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Month: November 2012

  • The impact on demand of the Government’s reforms of higher education

    8 November 2012 by John Thompson and Bahram Bekhradnia

    This report assesses the evidence that is available so far about enrolments at English universities this year.  A central concern about the changes introduced in England in 2012 has been whether they would reduce demand for higher education, and particularly for those from disadvantaged backgrounds. In carrying out this study…

  • HEPI publishes analysis of the impact on demand of the Government’s HE reforms

    8 November 2012

    A report published today (8 November) by the Higher Education Policy Institute, assessing all the evidence that is available so far about enrolments at English universities this year, concludes that it is too early to judge whether the Government's higher education reforms take as a whole have discouraged students in…