Hepi is delighted to host this guest blog by the (Labour) MP for Sheffield Central – the constituency that has the highest proportion of students and one of the smallest majorities (165) in the House of Commons. Paul Blomfield is Chair of All-Party Parliamentary Group on Students, Secretary of the All-Party…
Women are woefully under-represented in UK national life, including in the leadership of our higher education institutions. For example, while there are some outstanding female Vice-Chancellors, they remain the exception rather than the norm. Arguably, the imbalance starts at the very top as the last few people with responsibility for…
The 2015 Election Hustings for Higher Education, produced by Times Higher Education, HEPI, The Open University and Universities UK Chaired by Baroness Martha Lane-Fox, Chancellor of The Open University, the event will provide an opportunity for colleagues in the HE sector to hear the three main political parties outline and…
At the HEPI / Times Higher Education / Universities UK / Open University election hustings, held at Church House in central London on the evening of Monday, 2nd March, we published a one-off special Election Briefing. Focussing on six issues, the briefing provides some background information and also the key outstanding questions…