Indicators of integrity1 November 2024 by Grace Gottlieb The development of research culture indicators is critical for REF2029, balancing institutional metrics with individual accountability.
Building Sustainable Futures: Rethinking International Student Recruitment in the UK31 October 2024 by Vincenzo Raimo and Janet B Ilieva UK universities face financial strain from over-reliance on international enrolments, underscoring the need for sustainable global recruitment strategies.
What can we learn from prospective international students this cycle?30 October 2024 by Alex Berka The QS International Student Survey highlights international students’ priorities: career outcomes, affordability, sustainability, and AI integration in UK higher education.
Universities 4.0 and their role in driving place-based innovation for socio-economic transformation29 October 2024 by Martin Betts, Aleks Subic and Deborah L. Wince-Smith Universities are emerging as catalysts for place-based innovation, reshaping regional economies through digital transformation and industry partnerships.
Why we should continue to measure ‘grade inflation’ – but ask different questions about it28 October 2024 by Tim Blackman We should measure grade inflation but focus on how universities support disadvantaged students to exceed prior expectations.
The coming decline in the number of 18-year-olds makes the future ‘bleak’ for some universities24 October 2024 A new Report from the Higher Education Policy Institute shows reductions in student demand in England, which are already affecting the higher education sector, will…
HEPI SOFT-POWER INDEX 2024: The US pulls further away, while the UK stands still and France slips back10 October 2024 by Nick Hillman The Higher Education Policy Institute has published the results of its eighth annual Soft-Power Index. The Index measures the number of senior serving world leaders – defined as monarchs,…
HEPI’s Annual Review for 2023/247 October 2024 We are delighted to be publishing HEPI’s Annual Review for 2023/24. This document recounts HEPI’s policy work over the previous academic year, including a record number of…
What can we expect from the new Government?: Speech at the Opening of the Dyslexia Research and Education Hub, University of Buckingham27 September 2024 by Nick Hillman This speech was delivered by Nick Hillman (HEPI’s Director) in a personal capacity in his role as a Council Member at the University of Buckingham.…
Undergraduate fees revisited26 September 2024 The Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) today publishes Undergraduate fees revisited (HEPI Debate Paper 39). The author Tim Leunig, who is a former Chief Analyst at the…