Policy and Insights

Read all of our latest policy updates and insights about the UK independent higher education sector from the IHE staff team, our members, and supporting organisations.

Stop resetting the skills system

Regulation and funding

20 Aug 2026
From principle to practice: Applying UJS guidance in small and specialist institutions

IHE members

29 Jul 2026

Spotlight on: Leiths School of Food and Wine

To coincide with the release of our Manifesto for higher education, we are publishing a series of case studies which demonstrate how IHE members are…

IHE members

10 Jun 2024
Elevating the student voice: a catalyst for transformative change in the independent sector

Peter Sharpe, Independent Student Board Member

Student experience, access and participation

22 May 2024
The story of the cycle: key points from the UCAS Equal Consideration Deadline

Felicity Lloyd, International Partnerships Manager at UCAS, considers the applicant story and looks deeper into the data following the 2024 UCAS…

Felicity Lloyd, International Partnerships Manager, UCAS

International education and students

27 Mar 2024
Institutional leaders must champion a culture of safety through their actions, not just words

Chris East, Safeguarding & Pastoral Services Manager, ACM

Governance, management and operations

28 Feb 2024
Taking partnerships seriously at the outset could have avoided a franchising furore

Alex Proudfoot, Chief Executive, IHE

Regulation and funding

22 Jan 2024
How is the domestic student recruitment market changing?

Ahead of the 2024 UCAS deadline, Camilla King from IDP Connect takes a look into both real time demand data as well as student sentiment data to…

Camilla King, Director of Client Partnerships, UK, IDP Connect

Article

11 Dec 2023
Robert Halfon MP's speech at the IHE Annual Conference 2023

In a pre-recorded ministerial address, Robert Halfon MP, Minister of State for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education, discussed the…

Article

11 Dec 2023
Matt Western MP's speech at the IHE Annual Conference 2023

Shadow Minister for Higher Education, Matt Western, set out his views on the Labour vision for the higher education sector, from regulation to…

Article

8 Dec 2023
What are the top priorities for HR managers in 2024?

Eversheds Sutherland Partner Robert Gray takes us through the key priorities for higher education HR practitioners as we approach a new year.

Robert Gray, Eversheds Sutherland Partner

Governance, management and operations

8 Nov 2023
How can diversifying providers help meet the challenge of a journey to a million?

This essay, authored by IHE's Director of Policy and Development, Joy Elliott-Bowman, was first published on the UCAS website.

Joy Elliott-Bowman, Director of Policy & Development, IHE

Student experience, access and participation

18 Apr 2023
Underfunding smaller institutions has serious consequences

Angela Halston, Senior Policy & Engagement Officer, IHE

Regulation and funding

1 Mar 2023
An academic partnership carol

This blog, authored by Angela Halston, IHE Policy and Engagement Officer, was first published on Wonkhe.

Angela Halston, Senior Policy & Engagement Officer, IHE

Regulation and funding

14 Dec 2022