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Second consecutive year of students reporting better value for money

13 June 2019 by Nick Hillman

The 2019 Student Academic Experience Survey of over 14,000 full-time undergraduate students from the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) and Advance HE shows rising value-for-money…

‘Brave’ leadership in think tanks, politics and universities (including some new data on vice-chancellors’ tenure)

6 June 2019 by Nick Hillman

This blog is an abridged version of a speech delivered by Nick Hillman, HEPI’s Director, to Advance HE’s summit on ‘Brave Leadership – Daring to Lead’, held in Birmingham on…

Lunchtime takeaways: 10 points to note in today’s Augar report (including some overlooked ones)

30 May 2019 by Nick Hillman

Despite the competing political stories around, the publication of the Augar review on post-18 education is already leading to acres of coverage and commentary. At…

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Augar and the Industrial Strategy: 10 key points for the incoming Prime Minister about the creative arts and creative industries

20 June 2019 by John Last

A guest blog kindly contributed by Professor John Last, Vice-Chancellor of Norwich University of the Arts The creative industries are creating the jobs of the…

Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part 8)

It is easy to be pessimistic about future student demand, given the current environment in which higher education institutions are operating. We often write about…

Challenges abound, but so do opportunities – why the MillionPlus voice must be heard

18 June 2019 by Bill Rammell

This is a guest blog from Bill Rammell, Vice-Chancellor, University of Bedfordshire and the new Chair-elect at MillionPlus. He is also the author of a…