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Fast response to some slow thinking: Initial comment on today’s slew of documents from the Department for Education by HEPI’s Director

21 January 2021 by Nick Hillman

Slow thinking A few years ago, there was a vogue for ‘slow thinking’, ‘slow food’ and even for a whole ‘slow movement’, all of which…

New HEPI Debate Paper argues for the student loan scheme to be replaced by a graduate contribution scheme, including contributions from those who graduated in the era of grant-funded study

21 January 2021 by Alan Roff

The Higher Education Policy Institute (www.hepi.ac.uk) has published a new report on the student finance system in England, Student Finance in England from 2012 to 2020:…

New report warns that an excessive focus on university drop-out rates conflicts with other important priorities

7 January 2021 by Nick Hillman

As students prepare for the new term, the Higher Education Policy Institute is publishing a report on non-continuation (or ‘drop-out’) rates. A short guide to…

New report urges universities to have zero carbon emissions by 2035 and to rethink knowledge and teaching practices for the era of climate change

10 December 2020

The Higher Education Policy Institute is publishing its first ever report on climate change. Beyond business as usual: Higher education in the era of climate…

New poll finds a decline in student mental health but growing satisfaction with online learning

3 December 2020

The Higher Education Policy Institute has worked with Youthsight on a poll of over 1,000 full-time undergraduate students to see how the Covid-19 pandemic is…

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Latest Blogs

8 points of note from today’s announcements

21 January 2021 by Rachel Hewitt

Today, the Department for Education has delivered at least partial responses to many of the key sector debates from the last few years. With the…

Why Education for Sustainable Development – and why now?

21 January 2021 by Kate Mori

This blog was kindly contributed by Dr Kate Mori, Quality and Standards Specialist at the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA). Kate is working on the update…

Will Higher Technical Qualifications foster greater collaborations between Universities and Colleges?

20 January 2021 by Dave Phoenix

This blog was kindly contributed by Professor Dave Phoenix, Vice-Chancellor at London South Bank University. You can find Dave on Twitter @David_PhoenixVC Most significant in…

Why higher education needs a strong regulator

20 January 2021 by Paul Layzell

This blog was kindly contributed by Professor Paul Layzell, Principal, Royal Holloway University of London and former Chair of AQA. You can find Paul on…

Reasons to give the Turing Scheme a chance

19 January 2021 by Vivienne Stern

This blog was kindly contributed by Vivienne Stern, Director of Universities UK International (UUKi). Previously on the HEPI website, Vivienne contributed the second chapter to…

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