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Excellent outputs demand excellent people, cultures and environments

1 December 2023 by Professor Stephen Curry

If you have only learned about the proposed changes to the Research Excellence Framework (REF) from Professor Sir Nigel Thrift’s recent HEPI Policy Note, then…

What Universities Can Learn from Artistic Citizenship in Practice

30 November 2023 by Fiona Walsh McDonnell

In September, GuildHE launched a report which called on the sector to address the balance for small and specialist institutions receiving funding to support their…

The new wave of Access and Participation Plans – a reflection on the last 12 months

29 November 2023 by Andrew Ross

As the Office for Students (OfS) finalises the new wave of Access and Participation Plans (APP) from volunteer ‘wave 1’ providers, it felt timely to…

We need to talk about staff retention in the sector

28 November 2023 by Leo Hanna

Universities are in a difficult spot. Demand for higher education is high, with more and more young people seeing the value of a university education,…

Good practice in investigating allegations of sexual assault and harassment on campus

27 November 2023 by Owen Bubbers-Jones

Allegations of sexual harassment and assault by students aren’t going away with awareness campaigns and helplines. A new Oxford University study has found that one in…

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New report calls for a skills strategy to coordinate post-16 provision and support collaboration between education providers

23 November 2023 by Professor David Phoenix

The Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) is today publishing a new paper, Connecting the Dots: The Need for an Effective Skills System in England (HEPI Report 167).…

University leaders must rethink how they design institutional change initiatives if they want to improve impact and success – By Paul Woodgates

9 November 2023 by Paul Woodgates

The higher education sector in the UK is facing a need to deliver change on multiple fronts as it grapples with how to deliver more…

Former Vice-Chancellor calls for rethink on assessing research

2 November 2023 by Nigel Thrift

In a new HEPI Policy Note, REF2028: Outputs Matter, Professor Sir Nigel Thrift, the former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Warwick, argues the Research Excellence Framework…

Rent now swallows up virtually all of the average maintenance loan as the student accommodation market reaches ‘crisis point’

26 October 2023 by Unipol and HEPI

Rents for student accommodation have increased by an average of 14.6% over the past two academic years, according to a new report from Unipol and…

Politics, elections and higher education (Nick Hillman’s speech to the University of Bradford’s Board of Governors)

20 October 2023 by Nick Hillman

It is great to be back in Bradford. Thank you for inviting me. I have visited a few times since becoming HEPI’s Director 10 years…

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