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Maintaining strong relationships with the government and parliament in Westminster helps us clearly communicate the needs of our members and improves governance of UK higher education.
Our political affairs team provides direct contact between political decision makers and influencers, and the wider organisation.
We communicate UUK’s policy analysis to a political audience, pulling out politically relevant recommendations and feeding them into parliamentary activity. We also highlight the public good of our universities – for individuals, communities, the economy and society.
In a crowded space, our political affairs team makes sure the higher education sector’s concerns and ambitions are understood by the government and parliament.
Our goal is not only to support the collective strength of UK-wide higher education but also celebrate national and regional differences. We work with the UK government on policies which affect the whole of the UK, and on policy areas for English universities and Northern Ireland. Meanwhile, specific work on devolved policy issues is undertaken by Universities Scotland and Universities Wales.
We also provide the secretariat for the All-Party Parliamentary University Group.
We also provide advice to members on political priorities and opportunities as they arise.
Our monthly updates are a great way for you to stay up to date with our work, events, and higher education news.