The phrase "allows universities" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing policies, regulations, or systems that provide universities with certain permissions or capabilities.
Example: "The new legislation allows universities to offer online courses to a wider audience."
Alternatives: "enables universities" or "permits universities".
It potentially allows universities to increase recruitment to arts and humanities subjects on a funded basis.
The change – announced by chancellor George Osborne in the autumn statement – allows universities in England to recruit as many students as they want from September 2015.
Such targeting allows universities to differentiate themselves when wooing students who are considering the virtues of different computer screens rather than different classrooms.
Chicago also has a co-operative interconnection point that allows universities, research institutes and various consortia to link up in myriad ways.
The first stage of the Tef allows universities to raise their fees from next year, and all participating universities will be able to raise them again the following year.
The decision allows universities to set aside funds for football and men's basketball players to tap into after their playing days are over, increasing the financial benefit that they receive beyond their scholarships.
Monsanto usually allows university scientists to use its technology for research, executives said, though a separate license may be required for commercial use.
Their course, Engineering in the Modern World, allows university students to reconstruct great inventions that shaped the world.
This free online service allows university and college students from American, Canadian, British, New Zealand, and Australian Institutions to assign ratings to professors anonymously.
Easy access to a computer based assessment format allows university-wide use of the LM list.
Simon Gaskell said that allowing universities to fail could "permanently damage the graduates of that university".
