Seminar papers
The financing of higher education
Date: 24 Feb 2010Author: Nicola Dandridge and Nick BarrHEPI and JISC held a joint seminar on The Financing of Higher Education in the House of Commons on 24 February 2010, the second in a series of four.
Nicola Dandridge, Chief Executive of Universities UK, and Professor Nick Barr of the London School of Economics debated the future funding of the UK's higher education sector, with particular focus on the best system for student support.
A transcript of the main speeches is available, as is a PDF of Professor Barr's slides.
Quality and standards
Date: 27 Jan 2010Author: Peter Williams and Roger BrownTranscript of the main speeches from a HEPI-JISC seminar on Quality and Standards, held in the House of Commons on 27 January 2010.
Peter Williams, the ex-Chief Executive Officer from the Quality Assurance and Standards Agency, shared a platform with Professor Roger Brown from Liverpool Hope University to discuss the challenges facing universities, government, business and students in whether quality and standards of different degrees and qualifications should be comparable.
Chaired by Bahram Bekhradnia, director of HEPI, the subject generated discussion and debate including the need to re-examine the current classifications of degrees, the desire to meet students’ expectations of the currency of their degree, what employers are looking for graduates and how universities can measure success within with the current system.
This series of seminars was held in collaboration with JISC, who have made available a podcast interview with the two speakers.
Higher education and the student experience
Date: 21 Apr 2009Author: Professor Les Ebdon, Wes StreetingTranscript of the main speeches from a HEPI seminar on higher education and the student experience, held in the House of Commons on 21 April 2009.
Re-engineering universities
Date: 17 Mar 2009Author: Mike Boxall, Professor Rick TrainorTranscript of the main speeches from a HEPI seminar on re-engineering universities, held in the House of Commons on 17 March 2009.
Fair access revisited
Date: 24 Feb 2009Author: Sir Martin Harris, Professor Malcolm Grant, Professor Michael DriscollTranscript of the main speeches from a HEPI seminar on fair access, held in the House of Commons on 24 February 2009.
Globalisation and higher education
Date: 27 Jan 2009Author: Professor Sir Drummond Bone, Professor Malcolm GilliesTranscript of the main speeches from a HEPI seminar on globalisation and higher education, held in the House of Commons on 27 January 2009.
The Operation of the Market in Higher Education
Date: 14 Jan 2009Author: Professor Nicholas Barr, LSEPDF summary of the slides from Professor Nicholas Barr's presentation to a HEPI seminar on The Operation of the Market in Higher Education: Opportunities and Constraints, Experience and Ideology, held at the British Academy on 14 January 2009.
The Operation of the Market in Higher Education
Date: 14 Jan 2009Author: Professor Roger Brown, Liverpool Hope UniversityProfessor Roger Brown's presentation to a HEPI seminar on The Operation of the Market in Higher Education: Opportunities and Constraints, Experience and Ideology, held at the British Academy on 14 January 2009. Full version and summary version available.
The Operation of the Market in Higher Education
Date: 14 Jan 2009Video of the HEPI seminar on The Operation of the Market in Higher Education: Opportunities and Constraints, Experience and Ideology held at the British Academy on 14 January 2009.
Where the US goes today
Date: 14 Jan 2009Author: Professor Roger BrownA paper by Professor Roger Brown of Liverpool Hope University looking at the current state of higher education in the United States, prospects for the future, and the lessons the UK might learn.
The Information Fallacy
Date: 29 Mar 2007Author: Professor Roger BrownA paper which looks at the role which information about quality might play in the higher education market for undergraduates that is being created by variable fees and bursaries; by Professor Roger Brown, Vice-Chancellor, Southampton Solent University.
University Governance
Date: 13 Dec 2005Author: Richard LambertPaper presented by Richard Lambert at the HEPI "Governance of Higher Education in a Market Environment" seminar held on 13 December 2005 at the House of Commons.
Higher Education and the Market
Date: 13 Dec 2005Author: Roger BrownHigher Education and the Market: protecting quality and diversity in a market driven system. Paper presented by Roger Brown at the HEPI "Governance of Higher Education in a Market Environment" seminar held on 13 December 2005 at the House of Commons.
Development of Third Stream Activity
Date: 30 Nov 2005Author: Sachi HatakenakaThe purpose of this report is to provide a framework for thinking about the purpose of third stream funding, to help generate debate and to reach a clarity of understanding, both about the short and the longer term. The author presented this paper to a HEPI seminar at the House of Commons on 30 November 2005.
What have the universities ever done for us?
Date: 30 Nov 2005Author: David WatsonPaper presented to a HEPI seminar at the House of Commons, 30 November 2005.
Creating Something New: Amalgamations and Higher Education
Date: 02 Apr 2004Author: Professor Michael ScottA HEPI paper delivered at Wolfson College, University of Oxford 2nd April 2004.
Handling Merger Proposals
Date: 01 Apr 2004Author: Nigel Brown, Jane Denholm and Tony ClarkThis report is the output from a study of structural change within UK Higher Education.
The study was about the genesis of merger proposals and the processes adopted by different institutions to take forward consideration of those proposals, the difficulties that arose and how the processes helped or hindered the resolution of those difficulties.