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The IIM Client Roundtable brings together a panel of multidisciplinary interims and the client, pro bono to consider live situational contexts and potential areas to scope in a confidential boardroom setting.

A recent HEPI article questions whether Graduate Outcomes data tells the full story of a university's success. Graduate Outcomes say much less about the experiences that helped them get there...

While summer holidays offer pause for thought, there may be reasons to be optimistic for the UK economy this August. Could business confidence be returning? Might leaders be able to align recent positive storytelling with intelligent investments in higher education?

The job pyramid may be changing, becoming effectively narrower at its base with fewer entry level jobs available, seemingly due to investment shortages and attempts to streamline infrastructure through AI adoption. I have not been immune to this struggle as a recent graduate myself.

As we enter into the throes of the September enrolment cycle, a HEPI article cuts through the noise. It reminds us that the next university intake (applying from September) has experienced the majority, if not entirety, of their secondary school education alongside AI.

How will digital education transform learners lives next? Should we call for a radical solution given geographic and demographic constraints in higher education today.

Today, the critical importance (both economically and politically) of welcoming TNE into global strategic development is evident. Whilst geopolitical disruption could deter some, now might be time to think more about regional capability enhancement, skills gaps and in-country or online delivery.

Now that the Office for Students’ (OfS) New and Full DAPs assessment process has been in place for some time and the first reports published, it is worth considering what lessons can be learned...

For those in search of improving their higher education institution’s baseline position, pursuing excellent quality can feel like a never-ending list of tasks to improve, manage or enhance.

As the NSS is published and a flurry of quality results arrive too, PVCs, Registrars and Executive Deans alike look to strengthen their quality oversight responsibilities. Reflect upon conditions rolling out from the Office for Students recently.

Increasingly DVCs, COOs and CFOs recognise this challenge, and are redesigning their operating system fundamentals to utilise business disruption as opportunity.

As the academic year comes to a close, Vice Chancellors, CEOs and Founders of UKHE begin reflecting; how to spot potential blind spots and turn problems into opportunities to thrive in the next year.

It was exciting to bring their newly-established School of Continuing Education to fruition, supporting Roehampton Education Services in set up, launch and scale up phases.

Universities UK reveals that two in five universities are now actively open to, or considering, mergers and acquisitions. Federations, alliances, and collaborative structures are also gaining momentum, as discussed by Wonkhe earlier this academic year, with 65% of institutions now exploring these models.

Reflections on the IIM HE event... Our sector flourishes in conversations like this. Let's keep questioning together

IIM brought together cross-sector interims with UK universities, both public and private. The sector faces rapid, turbulent changes driven by financial insecurity, shifting political landscapes, intense competition, and necessary, fast-paced adjustments in teaching methods and technology.

Recent news that 22,000 students have been impacted over tuition & maintenance loans compliance difficulties, led to a partial concession by the UK government...

The £725 million package for skills reforms for the under-25s, announced by the government in December, is now in full effect, with introductory AI short courses and SME apprenticeships funding in place.

Recent news that 22,000 students have been impacted over tuition & maintenance loans compliance difficulties, led to a partial concession by the UK government...

Women today lead almost three in 10 of the world’s top universities, according to new analysis from THE. Female vice-chancellors or presidents run 29 per cent of the top 200 institutions...