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.

Student Support: reforming the student maintenance system is long overdue

IHE members

3 Jul 2024
Spotlight on: Institute for Optimum Nutrition (ION)

IHE members

25 Jun 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
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
Spotlight on: Royal Academy of Dance

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

20 Jun 2024
Spotlight on: Futureworks

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

17 Jun 2024
Powering Industries: the potential of specialist education

Ellen Engstrom, Senior Policy & Engagement Officer, IHE

IHE members

12 Jun 2024
Spotlight on: TIRO

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

11 Jun 2024
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