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Practitioner-teachers – the value of dual professionals
Over the last two decades, as student fees have increased, so too have concerns that students do not receive ‘value for money’ from their education. The Conservatives set out to change this in 2015,...
View ArticleGuildHE welcomes New College of the Humanities
We are pleased to announce that New College of the Humanities (NCH) has become the seventh institution to join GuildHE in 2017/18, taking our total membership to 48. New College of the Humanities (NCH)...
View ArticleIt’s not about the money, money, money – how LEO fails to give the full...
On the surface, it seems like a good idea. Students should have all the information they need to make well-informed choices about their path into higher education. Which is why the Secretary of State,...
View ArticleGuildHE Responds to Post-18 Education and Funding Review
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View ArticleLAMDA joins GuildHE
This week, GuildHE has welcomed LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Drama), as its newest member, taking total membership to 49 institutions. LAMDA is a specialist drama school, which provides...
View ArticleGuildHE Responds to Subject-level TEF consultation
GuildHE has today responded to the Government consultation on the subject-level implementation of the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF). In responding, GuildHE highlighted that...
View ArticleGuildHE responds to Civil Society Strategy Consultation
GuildHE has today responded to the government’s Civil Society Strategy consultation, highlighting the key role which universities and colleges can play in civil society, and in the development of...
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It’s time to crack the echo chamber
We need to crack the higher education echo chamber we find ourselves in if we are to truly make positive change in our communities and wider society. I’ve recently been to a couple of events and...
View ArticleGuildHE responds: An immigration system that works for science and innovation
GuildHE has today responded to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee inquiry, An immigration system that works for science and innovation. GuildHE’s response emphasised the critical...
View ArticleGuildHE funded research drives innovative solutions to Industrial Strategy...
Two projects using sound and advanced digital creative technologies will be developed to drive innovations in learning in schools and care of people with Dementia thanks to funding from CREST,...
View ArticleGuildHE Responds: Fourth Industrial Revolution Inquiry
GuildHE has responded to the House of Commons Education Committee Inquiry into the challenges and opportunities presented by the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Drawing on good practice from member...
View ArticleThe missing piece of the puzzle – the role of specialist universities in the...
This article was co-authored by Alex Bols (GuildHE Deputy CEO) and Matthew Guest (GuildHE Policy Manager, Knowledge Exchange and Industrial Strategy). The United Kingdom has a rich economic heritage...
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Small but Perfectly Formed: supporting the “small” research group
As demonstrated by REF 2014, research at UK higher education institutions both world-leading and diverse. Research England, the new research funding body, is paying heed to this fact, with policies and...
View ArticleEstimating the costs associated with the student support offer
New research from GuildHE and London Economics breaks down the relative costs of different arrangements for funding student support. Modeling commissioned by GuildHE and conducted by London Economics...
View ArticleGuildHE responds: A sustainable future for international students in the UK?
GuildHE has responded to the APPG on international students inquiry, A sustainable future for international students in the UK?
View ArticleH.E. Policy Handbook – 2018/19 Edition
GuildHE is pleased to publish the second edition of its popular H.E. Policy Handbook, which aims to help SU officers get to grips with all the key issues in the UK higher education policy landscape....
View ArticleNew research highlights limitations of LEO data
Graduate earnings are an unreliable measure of the value of university degrees and should not be depended on for setting tuition fees or the public funding of higher education. New research,...
View ArticleGuildHE Responds – OfS Student Numbers Consultation
GuildHE has responded to the Office for Students’ consultation on the calculation of student numbers. GuildHE welcomes proposals to better account for the intensity of study, which can vary...
View ArticleThe Hunt for RED…in October
“Give me a ping, Vasili. One ping only, please.” What, you may ask, is this blog about? Is it just going to feature random references to the well-known 1990 film featuring Sean Connery and a slightly...
View ArticleGuildHE Responds: A new approach to regulating access and participation in...
GuildHE has responded to the Office for Students’ consultation, ‘A new approach to regulating access and participation in English higher education’. In particular, GuildHE supports the principle of...
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