Consultation Responses
University groups call for cross-government health education taskforce
With the latest UCAS data showing applications are down for medicine, nursing and midwifery courses, leaders from the higher education sector are calling for a new taskforce to effectively deliver NHS England’s Long-Term Workforce Plan. In a jointly-written letter...
GuildHE Regulation Briefing: Regulation and Research
The research regulatory infrastructure changed significantly following the Higher Education and Research Act (HERA). This GuildHE briefing highlights specific recommendations for the OfS and UKRI on how to bring greater coherence and constructive communication to the...
Universities central to tackling teacher shortage in schools
Teacher supply in England is in crisis. There are many causes, but if government does not fix this, children will suffer. Without action, the crisis will worsen as larger numbers of children are entering the school system. Persistent and worsening under-recruitment of...
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 welcomes OfS response to House of Lords Inquiry into the OfS
In response to the OfS written response to the House of Lords Industry and Regulators Inquiry on 27 November 2023, Gordon McKenzie, GuildHE CEO said: "We welcome the OfS' response to the House of Lords Industry and Regulators Inquiry and their intention to engage...
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...
#ArtIsEssential campaign coalition launch Creative Education Manifesto
Ahead of party conference season, a coalition of creative and higher education organisations have launched their #ArtIsEssential Creative Education Manifesto, calling on all political parties to commit collectively to restoring creative arts education. Read the report...
Expertise in Action: impact of funding knowledge exchange activity at smaller and specialist universities
Today we have launched our Expertise in Action report, highlighting the impact of funding knowledge exchange activity at smaller and specialist institutions and accompanied by a blog in HEPI by GuildHE Policy Manager (Places and Knowledge Exchange) Dana...