Shaping Policy, Enhancing Higher Education

The Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) is the UK’s leading independent think tank for higher education. HEPI hosts events and publishes research, analysis and commentary to inform policy, support debate and shape the future of higher education.

Latest from HEPI

Treasury makes over £600 million surplus from 2022/23 Plan 2 student loans as NUS and HEPI publish an alternative student loan model. Key findings New research by London Economics has found that following various changes to student loan terms, implemented since early 2022, the Treasury…

Author
Dr Gavan Conlon, Maike Halterbeck, Jack Booth and Pietro Patrignani
Published
13 April 2026

Excessive risk-taking by higher education providers must be curtailed. With concerns mounting over the financial health of the English higher education sector, a new report from the Higher Education Policy…

Author
Tom Richmond
Published
9 April 2026

New HEPI Policy Note calls for sustained and intensive outreach to tackle persistent higher education access gaps. It argues that sustained and intensive outreach programmes are among the most effective…

Author
Charlotte Gleed and Charlotte Armstrong
Published
26 March 2026
Date
14 May 2026
Organiser(s)
HEPI
Format
Online
Admission
Open-to-all
Date
11 June 2026
Format
In-person
Admission
Open-to-all
Date
25 June 2026
Organiser(s)
HEPI
Format
In-person
Admission
Invitation only