• 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.

      Read more
      Chris Watt headshot
      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…

      Read more
      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.

      Read more
      Chris Watt headshot
      Chris Watt
  • Teaching and quality
    4 March 2025

    GuildHE members shortlisted in the AGCAS Academic Employability Awards 2025

    Congratulations to our GuildHE and GuildHE Research members shortlisted in the AGCAS Academic Employability Awards! The awards recognise outstanding…

    Read more
  • News
    3 March 2025

    GuildHE job opportunity: Membership and Events Officer

    GuildHE is hiring! It's an exciting time to join our brilliant team. We are undergoing an exciting period of transformation, evolving our policy…

    Read more
  • 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…

    Read more
  • 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…

    Read more
    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.

    Read more
  • 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…

    Read more
    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…

    Read more
  • 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…

    Read more
  • 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…

    Read more
  • 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…

    Read more
    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.

    Read more
  • 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…

    Read more
    Dr Kate Wicklow
    Dr Kate Wicklow