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New poll finds almost one-third of applicants feel less confident they will get into their chosen university since the Coronavirus pandemic

The Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) has worked with YouthSight on a poll of over 1,000 full-time undergraduate students and over 500 applicants to higher education to see…

New restrictions on university places could create ‘unlucky generations’

In a new report from the Higher Education Policy Institute, After demand driven funding in Australia: Competing models for distributing student places to universities, courses and…

Why the UK will miss the R&D targets if we cut funding for students

9 March 2020 by Nick Hillman

Two days before the Budget, the Higher Education Policy Institute is publishing a new report on cross-subsidies between teaching and research in universities. From T…

Graduate outcomes: A new report shows how the focus on graduate employment has fundamentally changed the way universities operate

A new report from the Higher Education Policy Institute, Getting on: graduate employment and its influence on UK higher education (HEPI Report 126), explores the recent…

Universities are key to levelling up: scrap year one fees for first in family students and redirect research funding to left behind regions

27 February 2020 by Rachel Hewitt

A new report from the Higher Education Policy Institute, Making Universities Matter: How higher education can help to heal a divided Britain (HEPI Report 125), is calling…

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We must not forget the impact of Covid-19 on postgraduate study in 2020/21

6 April 2020 by Michelle Morgan

This blog was kindly contributed by Dr. Michelle Morgan, an independent consultant with an expertise in student transitions and student experience. Michelle was the creator…

WEEKEND READING: A*++ for Ofqual and the SQA: this year’s school exam grades could well be the fairest ever

This blog on the new announcement about this summer’s public exams has been written by Dennis Sherwood, an independent consultant. He has previously produced much of…

If a student numbers cap is to return, then the sector needs to demonstrate that it was the last resort

This blog has been contributed by someone working at a senior level in an English university, who has asked to remain anonymous. Crises can precipitate…

How to square widening participation with student number caps

2 April 2020 by Maria Neophytou and Ben Gadsby

A guest blog by Dr. Maria Neophytou, Director of Public Affairs at Impetus and Ben Gadsby, Policy and Research Manager at Impetus. Impetus is a…

Students with non-UK university offers are being kept in the dark about what the new A-Level system means for their futures

1 April 2020 by David Hawkins

This blog was kindly contributed by David Hawkins, Director and Founder at The University Guys. In the midst of the current global crisis, students in…

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