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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.