Policy and Insights

Read all of our latest policy updates, insights about the independent higher education sector in the UK, and personal blogs from the IHE staff as well as guest bloggers from our network of members, Partners and Supporters.

Response to Welsh Government consultation on the regulation of higher education providers

Publications

6 Jul 2025
Belonging, mattering, and the redesign of student support

Student experience, access and participation

4 Jun 2025

Future-proofing the student experience: Compassionate communication in higher education

In a rapidly changing higher education environment, compassionate communication is no longer optional – it is central to student success, regulatory…

Tom Ritchie, Coole Insight

Student experience, access and participation

15 May 2025
Regulating partnership provision can help everyone

Alex Proudfoot, Chief Executive, IHE

Regulation and funding

9 Apr 2025
Rethinking higher education: a call for intentional design

Tony Reeves, Managing Director at Ding Learning and Co-founder of the Centre for Learning Design, urges the sector to harness the spirit of…

Tony Reeves, Ding Learning

Teaching, learning and quality

12 Mar 2025
Collaboration is key when it comes to addressing harassment and sexual misconduct

Ellen Engstrom, Senior Policy & Engagement Officer, IHE

Regulation and funding

13 Dec 2024
Rt Hon Baroness Jacqui Smith's speech at the IHE Annual Conference 2024

In a pre-recorded speech, The Rt Hon Baroness Jacqui Smith, Minister for Skills, outlined the Government’s vision for a diverse and inclusive higher…

Article

11 Dec 2024
The OfS decision to pause statutory activity is the latest in a long line of mistakes

Alex Proudfoot, Chief Executive, IHE

Regulation and funding

3 Dec 2024
Connecting learners wherever they are

Guy Easterbrook, Director of Product (Networks), introduces Jisc's new SD-WAN service – powerful, affordable and flexible connectivity, which…

Guy Easterbrook, Jisc

Strategy, projects and partnerships

30 Oct 2024
It pays to invest in wellness

Oliver Sussat at The Harding Hub champions cutting-edge VR technology to usher in a new era of affordable, effective solutions for enhancing student…

Oliver Sussat, The Harding Hub

Research and innovation

25 Sep 2024
Student outcomes data for partnership provision needs proper transparency and context

Ellen Engstrom, Senior Policy & Engagement Officer, IHE

Regulation and funding

6 Aug 2024
Embedding employability: moving beyond tradition to a culture underpinned by innovation and entrepreneurship

The University of Buckingham is on the cusp of a new dawn for employability.

Professor Harriet Dunbar-Morris, The University of Buckingham

IHE members

25 Jul 2024
Collaboration and transparency are key to academic partnerships

Angela Halston, Senior Policy & Engagement Officer, IHE

Strategy, projects and partnerships

10 Jul 2024
Spotlight on: SAE Institute

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

4 Jul 2024