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TEAG submits written evidence to Education Committee inquiry into teacher training and retention
The Teacher Education Advisory Group (TEAG) is a jointly organised group by Universities UK and GuildHE representing the views of higher education providers of initial teacher education. Universities UK represents more than 140 universities across the UK and GuildHE...
Tackling the Climate Crisis: report and 12 case studies
The GuildHE report ‘Tackling the Climate Crisis’ considers five critical elements of university activity: Leadership and Governance, Teaching, Research and Knowledge Exchange, Community Engagement, and Campus Management, supported by 12 case studies from our member...
GuildHE responds to OfS investigation fees consultation
In our response to the recent OfS consultation on payment of fees for investigations GuildHE emphasises that universities and colleges can only agree to pay for investigations when they have a bit more information. We believe that there should be transparent criteria...
GuildHE Regulation Briefing: Introduction, burden, cost and overlap
Regulatory burden on smaller providers: GuildHE has published the first in a series of briefings looking at the regulatory burden on smaller and specialist institutions, highlighting the impact of smaller datasets, resources and proportional costs, regulatory overlap...
GuildHE responds to the outcomes of the OfS NSS consultation
It is deeply disappointing that the OfS has decided to remove the summative question, Question 27, in the National Student Survey despite only 10% of comments agreeing with its removal. We argued to retain it as a useful measure for institutions and students and the...
Huge impact of smaller and specialist universities highlighted in new report
Small and specialist universities are innovative, agile industry experts supporting the economic development within their communities and specific sectors in the economy. Frequently located in smaller towns, on the edge of cities, or in rural or coastal locations,...
Why University Governors Should Do More to Protect Academic Quality
A new report from the Higher Education Policy Institute (www.hepi.ac.uk), Why it is time for university governors to do more on academic quality (HEPI Policy Note 36), notes the growing responsibility that boards of higher education institutions have on issues of...
A return to pre-pandemic ‘upper’ degree awarding promised by universities in England
A return to pre-pandemic ‘upper’ degree awarding promised by universities in England Universities in England have committed to reversing pandemic grade inflation in first and 2.1 degrees. In a first of its kind statement Universities UK (UUK) and GuildHE members have...
GuildHE Response to UKRI Call for Input to New Deal for Postgraduate Research
GuildHE Response to UKRI Call for Input to New Deal for Postgraduate Research GuildHE Institutions provide unique models of entry and exit for postgraduate research studies. In these providers, the profile of a PhD candidate does not reflect the rest of the UK...
REF 2021: World-leading research and exceptional environments for researchers at the UK’s smaller and specialist universities
95% of GuildHE institutions submitted world-leading research to the REF, a remarkable achievement and testimony to the excellence of the sector in key research areas. GuildHE congratulates our member institutions on their success in REF 2021. The results demonstrate...