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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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The Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities report and disaggregating BAME in higher education

26 April 2021 by Randall Whittaker

This blog was kindly contributed by Professor Randall Whittaker, Pro-Vice Chancellor Academic and Leeds Arts University. You can find Randall on Twitter @RandalWhittaker. On Wednesday…

Admissions reform: Comparisons to international admissions systems

24 April 2021 by David Hawkins

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 Rachel…

Context, Academic Freedom and the Ethics of Internationalisation

23 April 2021 by Catherine Owen

Following yesterday’s debate on China in the House of Commons, we are running a blog on academic freedom that has been kindly written for HEPI…

Mark Corver: Predicted grades and university admissions

22 April 2021 by Mark Corver

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…

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…

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