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Equality, diversity and inclusion in research: Understanding the current picture

Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) is a subject that is very close to our hearts at IFF and top of our corporate agenda, which is why it felt the right choice for the focus of our recent seminar series event.

International Education Strategy: re-visited

When the International Education Strategy launched in 2019 there were two main aims: 1) to increase the value of education exports to £35 billion per year and 2) to increase the number of international students hosted in the UK to 60,000.

Your Social Housing White Paper questions – answered by The Housing Ombudsman

We invited Richard Blakeway, The Housing Ombudsman to address your concerns and respond to your questions about new requirements under the Social Housing White Paper.

Building online student communities: best practice for effective research

During the pandemic, real-time interaction with students has become a growing priority for universities as needs change more rapidly than ever before. Online research communities represent a great way to address this priority.

BEIS launch research into social housing decarbonisation

We’re excited to announce the launch of a study we’re conducting on behalf of BEIS to understand the decarbonisation of social housing.

Compensating the Covid class

There seems a broad consensus now amongst the general public that the massive disruption to students’ learning due to the pandemic should result in some form of compensation of tuition fees.

A housing hero: The Housing Ombudsman is here to help

We invited The Housing Ombudsman, Richard Blakeway, to join us for a conversation and to answer your questions about the impact of proposed changes.

The university challenge: student retention in a Covid world

Some students face a delayed ‘return’ to university while still expected to pay full tuition fees and rents for accommodation. Some report their mental health to be at the lowest it’s ever been, with access to wellbeing services difficult.

Resident engagement is central to social housing regulation

During our recent In Conversation with… event, special guest Jenny Osbourne, Chief Executive of Tpas highlighted key actions that landlords will need to undertake to meet the new regulatory requirements set out in the social housing white paper.

Your Social Housing White Paper questions – answered by The Regulator

Social housing regulation is coming soon – but when? And what are the implications?

The Social Housing White Paper – what’s changing?

The Social Housing White Paper is here, and we have spent the past month coming to grips with what’s new, what’s changing, what’s staying the same, and what’s missing entirely.

Higher education insight guides: recently published

The higher education sector has faced an unprecedented time of upheaval as a result of the pandemic, impacting on all aspects of university life.

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