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

The US and UK lead the world in soft power: ‘The HEPI Soft-Power Index – 10th edition’ shows far more world leaders were educated in America and Britain than…

Author
Nick Hillman OBE
Published
28 September 2026

UK universities ‘carry private-sector exposure at public-sector speed’: Lessons from America. A new HEPI Policy Note, Risk and Resilience: What UK higher education can learn from the United…

Author
Dan Greenstein
Published
24 September 2026

Reversing the “death spiral” in language learning: New report highlights severely unequal participation in language GCSEs. A new Policy Note from the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI), Language GCSEs in…

Author
Megan Bowler
Published
17 September 2026
Date
28 September 2026
Organiser(s)
HEPI
Format
In-person
Admission
Open-to-all
Date
21 October 2026
Organiser(s)
HEPI
Admission
Invitation only