Universities UK: The charity that's received over £17m in taxpayer funding since 2019

But the Government "cannot afford to neglect" the Higher Education sector, says its CEO

Sep 09, 2024

“We cannot afford to neglect [the Higher Education] sector”, were the wise words of Vivienne Stern, CEO of Universities UK, on X today.

Damn straight. If it wasn’t for universities, after all, we’d have never had research on “Menstruation at the Movies”, “gay ‘pig’ masculinities” and “pregnant men”, among other groundbreaking discoveries.

In her X video, Stern made clear that “Universities are a 'profit centre' for the country”, and that the Government can’t afford not to invest in them.

Very true…

But tragically universities have been ravaged by cuts, just like every other taxpayer-funded institution in Britain.

Take University UK’s accounts on the Charity Commission. It’s had to make do with a measly £3.82 million in government contracts and £13m in government grants since 2019 - just over £17 million in total.

Hashtag: austerity!

Please pray for everyone in the sector, especially Universities UK - whose charity work is desperately needed.

Otherwise, how would we know that universities are amazing?

And that we should give them more money?

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