Philanthropy is a growing and increasingly significant income stream for the UK higher education sector. In this context it is important that the practice of fundraising and the relationships between institutions and donors respect inherent principles associated with our sector.

Those principles include:

• academic freedom, particularly in relation to preserving the independence of research and scholarship;
• and the integrity of our teaching, learning, admissions, management and other procedures.

CASE Europe is the premier membership association for professionals in educational fundraising, and Universities UK is delighted to endorse their new guidelines regarding the ethical principles in relation to gift acceptance. We commend them to our members, and encourage members to consider them in relation to their own institutional processes and procedures.

Nicola Dandridge, Chief Executive Officer, Universities UK.