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Cyber adversaries are targeting the academic sector – what do we need to know and what can be done about it

15 May 2023 by Stuart Wiggins

This guest blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Stuart Wiggins, who is Strategic Threat Advisor Europe for CrowdStrike, a leading firm in cybersecurity…

Weekend Reading: The UK Transnational Education Quality Assurance Landscape in a Historical Perspective

13 May 2023 by Fabrizio Trifiro

On Tuesday, 16 May 2023, HEPI – in conjunction with Universities UK and Kaplan – will be launching new modelling from London Economics on the…

High-quality skills as a means of attracting FDI and reducing regional inequalities

12 May 2023 by Professor Warren Manning and Dr Jenna Townend

On Tuesday, 16 May 2023, HEPI – in conjunction with Universities UK and Kaplan – will be launching new modelling from London Economics on the…

Leading with Impact – how universities can maximise their impact on place

10 May 2023 by Richard Calvert

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Richard Calvert, Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Sheffield Hallam University. In this article, he explores the challenge of understanding how…

How are HE leaders responding to generative AI?

9 May 2023 by Mary Curnock Cook CBE and Nic Newman

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Mary Curnock Cook CBE, chair of the Jisc-Emerge HE Edtech Board, and Nic Newman, Founder and partner at…

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International students boost UK economy by £41.9 billion

16 May 2023 by HEPI / Kaplan International Pathways / Universities UK International / London Economics

New data reveals that the intake of international students in the 2021/22 academic year contributed a huge £41.9 billion to the UK economy. A new…

Does the Lifelong Loan Entitlement meet its own objectives?

11 May 2023 by Rose Stephenson

The Lifelong Loan Entitlement (LLE) is part of the Government’s reforms to post-18 education and training. It will offer students a loan equivalent to four…

New polling shows over eight-in-10 students expect to vote at the next general election, that nearly half of students support Labour – and 7% the Conservatives – but that students are split on what policies Labour should adopt on tuition fees and loans

2 May 2023 by Nick Hillman

The Higher Education Policy Institute has conducted the first detailed political polling of current full-time undergraduates. Key findings: 85% of full-time UK undergraduate students expect…

Small, specialist and practice-based universities are vital to competition and innovation in higher education

27 April 2023 by Edward Venning

The Higher Education Policy Institute has published the first holistic picture of small and special-focus universities in Size is Everything: What small, specialist and practice-based providers…

Humanities education is a UK strength: New report shows it is a mistake to set up a Humanities vs STEM contest

A new report published today by the Higher Education Policy Institute and the Russell Group’s Pro-Vice-Chancellors / Deans of Arts and Humanities Network shows Humanities…

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