• 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
    19 February 2024

    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…

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  • Research and innovation
    31 January 2024

    Whose research culture? Including all perspectives will be crucial to success

    As the research community grapples with a range of projects considering the culture of research from a variety of angles, Policy Manager, Rachel…

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    Rachel Persad
    Rachel Persad
  • Research and innovation
    25 January 2024

    Enhancing Research Culture Initiative: GuildHE Research Culture Cafés

    What is research culture? How do you go about improving it? And are there significant differences to research culture at smaller and specialist…

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    Rachel Persad
    Rachel Persad
  • Publications
    15 December 2023

    Regulation Briefing: Regulation and Research

    This is the final regulation briefing in our series. The research regulatory infrastructure changed significantly following the Higher Education and…

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  • Publications
    12 December 2023

    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…

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  • Publications
    1 November 2023

    Response to the consultation on the initial decisions for REF 2028

    GuildHE has responded to the consultation on the initial decisions on the next Research Excellence Framework – REF 2028. The first consultation…

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  • Publications
    22 September 2023

    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…

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  • Publications
    22 July 2023

    Regulation Briefing: Reflections and recommendations

    This is our fifth briefing in our regulation series.

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  • Research and innovation
    3 July 2023

    Research Integrity and Emerging Research Cultures

    The recent Research Culture and Practice Forum was full of wonderful examples of practice and embedding the principles of the concordats. Policy…

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    Rachel Persad
    Rachel Persad
  • Publications
    25 April 2023

    Regulation Briefing: World-class regulation

    This is the fourth in the series of briefings on different elements of regulation by GuildHE.

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  • Publications
    6 April 2023

    Regulation Briefing: Regulating in the Student Interest

    This is the third briefing in our regulation series.

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  • Publications
    1 December 2022

    Regulation Briefing: Regulation of HE in England, is there another way?

    This is the second in the regulation briefing series and considers some of the legal dimensions of regulation relating to the main regulator in…

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    Smita Jamdar