• 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, Head of Research Policy
    Rachel Persad
  • 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
  • News
    28 May 2025

    "What keeps you awake at night?"

    In a thought-provoking think piece for GuildHE, Dr Leyanda Purchase, Pro Vice-Chancellor Education at the University of Law sets out the significant…

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    Dr Leyanda Purchase
  • News
    20 May 2025

    GuildHE responds to DfE grant letter to the OfS

    GuildHE has today (20 May) commented on the Department for Education letter to the Office for Students, setting out the Strategic Priorities Grant…

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    Dr Brooke Storer-Church
  • News
    7 April 2025

    GuildHE response to DfE franchise consultation

    The higher education sector's management of franchise partnerships and fraud mitigation has drawn significant attention and scrutiny. The goal of…

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    Dr Kate Wicklow, Director of Policy and Strategy
    Dr Kate Wicklow
  • Regulation and funding
    26 March 2025

    Government economic policy depends on a healthily diverse higher education ecosystem

    In today's think piece for Wonkhe Policy Manager Dana Gamble calls for a funding and regulatory settlement that challenges the status quo of…

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    Dana Gamble
  • Regulation and funding
    10 March 2025

    Supporting GuildHE members to implement OfS Condition E6: Harassment and Sexual Misconduct

    On 1 August 2025, the OfS condition of registration covering harassment and sexual misconduct will come into force. Condition E6 will cover “subject…

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  • Regulation and funding
    19 February 2025

    GuildHE response to consultation on OfS strategy for 2025 – 2030

    Today we have submitted GuildHE’s response to the consultation on OfS strategy for 2025-30.

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  • Regulation and funding
    12 February 2025

    Submission to the Comprehensive Spending Review

    In this submission to HM Treasury, we demonstrate why a diverse higher education sector is vital to the government’s key missions and how spending…

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  • Regulation and funding
    11 February 2025

    The danger of homogenisation: new article for HEPI

    As the government considers higher education reform, Dr Brooke Storer-Church and Dr Kate Wicklow make the case for why specialist HEIs are crucial to…

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  • Regulation and funding
    10 February 2025

    We must not lose diversity while pushing for reforms

    The UK higher education sector is a vibrant tapestry of institutions, each with its unique strengths and contributions. Institutions, like those…

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    Dr Kate Wicklow, Director of Policy and Strategy
    Dr Kate Wicklow
  • Regulation and funding
    10 February 2025

    DfE HE Reform submission - Smaller-scale, specialist and non-traditional institutions are key to delivering Government priorities

    On 10 February 2025 we submitted a report to the Department for Education to inform the work being undertaken on higher education reform.

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