• 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
  • News
    24 July 2024

    GuildHE responds to Secretary of State’s speech at Embassy Education Conference

    On 24 July the Secretary of State for Education gave a keynote address at the Embassy Education Conference, which included the new government’s…

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  • Student experience
    19 July 2024

    Scrutinising the motive behind the DfE Non Medical Help Call for Evidence

    The Department for Education’s Call for Evidence on improving non-medical help (NMH) for disabled students asks the sector what works in the current…

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    Ellen Graves
  • News
    18 July 2024

    GuildHE launches new report ‘The Value of Creative Graduates’

    GuildHE and UKADIA (now GuildHE Creative), with a steering group of creative specialist higher education providers and Creative UK, are today…

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  • News
    18 July 2024

    ‘The Value of Creative Graduates’: Lisa Mann, Executive Director of Innovation at AUB

    GuildHE and UKADIA (now GuildHE Creative), with a steering group of creative specialist higher education providers and Creative UK, have published a…

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    Lisa Mann
  • News
    17 July 2024

    GuildHE responds to REF2029 PCE Pilot Exercise announcement

    On 17 July, the Research Excellence Framework announced a diverse spread of 40 institutions selected to submit to the People, Culture and Environment…

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  • News
    16 July 2024

    GuildHE welcomes QAA ‘Evaluation of International Pathway Programmes’ report

    GuildHE welcomes the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education evaluation report of ‘Evaluation of International Pathway Programmes’. The rapid…

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  • Skills and growth
    16 July 2024

    BREAKING: Creative employment faces challenges!

    In a guest blog, Richard Woods explores and explains the new Create Britain tool. It aims to support creative individuals find work by focusing on…

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    Richard Woods
  • News
    5 July 2024

    GuildHE congratulates Sir Keir Starmer and his government on an historic election result

    GuildHE congratulates Sir Keir Starmer and his government on an historic election result. We are keen and ready to work with government to help…

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    Dr Brooke Storer-Church
    Dr Brooke Storer-Church
  • Regulation and funding
    2 July 2024

    GuildHE’s cost-neutral wish list for the incoming government

    In a blog for Wonkhe, GuildHE’s new Chief Executive Dr Brooke Storer-Church considers what’s in the balance for her membership as we await the…

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    Dr Brooke Storer-Church
    Dr Brooke Storer-Church
  • Skills and growth
    27 June 2024

    Regional place-makers: how to demonstrate the economic and societal value of higher education

    In an article for the Times Higher Education election special collection, Anthony McClaran, GuildHE Chair and Vice Chancellor of St Mary’s…

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    Anthony McClaran
  • News
    7 June 2024

    REF2029 Open Access Consultation – Position statement from smaller and/or specialist institutions

    GuildHE Research, Conservatoires UK, and the Royal College of Art recently held an engagement session with Research England to discuss the Open…

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  • News
    7 June 2024

    GuildHE launches Championing a diverse HE sector manifesto

    GuildHE is today launching the Championing a Diverse Higher Education Sector Manifesto with a series of 7 recommendations to the next…

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