• Highlights

    • Chidera Faustina research unsplash
      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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    • UNITAR Conference Geneva
      News and policy insights
      3 November 2026

      Reimagining employability: a case study on creative higher education

      As part of Dr Kate Wicklow's engagement at the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Academic Leadership Suite Conference on…

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      Dr Kate Wicklow
      Dr Kate Wicklow
    • Ethan Gowers graduation Unsplash
      News
      28 October 2026

      Times Higher Education: Frustration as degree-awarding powers applications paused again

      In this Times Higher Education article, GuildHE CEO Dr Brooke Storer-Church commented on the Office for Students' pause of degree-awarding powers…

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  • 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
  • Skills and growth
    22 October 2025

    GuildHE's policy response to Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper

    The long-awaited Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper has finally been published. We’ve been really pleased to see GuildHE’s voice reflected at…

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  • News
    21 October 2025

    GuildHE responds to Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper

    On Monday 20 October the government published the Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper. GuildHE's Chief Executive Officer responded:

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    Dr Brooke Storer-Church
    Dr Brooke Storer-Church
  • Regulation and funding
    20 October 2025

    Investing in higher education for national prosperity: a call for the Autumn Budget

    Every part of the UK’s economy – from classrooms to hospitals, farms to film sets – depends on skilled graduates.

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    Sunday Blake
    Sunday Blake
  • News
    9 October 2025

    GuildHE warns of dangers of unsupervised mergers in Times Higher Education

    Dr Brooke Storer-Church emphasised the necessity of oversight to ensure student access and opportunity is preserved, specialisms are maintained and…

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    Dr Brooke Storer-Church
    Dr Brooke Storer-Church
  • News
    29 September 2025

    GuildHE launches new Creative Higher Education Strategy Project

    On Tuesday 30 September GuildHE kicks off the new Creative Higher Education Strategy Project with a launch event at member institution the Liverpool…

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    Dana Gamble
    Dana Gamble
    Dr Kate Wicklow
    Dr Kate Wicklow
  • News
    23 September 2025

    GuildHE responds to government proposal to introduce levy on international students

    A new study by policy consultancy Public First – reported by The Observer newspaper – has found that the government is “drastically underestimating”…

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    Dr Brooke Storer-Church
    Dr Brooke Storer-Church
  • Regulation and funding
    18 September 2025

    GuildHE responds to OfS proposal for a new quality assessment system linked to TEF

    GuildHE CEO Dr Brooke Storer-Church responds to today’s proposal by the Office for Students for a new quality assessment system linked to the…

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    Dr Brooke Storer-Church
    Dr Brooke Storer-Church
  • Member spotlight
    7 August 2025

    Career-ready: how Central School of Ballet delivers a pipeline of UK and global industry excellence

    Central School of Ballet is one of a number of specialist institutions which ensure that the UK dance and creative industries are sustained by a…

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    Mark Osterfield
  • Regulation and funding
    31 July 2025

    How insolvency can happen more quickly than you might imagine

    CFO Mark Taylor identifies the key risk points any institution experiencing financial challenges should take on board and the strategies institutions…

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    Mark Taylor
    Mark Taylor
  • Teaching and quality
    22 July 2025

    The AI agenda in higher education: how policy can measure up with practice

    In our latest think piece, GuildHE's Policy Programmes Officer Omoye Otoide explores the case for sector-wide collaboration in AI, how vocational and…

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  • Student experience
    11 July 2025

    Staying local, aiming high: why proximity to home can be a university superpower

    At the NEON conference on 20 June our Director of Policy and Strategy, Dr Kate Wicklow, spoke on the power of local recruitment and highlighted that…

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    Dr Kate Wicklow
    Dr Kate Wicklow