Shaping Policy, Enhancing Higher Education

The Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) is the UK’s leading independent think tank for higher education. HEPI hosts events and publishes research, analysis and commentary to inform policy, support debate and shape the future of higher education.

Latest from HEPI

Fifteen years ago, in December 2010, students were rioting on the streets of London as the House of Commons voted to allow undergraduate tuition fees in England to rise to…

Author
Nick Hillman
Published
18 December 2025

A new report from the Higher Education Policy Institute examines how student governors frequently feel marginalised in institutional oversight, and offers actionable reforms to ensure legitimacy, inclusion and real influence.

Author
Darcie Jones
Published
11 December 2025

New research suggests there is strong backing for a university governance Code that addresses power imbalances and over-financialisation. This is the first of two reports that HEPI is publishing on university governance…

Author
Professor Steven Jones on behalf of the Council for the Defence of British Universitie
Published
4 December 2025
Date
28 January 2026
Format
In-person
Admission
Invitation only
Date
29 January 2026
Organiser(s)
HEPI
Format
Online
Admission
Open-to-all
Date
11 June 2026
Format
In-person
Admission
Open-to-all