Universities and apprenticeships haven’t traditionally gone hand-in-hand. But degree apprenticeships can play a critical role in driving up local skills and productivity through higher education. More...

One thing is crystal clear: this new model, once successfully navigated, presents an immense opportunity for the sector. Applied and contextualised learning offers an opportunity to re-evaluate the academic benefits of the skills derived from the pursuit of knowledge and rigour. More...

Fewer people know about degree apprenticeships than traditional routes through higher education. What key facts do students, parents, employers and providers need to know. More...

Six degree apprentices explain why they chose this higher education route and what their degree apprenticeship means to them. More...

The world of early careers has been morphing and changing at what feels like a break-neck speed after many years, if not decades, of stability. Since the late-nineties, the university graduate has ruled the roost and apprenticeships hardly featured on the radar of any early careers professionals as they go out and seek talent for their business. More...

HEFCE funding from the Global Challenges Research Fund offers exciting opportunities for universities to enhance their research addressing the social and economic problems faced by developing countries. More...

HEFCE’s recent student safeguarding conference demonstrated a sector making significant progress, but the momentum must be maintained. Now is the time to step up our efforts to deliver sustained culture change. More...

HEFCE is funding 108 projects across the higher education sector to address issues around student safeguarding. The projects focus on tackling sexual violence, harassment and hate crime, whether on campus or online. Our aim through this investment is to provide resources for students, universities and colleges in order to promote better awareness and to improve strategies to tackle these vital and complex issues. More...

Expert panel members have been appointed to carry out assessments for the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework subject-level pilot project during spring 2018. More...

For the first time, it is possible to compare subjects based on how vocational they are, using a new measure called the occupations subject concentration ratio, or OSCR. More...