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Collaboration Without Complication: Why Working Together Is Essential for the Future of Higher Education 

Published on Mar 18, 2026 / No Comments

Category: AHEP Development Monthly , AHEP Updates

Demographic shifts, financial pressures, and evolving policy expectations are reshaping the sector in real time. Against this backdrop, one message is becoming increasingly clear: collaboration is no longer optional. It is essential.

Why Universities Must Continue to Evolve

Published on Mar 18, 2026 / No Comments

Category: AHEP Development Monthly , AHEP Updates

Why would women academics (or any academic for that matter) abandon the world of their own research and teaching to go into a university leadership role (whether as a VC or one of the many other leadership roles) at this challenging time?

Operationalising ‘Outstanding Support for Students’: Lessons Learnt from the Times Higher Education Awards 2025

Published on Feb 24, 2026 / No Comments

Category: AHEP Development Monthly , AHEP Updates

On Thursday 13th November 2025, the Manchester Metropolitan University was announced as the winner of the Times Higher Education Award for ‘Outstanding Support for Students’.

Admissions at Full Tilt: Why now is the time to look again at how things really work

Published on Jun 30, 2025 / No Comments

Category: AHEP Consulting , AHEP Updates

Here's a concept that’s often used with good intentions but is ultimately flawed: “future-proofing” students. It’s an attractive notion that revolves around equipping learners with the right tools and mindset to face an unpredictable world.

The end of TEF as we know it (and why that might actually be good news)

Published on Jun 19, 2025 / No Comments

Category: AHEP Consulting , AHEP Updates

So, the Office for Students (OfS) has finally made the announcement. No more big-bang Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) exercises where everyone holds their breath, scrambles for evidence and then relaxes for another few years, it seems.