• 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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    • graduates unsplash
      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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  • 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
  • Regulation and funding
    10 July 2025

    Effective regulation for a thriving HE sector

    GuildHE has been actively engaged in advocating for regulatory reform within the higher education sector. Our positions and recommendations are drawn…

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    Dr Kate Wicklow
    Dr Kate Wicklow
  • News
    9 July 2025

    GuildHE responds to update on Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE)

    GuildHE CEO Dr Brooke Storer-Church responds to today’s letter to the sector from Minister for Skills Jacqui Smith, which confirmed updated policy…

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    Dr Brooke Storer-Church
    Dr Brooke Storer-Church
  • Regulation and funding
    3 July 2025

    Lessons from the Dundee report: an essential checklist for Senior Leadership Teams and Board members

    CFO Mark Taylor identifies vital lessons from the Dundee report and draws up a checklist for Senior Leadership and Board members to critically audit…

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    Mark Taylor
    Mark Taylor
  • Member spotlight
    27 June 2025

    How Rose Bruford College embeds positive mental health into its pedagogy and creative training

    Sena Akbulut, Head of Student Life at Rose Bruford College, reflects on the performing arts institution’s approach to mental health and wellbeing as…

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    Sena Akbulut
  • Research and innovation
    20 June 2025

    'Walking the Ottoline: Make R&D Consolidation about Collaboration'

    A brilliant new think piece by our Head of Research Policy Rachel Persad responds to last week's UK Research and Innovation suggestions that…

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    Rachel Persad
    Rachel Persad
  • News
    12 June 2025

    Members score top marks in Complete University Guide league tables

    GuildHE and GuildHE Research institutions achieved superb results in the Complete University Guide 2026 rankings - congratulations to our brilliant…

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    Tara McNicholas
    Tara McNicholas
  • Regulation and funding
    11 June 2025

    GuildHE responds to the government's Spending Review

    On Wednesday 11 June the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon Rachel Reeves, announced the government's spending review.

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    Dr Brooke Storer-Church
    Dr Brooke Storer-Church