• Highlights

    • Technician Commitment signatory event award image
      News
      3 June 2026

      GuildHE receives sector recognition for supporting higher education technicians

      GuildHE has been awarded a prestigious Award of Impact in recognition of its “impactful and ambitious” Technician Commitment Action Plan.

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    • Doctoral students taking part in group activity
      News
      29 April 2026

      Rising to the challenge: GuildHE Doctoral Festival 2026 celebrates the next generation of researchers

      On Tuesday 5 and Wednesday 6 May, GuildHE Research will host its fourth Doctoral Festival 2026 at Northeastern University London, bringing together…

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    • Lab coat unsplash
      News
      25 March 2026

      Making the invisible visible: GuildHE RKE Symposium 2026

      Colleagues from across the sector came together this week for the second Research and Knowledge Exchange Symposium convened by GuildHE. This annual…

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      Rachel Persad
      Rachel Persad
  • Research and innovation
    4 November 2026

    GuildHE responds to Research England's university funding changes from 2027-28

    Research England has announced changes to targeted funding streams for English universities from the 2027 to 2028 academic year.

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  • Research and innovation
    30 September 2026

    Times Higher Education: UKRI’s plans to cut quality-related research funding risk ‘weakening regional capacity’

    In an article by Times Higher Education, GuildHE and its members warn that the proposed loss of certain quality-related streams could undermine…

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  • News
    29 April 2026

    Rising to the challenge: GuildHE Doctoral Festival 2026 celebrates the next generation of researchers

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  • News
    25 March 2026

    Making the invisible visible: GuildHE RKE Symposium 2026

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    Rachel Persad
    Rachel Persad
  • News
    19 March 2026

    GuildHE to convene UK higher education leaders for Research and Knowledge Exchange Symposium

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  • News
    3 March 2026

    Stepping stones in a health research career pathway

    As we celebrate National Careers Week, this blog by Dr Alyx Taylor, Associate Professor of Anatomy and Physiology at the Health Sciences University…

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    Dr Alyx Taylor
  • Research and innovation
    24 February 2026

    Championing EDI in REF and beyond: people, places and disciplines

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    Ellen Graves
    Ellen Graves
  • News
    28 January 2026

    GuildHE Research Postgraduate Peer Support community: Three Minute Thesis competition

    On 18 December 2025, the GuildHE Research Postgraduate Peer Support community ran a very successful informal Three Minute Thesis competition for…

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    Susan Birch
    Peter Underwood
  • Member spotlight
    14 January 2026

    Reimagining research assessment: Health Sciences University CoARA journey

    At Health Sciences University (HSU), fostering a vibrant research culture and supporting staff development are at the heart of its mission. In this…

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    Dr Julie Northam
    Dr Julie Northam
  • Research and innovation
    18 December 2025

    From pause to progress - REF 2029 and fairness for small submissions

    It would have been hard to miss the announcement last week that the pause on REF 2029 has been lifted. As has been said, ‘pause’ was always a…

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    Rachel Persad
    Rachel Persad
  • News
    10 December 2025

    REF 2029: post-pause decisions and next steps

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    Rachel Persad
    Rachel Persad
  • Research and innovation
    23 October 2025

    Creating opportunities for self-funded PGR students: a pilot placement model at Wellcome Collection

    As institutions conducting specialist, applied, vocational and practice based research, GuildHE Research members’ postgraduate researchers (PGRs) are…

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    Ellen Graves
    Ellen Graves
    Susan Birch