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New poll finds a decline in student mental health but growing satisfaction with online learning

3 December 2020

The Higher Education Policy Institute has worked with Youthsight on a poll of over 1,000 full-time undergraduate students to see how the Covid-19 pandemic is…

Turf wars, new providers and spending reviews – and how there are 118 fewer higher education providers in England than there were meant to be in 2020

19 November 2020 by Nick Hillman

This is an extract from a speech delivered by Nick Hillman, the HEPI Director, to the GuildHE Council this morning. 1. Turf wars In the…

New report finds focus on graduate pay as an indicator of institutional quality is sexist in its implications and effects

12 November 2020

The Higher Education Policy Institute has published a new report looking at the gender pay gap between graduates. The report, Mind the (Graduate Gender Pay) Gap by…

New HEPI report reveals over 350,000 more higher education places will be needed in England by 2035 to keep up with demand, while Scotland will see a decline in demand for places over the same period, despite increased participation in higher education

22 October 2020

The Higher Education Policy Institute has published a new report looking at future demand for higher education places in the UK over the next fifteen…

Access to higher education before, during and after the pandemic – by Chris Millward, Director for Fair Access and Participation

30 September 2020 by Chris Millward

This blog was kindly contributed by Chris Millward, Director for Fair Access and Participation at the Office for Students, who is taking part in a free HEPI…

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Home Sweet Home – so long as someone else is there…

4 December 2020 by Martin Blakey

This blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Martin Blakey, who is the Chief Executive of Unipol Student Homes and the co-author of the…

Reimagining the workplace: Good Remote Working

2 December 2020 by Sue Smith & Dr Adrian Wright

This blog has been written by Professor Sue Smith, Director of the Centre of SME Development and Dr Adrian Wright, Director of the Institute of…

Why we must address the graduate gender pay gap

1 December 2020 by Caroline Hunt

This blog was kindly contributed by Caroline Hunt, Equal Education Spokesperson for the Women’s Equality Party. During my first year at university I interviewed for…

What is the right age to begin academic selection? 11? 14? 16? 18? Never?

30 November 2020

In my seven years at HEPI, the most controversial paper we have issued – by some distance – is a piece on academic publishing. It…

We need more than workshops to support the wellbeing of PhD researchers

27 November 2020 by Ellie Crabtree

This blog was kindly contributed by University Alliance’s Programmes Administrator Dr Ellie Crabtree, who supports the delivery of their Doctoral Training Alliance (DTA). Ellie completed…

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