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Mixed Media: What Universities Need to Know About Journalism

18 February 2021

In a new report from the Higher Education Policy Institute, the former Education Editor of The Times, Rosemary Bennett, reveals there were over 7,000 stories about…

New HEPI Debate Paper argues for the student loan scheme to be replaced by a graduate contribution scheme, including contributions from those who graduated in the era of grant-funded study

21 January 2021 by Alan Roff

The Higher Education Policy Institute (www.hepi.ac.uk) has published a new report on the student finance system in England, Student Finance in England from 2012 to 2020:…

New report warns that an excessive focus on university drop-out rates conflicts with other important priorities

7 January 2021 by Nick Hillman

As students prepare for the new term, the Higher Education Policy Institute is publishing a report on non-continuation (or ‘drop-out’) rates. A short guide to…

New report urges universities to have zero carbon emissions by 2035 and to rethink knowledge and teaching practices for the era of climate change

10 December 2020

The Higher Education Policy Institute is publishing its first ever report on climate change. Beyond business as usual: Higher education in the era of climate…

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…

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Latest Blogs

What if…? Thoughts on Gavin Williamson’s ‘Landmark’ Proposals to Strengthen ‘Free Speech’ at Universities

26 February 2021 by Nigel Copsey

This blog was kindly contributed by Nigel Copsey, who is Professor of Modern History at Teesside University and the author of Anti-Fascism in Britain (2nd…

Civic Universities and Social Enterprise

25 February 2021 by Lucy Findlay & Diana Beech

This blog has been kindly contributed by Lucy Findlay MBE, Managing Director of Social Enterprise Company CIC and Dr Diana Beech, Chief Executive of London…

The Gradual Reshaping of the Education Sector

24 February 2021 by Dave Phoenix

This blog was kindly contributed by Professor Dave Phoenix, Vice-Chancellor, London South Bank University. You can find Dave on Twitter @David_PhoenixVC. The ‘policy avalanche’ on 21…

Skills development is not just about transition into work: we need innovative thinking about higher level skills too

23 February 2021 by Paul Layzell & James Bennett

This blog was kindly contributed by Professor Paul Layzell, Principal of Royal Holloway, University of London and James Bennett, Director of StoryFutures Academy. You can…

Anthony Seldon: From Policy-Takers to Policy-Makers

22 February 2021 by Anthony Seldon

Today’s blog is an extract from this year’s Annual Lecture of the National Conference of University Professors (NCUP), which has just been delivered by Sir…

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