What we do

The CUC works with the UK Higher Education sector and stakeholders to support the advancement of education, governance excellence and the effective stewardship of Higher Education Institution stakeholder funds. We bring together governing body Chairs to share information, experience and advice on university governance issues in a supportive environment and work with both members and sector bodies to develop their working knowledge and skills through development programmes and publications.

Most of our work is centred on the delivery of our education, learning and development programme which includes:

  • providing information and guidance. The CUC is responsible for producing the Higher Education of Code of Governance alongside a collection of supplementary publications to guide chairs when considering arrangements at their individual institutions. This also includes provides benchmarking information on sensitive topics such as executive pay.
  • supporting the continuous professional development of Chairs (and their governing bodies) to enable them to fulfil their responsibilities at the highest level; this includes but is not limited to:
    • providing a source of peer-to-peer support for Chairs;
    • encouraging collaboration between Chairs where possible and desirable;
    • informing Chairs of developments affecting higher education;
    • facilitating discussions between Chairs on key issues affecting Higher Education providers to enhance understanding and improve their effectiveness;
    • liaising with other bodies on issues arising from the core concerns of governing bodies to develop its programme of education, learning and development;
    • explaining the importance of accountability to stakeholders and society;
  • promoting effective stewardship of Higher Education Providers, ensuring proper and effective use of stakeholder funds;
  • engaging with other bodies to influence governance policy and develop its programme of education, learning and development

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