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What does the new TEF mean for Small and Specialist Providers?
This blog was developed from the presentation by Dr Alex Bols, Deputy CEO GuildHE, at the Inside Government TEF Reset Conference 2022 on 30 June 2022 What does the new TEF mean for Small and Specialist Providers? Whether the new TEF will enable smaller and specialist...
A return to pre-pandemic ‘upper’ degree awarding promised by universities in England
A return to pre-pandemic ‘upper’ degree awarding promised by universities in England Universities in England have committed to reversing pandemic grade inflation in first and 2.1 degrees. In a first of its kind statement Universities UK (UUK) and GuildHE members have...
REF 2021: World-leading research and exceptional environments for researchers at the UK’s smaller and specialist universities
95% of GuildHE institutions submitted world-leading research to the REF, a remarkable achievement and testimony to the excellence of the sector in key research areas. GuildHE congratulates our member institutions on their success in REF 2021. The results demonstrate...
GuildHE responds to DfE Higher Education and Lifelong Loan Entitlement consultations
GuildHE is pleased to set out its vision for a more flexible and responsive higher education sector in our response to the Government’s HE reform and Lifelong Loan Entitlement consultations. Policy Manager Kate Wicklow summarises our response in our latest blog....
GuildHE partners with UKRI and Cancer Research UK in project to explore research integrity indicators
We are pleased to announce a new collaboration between UKRI, Cancer Research UK and GuildHE, to explore what indicators of research integrity exist, or could be proposed, that are valid, reliable, ethical and practical, and to open a national and international...
TEAG responds to the DfE publication on the ITT Market Review
The Teacher Education Advisory Group (TEAG) is a joint group between Universities UK and GuildHE brings together universities that deliver Initial Teacher Education. In response to the DfE's response to the ITT Market Review the TEAG chair, Professor Peter Neil, Vice...
Unleash the untapped potential of smaller and specialist universities and colleges to enable sustainable growth
GuildHE’s submission to the 2021 government Comprehensive Spending Review
How gaps in student maintenance loans affect attainment and graduate outcomes
For most students their costs of living exceed their student loan - sometimes significantly so. Rent and the general cost of living is spiralling throughout the whole of the UK and this means that students must make up the difference through other sources. There is an...
The Local and Regional Impact of Small and Specialist Universities
A quick analysis of results and narratives from the first iteration of Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) fortifies the notion that smaller and specialist Higher Education Providers are a gateway to achieve the Government’s Levelling Up and Place Agenda. The...
Anti-racism webinar 8: antisemitism
Introduction On 17th June, Amanda Sefton from the Union of Jewish Students (UJS), spoke to a group of our members. The UJS is the representative body on campuses for 8,500 Jewish students in both the UK and Ireland. They support Jewish students in every aspect of...