• Highlights

    • Priscilla Unsplash
      News
      6 July 2026

      GuildHE responds to Minister for Skills on higher education outcomes and quality, following IFS report

      On 3 July, Dr Brooke Storer-Church wrote to Rt Hon Baroness Jacqui Smith, Minister of State for Skills, responding to her on higher education…

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    • Ben Mullins exams unsplash
      News
      29 June 2026

      Times Higher Education: Minimum entry standards ‘blunt tool’ to tackle franchise abuse

      In this Times Higher Education article, GuildHE CEO Dr Brooke Storer-Church commented on the government's announcement of a consultation on…

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      News
      25 June 2026

      GuildHE responds to the IFS report on the impact of undergraduate degrees on lifetime earnings

      GuildHE welcomes the new report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), but argues that higher education is more than the blunt tool of graduate…

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  • Member spotlight
    29 January 2026

    Rose Bruford College: A place where everyone belongs

    As diverse institutions delivering creative, specialist, and vocational education and training, GuildHE members support a higher proportion of…

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    Sena Akbulut
  • News
    28 January 2026

    Key insights from the GuildHE development programmes survey: AI, leadership, and governance

    In November 2025, GuildHE launched a development programmes survey to help us understand current priorities, pressures, and opportunities across…

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  • 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
  • News
    20 January 2026

    GuildHE and Perlego partnership enhances student access to digital academic resources

    GuildHE, the representative body for distinctive, smaller-scale and specialist higher education providers, has announced a new partnership with…

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  • 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
  • Regulation and funding
    15 December 2025

    All I want for Christmas is for policy to align its ambition with its action

    The Higher Education sector is renowned for its innovation and global standing, with diverse providers consistently delivering great work and immense…

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    Dr Kate Wicklow
    Dr Kate Wicklow
  • News
    15 December 2025

    Reflections on a year of positive impact

    As we come to the end of 2025, it feels like the right moment to pause, take stock and celebrate what has been a genuinely significant year for…

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  • News
    10 December 2025

    GuildHE responds to OfS consultation on Quality Reforms

    GuildHE has submitted its comprehensive response to the Office for Students (OfS) consultation on the reforms to quality regulation, which proposes…

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    Dr Kate Wicklow
    Dr Kate Wicklow
  • News
    10 December 2025

    REF 2029: post-pause decisions and next steps

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    Rachel Persad
    Rachel Persad
  • News
    3 December 2025

    Westminster Forum Event keynote: next steps for the Teaching Excellence Framework

    Last month, Dr Kate Wicklow delivered this keynote presentation assessing value and accountability across provider types at the Westminster Forum…

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    Dr Kate Wicklow
    Dr Kate Wicklow
  • News
    26 November 2025

    GuildHE responds to government announcement on International Student Levy

    As part of the Autumn budget today, government announced it will charge universities £925 per international student for each year of study from…

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    Dr Brooke Storer-Church
    Dr Brooke Storer-Church