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      Regulation and funding
      27 May 2026

      Times Higher Education: Specialist providers buck downturn due to 'limits on expansion'

      In this Times Higher Education article, GuildHE CEO Dr Brooke Storer-Church shares her thoughts on non-traditional providers' experience of the…

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      Regulation and funding
      18 May 2026

      Westminster Higher Education Forum keynote: Next steps for the financial sustainability and long-term funding of higher education in England

      On 18 May 2026, Dr Kate Wicklow delivered a keynote speech at Westminster Higher Education Forum's policy conference: Next steps for the financial…

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      Dr Kate Wicklow
      Dr Kate Wicklow
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      News and policy insights
      12 May 2026

      GuildHE responds to the Education Committee's Higher Education and Funding: Threat of Insolvency and International Students Report

      Today’s report from the Education Committee on higher education and funding clearly outlines HE providers as strong pillars in civic and economic…

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  • Research and innovation
    28 February 2025

    GuildHE members retain longstanding HR Excellence in Research Awards

    Congratulations to GuildHE and GuildHE Research members Bath Spa University, the University of Worcester, and Wrexham University who have all…

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  • Member spotlight
    21 February 2025

    Driving positive impact in regional economies through collaboration

    We take a look at how Arts University Bournemouth and Health Sciences University collaborate themselves and with other local partners to boost their…

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    Dana Gamble
    Dana Gamble
  • 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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  • Member spotlight
    14 February 2025

    Collaboration drives research capacity in specialist sectors

    It is a great advantage of the UK higher education system that more emergent institutions may, through accreditation agreements for research degrees…

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    Rachel Persad
    Rachel Persad
  • Research and innovation
    13 February 2025

    Submission to the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee: innovation, growth and the regions

    In our recent submission to the House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, we provided evidence on why the current research and…

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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
    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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  • Member spotlight
    7 February 2025

    The National Centre for Circus Arts: showcasing a global leader

    The National Centre for Circus Arts, located in East London, is one of Europe’s leading institutions dedicated to the training and development of…

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    Dr Kate Wicklow
    Dr Kate Wicklow
  • Member spotlight
    31 January 2025

    Our members drive local growth through innovative incubator and accelerator programmes

    According to the 2020 report by Social Innovation Monitor, there were a total of 274 incubators and accelerators in the UK, of which 80 were…

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    Tara McNicholas
    Tara McNicholas
  • News
    31 January 2025

    Update: priorities for working with the Office for Students

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