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Reflections on harassment and misconduct
I’ve recently spoken at several conferences on how the sector should respond to the OfS consultation on harassment and sexual misconduct, and ensure that we are creating safe, inclusive and supportive environments for our students. In response, I believe that this...
Celebrating Brilliant Women: HCA Student-led International Women’s Day Event
For International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, GuildHE members have run a variety of exciting events with inspiring women working in the institution's specialisms and addressing some of the challenges and opportunities for women in their industry. In this...
GuildHE responds to OfS consultation on new free speech complaints scheme
GuildHE has responded to the OfS consultation on a new free speech complaints scheme. Read the full GuildHE response and blog below by Alex Bols, GuildHE Deputy CEO. Developing a free speech complaints scheme in England As part of their duties to secure free speech...
Complaint handling in small and specialist institutions: insights from GuildHE
Dr Alex Bols published a blog for HE Professional, in advance of speaking at the HE Professional Student Complaints Action Day Conference on 23 November. Drawing on a recent survey of GuildHE institutions, the article explores the particular challenges smaller...
GuildHE Annual Report 2022-2023
This annual report shows how we have taken forward the priorities we identified last year in areas including equality and diversity, the skills pipeline for key industry sectors, the Teaching Excellence Framework and the disproportionate cost and burden of regulation....
GuildHE EDI Symposium: an overview
By Professor Nick Braisby, Chair of GuildHE EDI network and Vice Chancellor of Buckinghamshire New University Working within the EDI space has always generated reward and challenge in equal measure. On the one hand, there is the prospect of contributing to real and...
Labour’s possible approach to HE funding: dilyn beth mae’r Cymry yn ei wneud
The Labour Party is starting now to articulate what the first Labour administration’s education policy for nearly 15 years might look like in government. Of course we have more than a week in politics to go, so much could change and 2025 still seems some way...
TEAG submits written evidence to Education Committee inquiry into teacher training and retention
The Teacher Education Advisory Group (TEAG) is a jointly organised group by Universities UK and GuildHE representing the views of higher education providers of initial teacher education. Universities UK represents more than 140 universities across the UK and GuildHE...
REF2028: It’s REF, but not as you know it
The initial decisions for REF2028 have been published, but what might that mean for smaller and specialist institutions? Policy Manager Rachel Persad and Director of GuildHE Research Professor John Strachan share their thoughts on our research blog: 'It's REF, but not...
Governance in small students’ unions: resources
NUS Charity – working with GuildHE – recently comissioned some in-depth research in collaboration with six small HE SUs, looking at all aspects of the governance and structure of those organisations. The resulting report provided a really interesting insight into the...