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.

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

Regulation and funding

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

Regulation and funding

3 Dec 2024

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
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