Shaping the future of Higher Education

The voice of 21st century higher education. We champion, promote and raise awareness of the essential role of modern universities.

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Autumn Budget submission 2026

MillionPlus has submitted its recommendations ahead of the Autumn Budget, calling on the Government to ensure universities are equipped to deliver the skills, research and innovation needed to support economic growth and public service priorities.

MillionPlus announces election of Treasurer and newly appointed Executive Committee members

Buckinghamshire New University joins MillionPlus

The value of Loyalty: how modern universities create local skills ecosystems to drive local economic growth

#ThinkModern Stats & Facts: Innovation, ingenuity and inclusion from Britain’s modern universities

MillionPlus universities

MillionPlus is the Association for Modern Universities in the UK, and the voice of 21st century higher education. Our role is to champion, promote and raise awareness of the essential role of modern universities, and represent the shared missions of our members.

Are placemakers in their local area

Work collaboratively with business and boost the public sector workforce

Drive social mobility

Produce innovative,
applied and translational
researc

Forward looking and
responsive to change

Deliver excellent teaching which provides the skills for students to succeed

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Autumn Budget submission 2026

MillionPlus has submitted its recommendations ahead of the Autumn Budget, calling on the Government to ensure universities are equipped to deliver the skills, research and innovation needed to support economic growth and public service priorities.

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Office for Students consumer and student protection consultation

The Office for Students (OfS) has proposed a new approach to consumer and student protection in English higher education. The consultation set out the background to its proposals, the reasons they proposed to make changes and what OfS expected those changes to achieve.

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Facts and stats: modern universities in Scotland

The annual update of MillionPlus’s facts and stats documemt on modern universities in Scotland sets out the scale and impact of the sector across access, public services, economic growth and research.

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Policy Briefing

‘Loyal’ graduates key to regional economic growth in Scotland

This briefing highlights the important role modern universities play in retaining graduate talent within Scotland’s regions. It shows that modern universities produce a significantly higher proportion of “loyal” graduates—those who study, live and work in the same region after graduation—helping strengthen local economies, support key public services and reduce regional skills inequalities.

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MillionPlus response: International student levy technical consultation

MillionPlus has responded to the Department for Education's consultation on the technical detail of the international student levy. The technical consultation document sought views on the technical detail of the announced policy, in areas including: scope, calculation and payment.

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Edinburgh Napier University — Scottish Policing Academic Centre of Excellence

Edinburgh Napier University has been selected to host Scotland’s Policing Academic Centre of Excellence, reinforcing its position as a national leader in evidence-based policing research.

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