The National Centre for Universities and Business

Join us for the launch of NCUB’s State of the Relationship report 2025 — our flagship annual publication showcasing collaboration between universities and businesses across the UK.

Date: Tuesday 2 December 2025
Time: 10.30 – 2.00pm
Location: King’s College London and online

The OECD’s Education at a Glance 2025 is out — often called the most comprehensive global snapshot of education systems.

📖 Read our full digest, by NCUB's Principal Economist, Jorge Velez here: www.ncub.co.uk/insight/uk-h...

What does the cabinet reshuffle mean for NCUB stakeholders? - National Centre for Universities & Business Last Friday afternoon, following the resignation of the Deputy Prime Minister, the government announced a major reshuffle.

The government’s major reshuffle, following the Deputy Prime Minister’s resignation, goes far beyond the Cabinet.

At NCUB, we welcome a dynamic government, but these changes come with risks.

Read our full digest here: www.ncub.co.uk/insight/what...

On Wednesday, we had a fantastic afternoon with the Business Engagement & Knowledge Exchange team at The University of Manchester, who hosted konfer.

It’s always inspiring to see collaboration between universities and businesses in action – bringing ideas, expertise, and opportunities together.

UK R&D spending falls by £2.8 billion in real terms since 2021, raising concerns over growth ambitions - National Centre for Universities & Business New figures released today reveal that total spending on research and development (R&D) across the UK economy – known as Gross Expenditure on R&D (GERD) – fell by 2% in real terms in 2023 compared to ...

📉 New figures show the UK’s total R&D investment fell by 2% in real terms in 2023 – the second consecutive annual drop – with spending now £2.8bn lower than in 2021.

Read our full response here: www.ncub.co.uk/insight/uk-r...

Congratulations to students who have just received their A-Level results!

Demand for skills in Industrial Strategy sectors will rise 15% in the next five years. Today’s results are great news not only for students, but for the UK’s talent pipeline, employers and economy.

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NCUB urges expansion of advanced skills and apprenticeships to meet 2030 workforce needs - National Centre for Universities & Business Demand for skills across the Industrial Strategy sectors will grow by 15% in the coming five years, an assessment of skills needs by Skills England has predicted.

Skills demand in UK growth sectors will rise 15% in 5 years — but the skills gap is already limiting innovation.

Full response: www.ncub.co.uk/insight/ncub...

(Episode 122) From academia to industry and back again with the National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB) Quickly and easily listen to Research Culture Uncovered for free!

From academia to industry and back again

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We loved this episode of @researcherdevleeds.bsky.social‬’s Research Culture Uncovered podcast (and not just because @ncub.bsky.social's Danni Croucher gives us a mention 😉) that explores researcher career mobility!