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Universities UK

Meetings with ministers

31

In the last 12 months

10

Different ministers

10

Lobbying firms used

1

Meetings with ministers

DateMinisterPurpose, as published
12 May 2026Sarah JonesHome OfficeRoundtable on extremism and Antisemitism in Universities
4 March 2026Jacqui SmithDfEQualification Reform Roundtable
30 January 2026Bridget PhillipsonDfETo discuss UUK proposals for transformation and key issues within Higher Education
14 January 2026Jacqui SmithDfEDinner event hosted by UUK for specialist higher education institutions. Minister Smith attended to share government perspectives on skills, specialisation and funding
10 December 2025Patrick VallanceDSITTo discuss the university sector in the UK
3 December 2025Jacqui SmithDfELife Long Learning Steering Group
11 November 2025Patrick VallanceDSITTo discuss international collaboration
4 November 2025Patrick VallanceDSITTo discuss international collaboration
24 October 2025Bridget PhillipsonDfEMeeting to focus on the rise of antisemitism on university campuses and how to address this
23 October 2025Jacqui SmithDfEVCs Advisory Group meeting
26 September 2025Patrick VallanceDSITIntroduction to the president of Universities UK
4 September 2025Peter KyleDSITAttended Universities UK’s Conference in Exeter where he met Lisa Roberts (UoE president and VC, Vivienne Stern (Chief Exec UUK and Malcolm Press President UUK). He then visited the Exeter Innovation Spinout Showcase at the University of Exeter and the Met Office.
20 August 2025Patrick VallanceDSITTo discuss the future of universities
25 June 2025Jacqui SmithDfETo discuss higher education franchising
13 June 2025Jacqui SmithDfEMeeting with key stakeholder ahead of spending review publication
4 June 2025Gareth ThomasDBTTo discuss the soft power strategy and foreign policy
4 June 2025Jacqui SmithDfETo discuss Immigration White Paper
4 June 2025Maggie JonesDSITTo discuss International Education Strategy
15 May 2025Patrick VallanceDSITTo discuss the higher education sector and the research ecosystem.
12 May 2025Jacqui SmithDfETo discuss Immigration White Paper
26 March 2025Patrick VallanceDSITAttending a roundtable on ensuring a sustainable R&D system.
25 March 2025Patrick VallanceDSITTo discuss upcoming roundtable on a sustainable R&D ecosystem.
29 January 2025Philip HuntDESNZRoundtable to discuss the routes into the nuclear sector, nuclear skills plan and current nuclear skills landscape
2 December 2024Jacqui SmithDfEMeeting to discuss plans for post-16 strategy and how this relates to Higher Education
20 November 2024Jess PhillipsHome OfficeRoundtable to discuss Spiking
30 October 2024Patrick VallanceDSITTo discuss R&D landscape in context of the budget.
21 October 2024Jacqui SmithDfEInaugural meeting of the new Skills Advisory Group to introduce the Minister, discuss the purpose of the groups and to give updates on skills reform and discuss the Skills England report
17 October 2024Jacqui SmithDfETo discuss government work in the Higher Education sector
2 October 2024Jacqui SmithDfETo discuss the Freedom of Speech Act
3 September 2024Nick Thomas-SymondsCabinet OfficeMeeting with the Domestic Advisory Group of stakeholders that Ministers meet on a regular basis as required under the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
27 August 2024Patrick VallanceDSITTo discuss universities and R&D.

Consultant lobbying firms

  • Arden Strategies Limited
    July to September 2024
About these records. Each row is one entry in a minister’s published meetings return, so a meeting with two ministers appears once for each. Dates and purposes are shown as the department published them. Published under these names too: “Universities UK (UUK)”. Sources: GOV.UK ministers’ meetings transparency returns and the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists quarterly returns, both under the Open Government Licence v3.0.