Governance, management and operations

Code of Governance for Independent Providers of Higher Education

The IHE Code of Governance has been produced for independent providers of higher education whose governance arrangements are often different from…

Publications

26 Aug 2026
IHE publishes refreshed Code of Governance

Updates to Code reflect developments across the sector and strengthen the provisions that support effective governance in independent providers of…

News

25 Aug 2026
Opportunity for students: IHE Student Advisory Board 2026/27

Applications are now open to join our Student Advisory Board, the only national forum representing students at independent higher education providers…

News

24 Aug 2026
Meet our new Chair – in conversation with Sharona Friedman

From her journey into independent higher education to her ambitions for the future, IHE Chair Sharona Friedman shares the experiences and ideas that…

News

16 Jul 2026
Sharona Friedman announced as new IHE Chair

Sharona Friedman succeeds James Pitman as Chair of the IHE Board from 1 July 2026.

News

1 Jul 2026
IHE responds to CUC's new Code of Governance

Read our response to the Committee of University Chairs (CUC) new Code of Higher Education Governance.

News

17 Jun 2026
IHE Annual Report 2025

Read our Annual Report for 2025, a pivotal year marked by renewed ambition and growing influence across policy, regulation and public debate amid a…

Publications

18 May 2026
Response to HESA consultation on in-year data collection: Status data

Read our response to the fourth in a series of consultations from HESA to define the in-year Student record specification needed for 2028/29.

Publications

27 Apr 2026
A smaller provider’s guide to the new HE sector resource on governing and leading merger and strategic transformation

Policy and Insights

23 Apr 2026
Response to HESA consultation on in-year data collection: FTE

Read our response to the third in a series of consultations from HESA to define the in-year Student record specification needed for 2028/29.

Publications

16 Apr 2026