GuildHE responds to new OfS condition of registration for tackling harassment and sexual misconduct in English higher education
On 30 July the Office for Students published a new condition of registration for tackling harassment and sexual misconduct in English higher education. "Sexual misconduct is as unacceptable in higher education as it is anywhere in society, and no student or staff...
GuildHE responds to DfE pause on HE (Freedom of Speech Act) and Independent Review of the OfS
On 26 July the Department for Education announced that the implementation of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act will be paused. "GuildHE welcomes today's announcement to pause the implementation of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act. Supporting our...
GuildHE, UUK and CUC publish Franchise Governance Framework
GuildHE, in partnership with Universities UK and the Committee of University Chairs (CUC), has developed a Franchise Governance Framework to help senior leaders in universities to spot and manage risk in franchised partnerships. Download / read the Framework...
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The Lifelong Learning Entitlement could still be a game changer for higher education
In an article for the Higher Education Policy Institute, GuildHE's Director of Policy and Strategy Dr Kate Wicklow explains why the Lifelong Learning Entitlement could still be a game changer for higher education and explores the opportunities and challenges ahead....
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Scrutinising the motive behind the DfE Non Medical Help Call for Evidence
Ellen Graves, GuildHE Policy Officer, scrutinises the motive behind the DfE Non Medical Help Call for Evidence in a thought-provoking blog. The Department for Education’s Call for Evidence on improving non-medical help (NMH) for disabled students asks the sector what...
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‘The Value of Creative Graduates’: Lisa Mann, Executive Director of Innovation at AUB
GuildHE and UKADIA, with a steering group of creative specialist higher education providers and Creative UK, have published an important new report ‘The Value of Creative Graduates’. In a blog for GuildHE, Lisa Mann, Executive Director of Innovation at Arts University...
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