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Evaluating In-Depth Assessments (IDAs) for the Regulator of Social Housing

The In-Depth Assessment (IDA) process is a regulatory tool used by the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) to gather assurance that registered providers are meeting the expectations of the regulator’s standards.

The revival of the ‘big four’ in international student mobility

The international student mobility landscape has been vastly impacted by increasing diversity in the market.

Understanding the experiences of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children joining family in England

We were commissioned to fill a knowledge gap the Department for Education (DfE) identified on the experiences of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and young people joining family in England.

Reframing the student accommodation compensation debate

Following on from a previous blog on tuition fees, our focus now turns to student accommodation.

Creating a culture of inclusivity in research

The Black Lives Matters movement which came to the fore in 2020 galvanised so many of us to take stock and address the inequalities we observe and enable.

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.

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