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Why do so many UK students live away from home and why does it matter?

14 November 2019

A new report from the Higher Education Policy Institute and the University Partnerships Programme (UPP), Somewhere to live: Why British students study away from home –…

New polling suggests many students will vote tactically over Brexit

7 November 2019 by Nick Hillman

Elections are generally characterised by uncertainties but some things are certain. We wouldn’t be having this election if it weren’t for Brexit. The Prime Minister…

Rule change could enable more prisoner learning with positive impacts

24 October 2019

In a joint Policy Nrote, Student loans for those on long sentences, the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) and the Open University argue for an…

HEPI comment on Universities UK’s new guide on telling students where fees go

22 October 2019 by Nick Hillman

In response to Universities UK’s new publication A Guide to Presenting Institutional Financial Information to Students, Nick Hillman, Director of the Higher Education Policy Institute (www.hepi.ac.uk),…

Students are unconvinced by Augar’s proposals to reduce tuition fees to £7,500 but support bringing back maintenance grants

10 October 2019 by Rachel Hewitt

The Higher Education Policy Institute has published new research on students’ views of the higher education funding system, At what cost? Students’ views on Augar, funding…

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The ‘value’ of higher education is too important and multifaceted to reduce to mere metrics

13 November 2019 by Nigel Carrington

This blog is an edited transcript of a speech delivered by Sir Nigel Carrington, Vice-Chancellor at the University of the Arts, London at the PwC…

How can institutions best account for the value they deliver?

12 November 2019 by Nigel Seaton

This blog is an edited transcript of a speech delivered by Professor Nigel Seaton, Principal and Vice Chancellor of Abertay University, at the PwC /…

What election manifestoes don’t say about higher education is generally more important than what they do

11 November 2019 by Nick Hillman

Election manifestoes are a set of promises about what people will do in office. They may not have any official constitutional significance, but they are…

Do older Leave voters get gradually replaced by younger Remain voters, such as students and recent graduates?

6 November 2019

There have been lots of analyses of the importance or otherwise of the student vote since the general election date was fixed for 12 December. You…

Can Edtech help with student wellbeing and mental health?

5 November 2019 by Mary Curnock Cook

This blog was kindly contributed by Mary Curnock Cook who chairs the Advisory Board for the Student Room’s development project and the university pilots. Worries about students’ mental health and wellbeing are seldom far from the news and the higher education sector is taking seriously what seems to…

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