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

The governance of independent providers matters

Innovative approaches to higher education call for innovative approaches to governance. Smita Jamdar and Robin Middlehurst introduce IHE’s first…

Governance, management and operations

16 Sep 2021
We’re not alternative providers, we’re higher education’s SMEs

Alex Proudfoot, Chief Executive, IHE

Regulation and funding

4 Dec 2019
Independent providers left behind by Augar

This blog, authored by IHE’s Chief Executive, Alex Proudfoot, was first published on Wonkhe.

Alex Proudfoot, Chief Executive, IHE

Regulation and funding

1 Aug 2019