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.

Digital resilience: turning growing dependency into institutional confidence

Strategy, projects and partnerships

29 Sep 2026
Stop resetting the skills system

Regulation and funding

20 Aug 2026

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