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Student engagement during COVID-19

Student engagement during COVID-19

Today, GuildHE Students’ Union Network is having its first meeting of the academic year. This provides an excellent opportunity for students’ union representatives to come together and share best practice. We know that our institutions often have relatively small...

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Higher technical education reforms

Higher technical education reforms

Our CEO Gordon McKenzie has published the following statement, in light of the Department for Education's 'Reforming higher technical education' consultation response, released today (14th July): "GuildHE welcomes the government’s focus on getting more people...

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Universities supporting their communities

Universities supporting their communities

The Covid-19 pandemic has presented the higher education sector with numerous challenges. However, the sector has come together and is certainly playing its part in supporting wider society. The online campaigns #UnisTogether, #unisupport and #wearetogether showcase...

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What do we want the new normal to look like?

What do we want the new normal to look like?

They say that a week is a long time in politics, but three weeks in the current situation feels like a lifetime ago! That was when I blogged about what some universities and colleges are thinking about for the next academic year and what the new normal might look...

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What might the new normal look like?

What might the new normal look like?

As I’m sure we all have, I seem to have spent most of the last few weeks on Zoom, Teams, Skype, Hangouts and a variety of other video-conferencing tools. Indeed, just this week GuildHE has hosted five network meetings for staff within member institutions speaking to...

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Who governs the governors?

Who governs the governors?

The Committee of University Chairs have recently been consulting on their proposed new Code of Governance. The regulated higher education landscape – particularly in England – has changed almost beyond recognition since the Code was published 2014, and even since it...

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2020 Visions

2020 Visions

This blog by our CEO Gordon McKenzie first appeared on Research Professional News on 12 January. What might higher education expect in 2020? There are some known knowns. The Office for Students says it will publish the results of the Teaching Excellence Framework’s...

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