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GuildHE Research is a collaborative powerhouse for the UK's smaller and specialist higher education research landscape. Our vision is to secure recognition and support for research excellence, wherever it thrives. We leverage GuildHE's influence to shape policy, spotlight the unique research strengths of our members including their disciplines, methodologies, and the expertise that defines them.

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Member spotlight
14 February 2025

Collaboration drives research capacity in specialist sectors

It is a great advantage of the UK higher education system that more emergent institutions may, through accreditation agreements for research degrees…

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Rachel Persad, Head of Research Policy
Rachel Persad
  • Research and innovation
    20 June 2025

    'Walking the Ottoline: Make R&D Consolidation about Collaboration'

    A brilliant new think piece by our Head of Research Policy Rachel Persad responds to last week's UK Research and Innovation suggestions that…

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    Rachel Persad, Head of Research Policy
    Rachel Persad
  • News
    9 June 2025

    GuildHE's third sold-out Research Doctoral Festival to focus on 'Beyond the Thesis: Thriving in Research and Making it Count'

    On 11 - 12 June GuildHE will hold their third and sold-out GuildHE Research Doctoral Festival at member institution the University of Winchester.

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  • Research and innovation
    7 April 2025

    Integrity Concordat restates core values while adapting to change

    In an article for Research Professional Rachel Persad and Mehwaesh Islam, Heads of Research Policy at GuildHE and Universities UK, set out how the…

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    Rachel Persad, Head of Research Policy
    Rachel Persad

GHE Research events

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    GuildHE Research REF Peer Support Group Sessions

    A group supporting GuildHE Research institutions making their first or second submission to REF, and colleagues in leadership roles new to running…

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    Thursday 15 May - Thursday 11 June
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    REF 2029 Guidance with Research England, UKRI

    The Research Excellence Framework (REF) is the UK’s system for assessing the quality of research in UK higher education institutions. It first took…

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    Thursday 17 July
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    GuildHE Research Consortium

    Meeting of GuildHE Research members

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    Thursday 16 October
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