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Student numbers before, during and after the crisis

13 April 2021 by Nick Hillman

Below are eight points made by HEPI Director, Nick Hillman, to today’s UK Student Accommodation Forum session on ‘Winners and Losers in 2021’ I recognise…

More than half of students do not expect any more face-to-face teaching this academic year, but two-thirds of students are currently living in their usual term-time accommodation

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

New HEPI report demonstrates that moving away from the use of predicted grades in university admissions could harm, rather than benefit, fair admissions

The Higher Education Policy Institute have published a new collection of essays on the future of undergraduate university admissions. Where next for university admissions? (HEPI Report…

An English Social Mobility Index: new report proposes a ranking of universities’ impact on social mobility

The Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) is today publishing a new paper, Designing an English Social Mobility Index (HEPI Debate Paper 27), which offers a methodology for…

Mixed Media: What Universities Need to Know About Journalism

18 February 2021

In a new report from the Higher Education Policy Institute, the former Education Editor of The Times, Rosemary Bennett, reveals there were over 7,000 stories about…

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Building back greener: the role of UK universities in helping to ensure a sustainable future

21 April 2021 by Lucian Hudson

This blog was kindly contributed by Lucian Hudson, Director, Advancement and Communications, Durham University, and Chair, Earthwatch Europe, and lead author of ‘Universities at The…

What next for admissions in Scotland?

21 April 2021 by Rebecca Gaukroger

We have been running a selection of chapters from HEPI’s recent collection of essays Where next for university admissions? , which was edited and introduced by…

Q: What is the worst research among students in recent times?

20 April 2021 by Nick Hillman

Today marks the tenth anniversary of the silliest higher education story I can recall. Back in spring 2011, £9,000 tuition fees were on the horizon…

The true potential of a national student survey

19 April 2021 by Johnny Rich

This blog was kindly contributed by Johnny Rich, Chief Executive of the Engineering Professors’ Council, Chief Executive of outreach organisation Push and a consultant on…

Degree classification, grade inflation and COVID: lessons from 2019–20

16 April 2021 by Chris Hale

This blog was kindly contributed by Chris Hale, Director of Policy, Universities UK. You can find Chris and UUK on Twitter @chrishaleuk and @UniversitiesUK. There…

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