• Highlights

    • Image of members network at GuildHE's 20th Anniversary Parliamentary Reception
      News
      17 September 2026

      Universities showcase the wider value of HE at GuildHE 20th birthday celebration in Parliament

      GuildHE has marked its 20th birthday with a reception in Parliament, using the opportunity to emphasise the importance of the wider value of higher…

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      Chris Watt
    • Julia Lopez image of female student studying at a desk with laptop and headphones on
      Member spotlight
      16 September 2026

      Keeping the Learning Real in the Age of AI: How Plymouth Marjon University and Studiosity are safeguarding degree value

      When generative AI can produce plausible essays in seconds, higher education faces a defining question: How do universities ensure students are still…

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      Isabelle Bambury
    • An image of a sign from Reform UK Conference reading 'delegate entry'
      News and policy insights
      9 September 2026

      A personal view from Reform UK Conference

      GuildHE Policy Manager Sunday Blake represented us at the Reform UK party conference, and shares her personal reflections on where the party has…

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      Sunday Blake
      Sunday Blake
  • News
    31 July 2024

    GuildHE responds to new OfS condition of registration for tackling harassment and sexual misconduct in English higher education

    On 30 July the Office for Students published a new condition of registration for tackling harassment and sexual misconduct in English higher…

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  • News
    30 July 2024

    Historic compact agreed to take back control of the UK’s creative education system

    As the country welcomes in a new political era, leading representatives and policy thinkers from across the creative arts, education and local…

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    Dr Kate Wicklow
    Dr Kate Wicklow
  • News
    29 July 2024

    GuildHE responds to DfE pause on HE (Freedom of Speech Act) and Independent Review of the OfS

    On 26 July the Department for Education announced that the implementation of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act will be paused.

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  • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    29 July 2024

    Supporting the Global Majority: a student’s experience

    In 2021, GuildHE commissioned and published peer-led research into the experiences of minority ethnic postgraduate research students at our member…

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    Maureen Smith
  • News
    26 July 2024

    #ProtectStudentChoice campaign partners call for pause to the defunding of applied general qualifications

    On 26 July the #ProtectStudentChoice campaign partners – including signatory GuildHE – wrote to Bridget Phillipson, Secretary of State for Education…

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  • News
    24 July 2024

    GuildHE, UUK and CUC publish Franchise Governance Framework

    GuildHE, in partnership with Universities UK and the Committee of University Chairs (CUC), has developed a Franchise Governance Framework to help…

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  • News
    24 July 2024

    GuildHE responds to Secretary of State’s speech at Embassy Education Conference

    On 24 July the Secretary of State for Education gave a keynote address at the Embassy Education Conference, which included the new government’s…

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  • Student experience
    19 July 2024

    Scrutinising the motive behind the DfE Non Medical Help Call for Evidence

    The Department for Education’s Call for Evidence on improving non-medical help (NMH) for disabled students asks the sector what works in the current…

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  • News
    18 July 2024

    GuildHE launches new report ‘The Value of Creative Graduates’

    GuildHE and UKADIA (now GuildHE Creative), with a steering group of creative specialist higher education providers and Creative UK, are today…

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  • News
    18 July 2024

    ‘The Value of Creative Graduates’: Lisa Mann, Executive Director of Innovation at AUB

    GuildHE and UKADIA (now GuildHE Creative), with a steering group of creative specialist higher education providers and Creative UK, have published a…

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    Lisa Mann
  • News
    17 July 2024

    GuildHE responds to REF2029 PCE Pilot Exercise announcement

    On 17 July, the Research Excellence Framework announced a diverse spread of 40 institutions selected to submit to the People, Culture and Environment…

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  • News
    16 July 2024

    GuildHE welcomes QAA ‘Evaluation of International Pathway Programmes’ report

    GuildHE welcomes the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education evaluation report of ‘Evaluation of International Pathway Programmes’. The rapid…

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