• Highlights

    • Jacqui Smith delivers keynote at GuildHE Annual Conference 2025
      News
      22 July 2026

      GuildHE warmly welcomes reappointment of Baroness Jacqui Smith

      GuildHE responded to the announcement of the reappointment of Baroness Jacqui Smith as Minister in the Department for Education.

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      Chris Watt
    • Attendees at Creative HE Strategy launch event at LIPA
      News
      21 July 2026

      'Miscalculating value: the dangerous cost of cutting creative HE'

      In an article for Arts Professional, Dr Kate Wicklow writes that the Government’s plan to cut support for creative degrees will have a negative…

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      Dr Kate Wicklow
      Dr Kate Wicklow
    • Downing Street Unsplash
      News
      20 July 2026

      GuildHE welcomes new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham

      GuildHE responded to the announcement of the UK's new Prime Minister.

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      Chris Watt headshot
      Chris Watt
  • News
    19 August 2024

    GuildHE Research and the Wellcome Collection launch innovative new PhD pilot placement scheme

    A new pilot initiative by GuildHE Research (GHE Research) and the Wellcome Collection is delivering a transformational opportunity for a PhD student…

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  • News
    16 August 2024

    GuildHE Results Day 2024 communications

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  • News
    5 August 2024

    GuildHE Research welcomes LAMDA to the consortium

    We’re pleased to announce that LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art) has joined the GuildHE Research consortium.

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  • Skills and growth
    5 August 2024

    The Lifelong Learning Entitlement could still be a game changer for higher education

    In an article for the Higher Education Policy Institute, Director of Policy and Strategy Dr Kate Wicklow explains why the Lifelong Learning…

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    Dr Kate Wicklow
    Dr Kate Wicklow
  • News
    2 August 2024

    GuildHE signs up to the Technician Commitment

    GuildHE are pleased to have signed up to the Technician Commitment. 

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  • News
    1 August 2024

    New GuildHE CEO visits the University of Worcester

    On a visit on 30 July to the University of Worcester, GuildHE’s Chief Executive Officer Dr Brooke Storer-Church met with Vice Chancellor Professor…

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  • News
    31 July 2024

    GuildHE responds to new OfS condition of registration for tackling harassment and sexual misconduct in English higher education

    On 30 July the Office for Students published a new condition of registration for tackling harassment and sexual misconduct in English higher…

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  • News
    30 July 2024

    Historic compact agreed to take back control of the UK’s creative education system

    As the country welcomes in a new political era, leading representatives and policy thinkers from across the creative arts, education and local…

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    Dr Kate Wicklow
    Dr Kate Wicklow
  • News
    29 July 2024

    GuildHE responds to DfE pause on HE (Freedom of Speech Act) and Independent Review of the OfS

    On 26 July the Department for Education announced that the implementation of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act will be paused.

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  • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    29 July 2024

    Supporting the Global Majority: a student’s experience

    In 2021, GuildHE commissioned and published peer-led research into the experiences of minority ethnic postgraduate research students at our member…

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    Maureen Smith
  • News
    26 July 2024

    #ProtectStudentChoice campaign partners call for pause to the defunding of applied general qualifications

    On 26 July the #ProtectStudentChoice campaign partners – including signatory GuildHE – wrote to Bridget Phillipson, Secretary of State for Education…

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  • News
    24 July 2024

    GuildHE, UUK and CUC publish Franchise Governance Framework

    GuildHE, in partnership with Universities UK and the Committee of University Chairs (CUC), has developed a Franchise Governance Framework to help…

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