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Funding undergraduate higher education

8 November 2023 by Mark Corver

The funding system for undergraduate teaching in UK universities has drifted into crisis. Bolder changes might now be worth the risk. One option is to…

It is the OfS categories, not institutions, that ‘require improvement’

7 November 2023 by James Tooley

There are currently 53 institutions of higher education whose TEF results are marked as “pending” on the official OfS website. These cater for over 420,000…

Shifts, shocks, fragility: are English universities on a sustainable course? By John Raftery

6 November 2023 by John Raftery

English universities are, by many measures, consistently among the very best in the world, outperforming most if not all other competitors. For example, take the…

How can edtech address some of the greatest challenges facing HE leaders?

3 November 2023 by Nic Newman and Mary Curnock Cook

From the AI explosion to the rise of chatbots and metaversities, rapid digital innovation is impacting university campuses, teaching and learning to an unprecedented extent.…

The ambition for the LLE is shackled by its detail

2 November 2023 by Helena Vine

The Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE) provides a tuition fee loan entitlement equivalent to four years of post-18 education – £37,000 in today’s fees. From 2025,…

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University leaders must rethink how they design institutional change initiatives if they want to improve impact and success – By Paul Woodgates

9 November 2023 by Paul Woodgates

The higher education sector in the UK is facing a need to deliver change on multiple fronts as it grapples with how to deliver more…

Former Vice-Chancellor calls for rethink on assessing research

2 November 2023 by Nigel Thrift

In a new HEPI Policy Note, REF2028: Outputs Matter, Professor Sir Nigel Thrift, the former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Warwick, argues the Research Excellence Framework…

Rent now swallows up virtually all of the average maintenance loan as the student accommodation market reaches ‘crisis point’

26 October 2023 by Unipol and HEPI

Rents for student accommodation have increased by an average of 14.6% over the past two academic years, according to a new report from Unipol and…

Politics, elections and higher education (Nick Hillman’s speech to the University of Bradford’s Board of Governors)

20 October 2023 by Nick Hillman

It is great to be back in Bradford. Thank you for inviting me. I have visited a few times since becoming HEPI’s Director 10 years…

2023 English Social Mobility Index

19 October 2023 by Professor Dave Phoenix OBE

The English Social Mobility Index, which is compiled by London South Bank University (LSBU) and published by the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI), compares the…

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