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New polling shows students need clarity on how universities use their data

5 December 2019 by Rachel Hewitt and Michael Natzler

The Higher Education Policy Institute has published new research about students’ views on data security, Students or data subjects? What students think about university data security. …

HEPI Election Briefing: How and why this election matters for students, staff and higher education institutions

20 November 2019

The Higher Education Policy Institute (www.hepi.ac.uk) has issued an Election Briefing document, which discusses and summarises five higher education issues that are linked to the 2019 general…

Why do so many UK students live away from home and why does it matter?

14 November 2019

A new report from the Higher Education Policy Institute and the University Partnerships Programme (UPP), Somewhere to live: Why British students study away from home –…

New polling suggests many students will vote tactically over Brexit

7 November 2019 by Nick Hillman

Elections are generally characterised by uncertainties but some things are certain. We wouldn’t be having this election if it weren’t for Brexit. The Prime Minister…

Rule change could enable more prisoner learning with positive impacts

24 October 2019

In a joint Policy Nrote, Student loans for those on long sentences, the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) and the Open University argue for an…

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The ethics of data

5 December 2019 by Rachel Hewitt

Today we are publishing new research looking at students’ views on their data security. This is a topic we have not previously written about at…

Could the proposed Oxford-Cambridge Expressway help the higher education sector?

4 December 2019 by Rob Sadler

From a global perspective it has the potential to support a growing ecosystem of learning, research and innovation so it continues to rival other world-leading…

Why do so many academics struggle to understand the politics of modern Britain?

3 December 2019 by Simon Goldsworthy

Despite the picket lines, there are no formal walls enclosing modern universities, but contemporary academics are often remarkably insulated from wider society and alternative intellectual…

The official forecast of student numbers that is so often wrong, it’s nicknamed ‘the hedgehog’

2 December 2019 by Nick Hillman

The august Office for Budget Responsibility is crucial to economic forecasting and limiting economic shocks by providing independent oversight of economic decisions. The importance of…

Trust in university finances requires both sides to put the work in

29 November 2019 by Matt Sisson

This blog was kindly contributed by Matt Sisson, Head of Membership at the British Universities Finance Directors Group (BUFDG). Universities are complex and unique organisations,…

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