The Higher Education Policy Institute / Higher Education Academy 2014 Student Academic Experience Survey is the most revealing survey yet on the overall wellbeing of students, as well as on the experience of students at English institutions paying £9,000 fees. The survey was published at the HEPI / HEA Spring Conference on 21st May 2014.…
The Higher Education Policy Institute and the Higher Education Academy have today jointly published the findings of the 2014 Student Academy Experience Survey. Nick Hillman, the Director of the Higher Education Policy Institute, said: “This survey poses vital questions for universities, students and Government. It shows the workload of undergraduates…
The quality of the student experience is under the spotlight like never before. The Government wants students to be consumers but is frustrated at the pace of change. Students say they want to be partners in learning but do not always get sufficient attention. Higher education institutions say they are…
Yesterday, the Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of the University of Staffordshire, Professor Michael Gunn, said: “Too many politicians and political advisers look to the US where many students do not complete or default on their loans and to Australia to provide answers to what they hope will be some higher…
Nadine Dorries has just tweeted: @NadineDorriesMP: Written to former Labour Minister, now head of Bedfordshire University since 2012 to ask why university has done so badly in league tables It’s an interesting way for an MP to hold a local university to account. It doesn’t seem inherently unreasonable for an…
Invite-only seminar for HEPI University Partners focusing on the policy challenges in HE looking ahead to the General Election of 2015, chaired by Nick Hillman, HEPI Director. Download: Agenda: Annual Policy Briefing Seminar for HEPI University Partners
Writers with strong opinions on what Scottish independence might mean for higher education are invited to enter the Higher Education Policy Institute / Times Higher Education Scottish independence essay-writing competition. Essays do not need to cover all the consequences of independence for higher education and may focus on a single angle. Prizes: The best…