• 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
  • Skills and growth
    16 July 2024

    BREAKING: Creative employment faces challenges!

    In a guest blog, Richard Woods explores and explains the new Create Britain tool. It aims to support creative individuals find work by focusing on…

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    Richard Woods
  • News
    5 July 2024

    GuildHE congratulates Sir Keir Starmer and his government on an historic election result

    GuildHE congratulates Sir Keir Starmer and his government on an historic election result. We are keen and ready to work with government to help…

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    Dr Brooke Storer-Church
    Dr Brooke Storer-Church
  • Regulation and funding
    2 July 2024

    GuildHE’s cost-neutral wish list for the incoming government

    In a blog for Wonkhe, GuildHE’s new Chief Executive Dr Brooke Storer-Church considers what’s in the balance for her membership as we await the…

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    Dr Brooke Storer-Church
    Dr Brooke Storer-Church
  • Skills and growth
    27 June 2024

    Regional place-makers: how to demonstrate the economic and societal value of higher education

    In an article for the Times Higher Education election special collection, Anthony McClaran, GuildHE Chair and Vice Chancellor of St Mary’s…

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    Anthony McClaran
  • News
    7 June 2024

    REF2029 Open Access Consultation – Position statement from smaller and/or specialist institutions

    GuildHE Research, Conservatoires UK, and the Royal College of Art recently held an engagement session with Research England to discuss the Open…

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  • News
    7 June 2024

    GuildHE launches Championing a diverse HE sector manifesto

    GuildHE is today launching the Championing a Diverse Higher Education Sector Manifesto with a series of 7 recommendations to the next…

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  • Regulation and funding
    30 May 2024

    Higher education funding: what are the options?

    In the final blog in our series on Sustainability in HE Funding by GuildHE’s Chief Finance Officer Mark Taylor, we consider which of five options…

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    Mark Taylor
    Mark Taylor
  • News
    24 May 2024

    GuildHE launches Local and Regional Policy Manifesto

    GuildHE is today launching a Local and Regional Policy Manifesto with a series of 3 recommendations to the next government.

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  • Regulation and funding
    23 May 2024

    Prioritising grant funding: a GuildHE perspective

    In this blog, Dr Kate Wicklow, Policy Director, explores our perspective on prioritising grant funding, following the GuildHE response to the OfS…

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    Dr Kate Wicklow
    Dr Kate Wicklow
  • News
    23 May 2024

    GuildHE responds to OfS consultation on proposed regulatory advice and other matters relating to free speech

    GuildHE has responded to the OfS consultation on proposed regulatory advice and other matters relating to free speech.

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  • Regulation and funding
    22 May 2024

    Higher education funding: a brief history

    In the second of three blogs on ‘Higher Education funding: are there any sustainable options?‘ by Chief Finance Officer Mark Taylor, we explore the…

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    Mark Taylor
    Mark Taylor
  • News
    20 May 2024

    Higher education funding: are there any sustainable options?

    In this first of three blogs by Chief Finance Officer Mark Taylor, we look at the current financial position of higher education institutions in the…

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    Mark Taylor
    Mark Taylor