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Managing grade inflation and demonstrating student improvement

1 June 2018

Regulation of higher education Student experience

Teaching Excellence Framework Graduates

UUK's William Hammonds provides an update on UUK's work with QAA, GuildHE and the UKSCQA to explore how to address concerns around grade inflation.

Higher education: a diverse range of opportunities for everyone

8 May 2018

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Social action Social mobility Access

UUK's Dan Hurley on the wide range of opportunities higher education provides, and what the Office for Students can do to help universities make further progress on social mobility.

'Opportunity for everyone' shows how universities are opening their doors, but they must build on this for faster change

1 May 2018

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Social mobility Social action

On the launch of UUK's 'Opportunity for everyone' campaign, Chris Millward, the Director of Fair Access and Participation at the Office for Students, urges all universities to continue making progress.

Management degree apprenticeships: the UK’s engine room where overalls are not required

26 April 2018

Innovation, growth and skills

Degree apprenticeships

Petra Wilton of the Chartered Management Institute on why the Reform think-tank's recent criticism of degree apprenticeships is misplaced.

Employment data reveals added 'value' for graduates

25 April 2018

Innovation, growth and skills Student experience

UUK's Greg Wade looks at yesterday's Graduate Labour Market Statistics, and what they mean for graduates and the UK economy.

Freedom of speech at universities includes the right to protest

27 March 2018

Regulation of higher education Student experience

Equality Freedom of speech

UUK Director of Policy Chris Hale assesses the Joint Committee on Human Rights report on free speech in universities.

Subject-level TEF – a done deal or the start of a consultation?

12 March 2018

Regulation of higher education

Teaching Teaching Excellence Framework

Today saw a lot of media coverage and fanfare around a new 'degree course ranking' system. In reality, this was simply the launch of a long-awaited consultation on how to implement a subject-level version of the Teaching Excellence Framework.

The Office for Students – finally starting to focus on students?

28 February 2018

Regulation of higher education

UUK Programme Manager, William Hammonds, writes on new the regulatory framework for the Office for Students which comes into effect from April 2018.

Understanding student suicide

16 February 2018

Health and social care

John de Pury, UUK's policy lead on mental health, discusses the issue of student suicide, including suicide prevention and response.

Social mobility must underpin higher education

5 February 2018

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Social mobility Part-time study Access

Peter Horrocks, Vice-Chancellor of the Open University, argues that the Office for Students now has a golden opportunity to put social mobility at the heart of its mission.