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Turf wars, new providers and spending reviews – and how there are 118 fewer higher education providers in England than there were meant to be in 2020

19 November 2020 by Nick Hillman

This is an extract from a speech delivered by Nick Hillman, the HEPI Director, to the GuildHE Council this morning. 1. Turf wars In the…

New report finds focus on graduate pay as an indicator of institutional quality is sexist in its implications and effects

12 November 2020

The Higher Education Policy Institute has published a new report looking at the gender pay gap between graduates. The report, Mind the (Graduate Gender Pay) Gap by…

New HEPI report reveals over 350,000 more higher education places will be needed in England by 2035 to keep up with demand, while Scotland will see a decline in demand for places over the same period, despite increased participation in higher education

22 October 2020

The Higher Education Policy Institute has published a new report looking at future demand for higher education places in the UK over the next fifteen…

Access to higher education before, during and after the pandemic – by Chris Millward, Director for Fair Access and Participation

30 September 2020 by Chris Millward

This blog was kindly contributed by Chris Millward, Director for Fair Access and Participation at the Office for Students, who is taking part in a free HEPI…

New polling shows students’ support for the Labour Party has grown under Keir Starmer and students have become more politicised since the start of 2020

24 September 2020

Students’ voting patterns are often assumed but, as our recent report on the role of student voters in the last four elections has shown, their role can…

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Latest Blogs

We need more than workshops to support the wellbeing of PhD researchers

27 November 2020 by Ellie Crabtree

This blog was kindly contributed by University Alliance’s Programmes Administrator Dr Ellie Crabtree, who supports the delivery of their Doctoral Training Alliance (DTA). Ellie completed…

Browne, COVID and the Humanities. What next?

26 November 2020 by Gabriel Roberts

This blog was contributed by Gabriel Roberts, who was a doctoral student in English when the Browne Report was published in October 2010. Since then,…

‘Adjust your projects’: UKRI’s announcement is a red flag for research

25 November 2020 by Chris Brasnett

This blog was kindly contributed by Chris Brasnett, former Postgraduate Education Officer at the University of Bristol Students’ Union (2019-2020). Chris is completing a PhD…

Why the pandemic is likely to produce a shift in academics’ pension arrangements

24 November 2020 by Nick Hillman

The largest private sector pension scheme in the UK … A couple of years ago, I spent much of the Christmas break in a Reading…

Five questions currently on the minds of university recruitment teams

23 November 2020 by Sander Kristel

Today’s blog was written by Sander Kristel, UCAS Chief Operations Officer. You can find Sander on Twitter @SKristel1 As Halloween, Bonfire Night and Diwali all…

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