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Making sense of today’s #REF21 results: 7 points of note

12 May 2022 by Nick Hillman

1. The main feeling for many university staff today will be relief but the process is not over yet. The seven years of work and waiting…

Defend – don’t defund – proven qualifications for school leavers

In a new paper published by the Higher Education Policy Institute (www.hepi.ac.uk), Holding Talent Back? What is next for the future of Level 3?, 11…

No growth in Chinese Studies graduates during China’s ascendancy

31 March 2022 by Michael Natzler

The Higher Education Policy Institute is publishing a new report, Understanding China: The Study of China in UK schools and universities by Michael Natzler (HEPI Report 148),…

New report unpacks the meaning of quality in a complex and rapidly changing higher education sector

A new Policy Note published by the Higher Education Policy Institute and written by the Chief Executive of the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education…

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Latest Blogs

What have we learnt about student belonging and inclusion?

23 May 2022 by Anna Jackson

On Thursday, 9 June 2022, HEPI will host its Annual Conference in central London. Titled ‘Challenges for the future?’, the day will include the launch…

Employability Blog Series: Improving Graduate Employment & Employability in Yorkshire

20 May 2022 by Karen Bryan

On Thursday 9 June 2022, HEPI is hosting its annual conference, ‘Challenges for the future? The student experience, good governance and institutional autonomy’. Register here. The…

Turning Values into Impact: The mark of a good REF?

19 May 2022 by Andrew Linn

This blog was written by Professor Andrew Linn, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research at the University of Westminster. ‘How did REF go?’ That is the question…

Living Black at University Blog Series: How Black students’ experiences of student accommodation set the tone for their time at university

18 May 2022 by Hillary Gyebi-Ababio

On Thursday 9 June 2022, HEPI is hosting its annual conference, ‘Challenges for the future? The student experience, good governance and institutional autonomy’. Register here. The…

Of Babies and Bathwater: Some things which worked well in REF2021

17 May 2022 by Simon Green

This blog was written by Professor Simon Green, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) at Aston University and a member of the Area Studies sub-panel both for REF 2014…

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