• 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
  • 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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  • International
    22 January 2025

    Rethinking the value of internationalisation in higher education

    It is not news that the higher education sector’s relationship with international activity is strained, from recruiting students to delivering…

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    Dana Gamble
    Dana Gamble
    Dr Esther Wilkinson
  • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    17 January 2025

    Supporting inclusivity and enabling neurodivergent students to thrive

    In this blog, Policy Officer Ellen Graves sets out how adopting universal design can improve neurodivergent students’ experiences and outcomes and…

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    Ellen Graves
    Ellen Graves
  • Regulation and funding
    13 January 2025

    How can universities prepare for the Lifelong Learning Entitlement?

    In an article for Research Professional News, Director of Policy and Strategy Dr Kate Wicklow lays out the challenges involved and the elements that…

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    Dr Kate Wicklow
    Dr Kate Wicklow
  • News
    13 January 2025

    GuildHE job opportunity: Policy Manager (Education and Parliamentary Engagement)

    GuildHE is hiring!

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  • News
    20 December 2024

    Professor Paul Fieldsend-Danks, Vice-Chancellor of Arts University Plymouth elected as new Chair of GuildHE Creative

    We are delighted to announce that Professor Paul Fieldsend-Danks, Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of Arts University Plymouth, has been elected…

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  • News
    20 December 2024

    Seasons greetings from the GuildHE team!

    The GuildHE team wish our members and sector friends a restful, relaxing holiday break and a very happy new year! We’re looking forward to working…

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  • News
    16 December 2024

    GuildHE responds to OfS reprioritisation outcomes

    Following a review by Sir David Behan, the OfS have today announced a number of temporary changes they will be making to their operations over the…

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  • News
    13 December 2024

    GuildHE responds to the consultation on OfS strategy proposals 2025 – 2030

    The Office for Students have announced a consultation on their proposed strategy for the period 2025 – 2030. It is based on carefully considering the…

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  • News
    12 December 2024

    GuildHE joins leading employers, training providers and HE representative bodies in calling for the Government to protect funding for Level 7 apprenticeships

    GuildHE has joined over 600 leading employers, training providers and higher education representative bodies urging the UK Government to consider the…

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  • Regulation and funding
    9 December 2024

    A refocus on financial sustainability should mean a deeper think about regulation

    In an article today for Wonkhe, ‘A refocus on financial sustainability should mean a deeper think about regulation’, Chief Finance Officer, Mark…

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    Mark Taylor
    Mark Taylor