Making sense of today’s #REF21 results: 7 points of note12 May 2022 by Nick Hillman 1. The main feeling for many university staff today will be relief but the process is not over yet. The seven years of work and waiting…
Defend – don’t defund – proven qualifications for school leavers28 April 2022 In a new paper published by the Higher Education Policy Institute (www.hepi.ac.uk), Holding Talent Back? What is next for the future of Level 3?, 11…
No growth in Chinese Studies graduates during China’s ascendancy31 March 2022 by Michael Natzler The Higher Education Policy Institute is publishing a new report, Understanding China: The Study of China in UK schools and universities by Michael Natzler (HEPI Report 148),…
***New*** English Social Mobility Index for 202224 March 2022 by David Phoenix The blog below, written by Professor David Phoenix, Vice-Chancellor of London South Bank University (LSBU), includes the results of the 2022 Social Mobility Index. We…
New report unpacks the meaning of quality in a complex and rapidly changing higher education sector17 March 2022 A new Policy Note published by the Higher Education Policy Institute and written by the Chief Executive of the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education…
What have we learnt about student belonging and inclusion?23 May 2022 by Anna Jackson On Thursday, 9 June 2022, HEPI will host its Annual Conference in central London. Titled ‘Challenges for the future?’, the day will include the launch…
Employability Blog Series: Improving Graduate Employment & Employability in Yorkshire20 May 2022 by Karen Bryan On Thursday 9 June 2022, HEPI is hosting its annual conference, ‘Challenges for the future? The student experience, good governance and institutional autonomy’. Register here. The…
Turning Values into Impact: The mark of a good REF?19 May 2022 by Andrew Linn This blog was written by Professor Andrew Linn, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research at the University of Westminster. ‘How did REF go?’ That is the question…
Living Black at University Blog Series: How Black students’ experiences of student accommodation set the tone for their time at university18 May 2022 by Hillary Gyebi-Ababio On Thursday 9 June 2022, HEPI is hosting its annual conference, ‘Challenges for the future? The student experience, good governance and institutional autonomy’. Register here. The…
Of Babies and Bathwater: Some things which worked well in REF202117 May 2022 by Simon Green This blog was written by Professor Simon Green, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) at Aston University and a member of the Area Studies sub-panel both for REF 2014…