Publications

The National Security and Investment Act: guidance for universities

The National Security and Investment (NSI) Act gives the government the right to look into and sometimes ban certain business transactions that involve sectors of the economy seen as sensitive to national security.
20 June 2022 Funding, finance and operations

20 June 2022 Funding, finance and operations

Managing risks in international research and innovation

Our publication outlines higher education sector guidance on how universities can manage security risks in their international research and innovation.
7 September 2023 Funding, finance and operations

7 September 2023 Funding, finance and operations

Sustainable university funding

Universities are critical to our economy and society – whether that’s developing the skills our economy needs to the next medical breakthrough.
7 September 2023 Publications

7 September 2023 Publications

Universities UK strategic plan 2024–2030

A Common Cause: Thriving universities, serving society
12 January 2024 Publications

12 January 2024 Publications

Financial sustainability of UK universities: PwC findings

Independent review by PwC into the financial sustainability challenges that our members are currently facing and may face in the future.
23 February 2024 Publications

23 February 2024 Publications

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.
29 May 2024 Publications

29 May 2024 Publications

Our response to the Office for Students’ call for evidence on its approach to public grant funding

We’ve responded to the Office for Students call for evidence on its approach to public grant funding.
30 September 2024 Publications

30 September 2024 Publications

Opportunity, growth and partnership: a blueprint for change

Our blueprint to create a UK university sector that's better in ten years’ time than it is today.

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