On Monday 25th September, HEPI and UPP co-hosted a roundtable seminar at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton to discuss the topic: How can universities become regional hubs for growth?, with guest speakers Chi Onwurah MP, Shadow Minister for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Industrial Strategy) and Professor Graham…
This guest blog has been written by Dilly Fung, Professor of Higher Education Development and Academic Director at University College London’s Arena Centre for Research-based Education (formerly CALT). A recent international conference at University College London (UCL) explored international perspectives on creating a more ‘connected’ higher education sector. More than 300…
In this HEPI Occasional Paper, Sir Anthony Seldon and Dr Alan Martin explore the concept of a ‘positive university’ by looking at the approaches used by positive psychology and mindfulness. With increasing concern about the health of students and staff, this report considers the importance of a proactive approach to…
Leading educationalist Sir Anthony Seldon and the University of Buckingham’s Dean of Psychology Alan Martin have drawn up a 10-point plan for the creation of a ‘positive university’ based on the approaches used by positive psychology and mindfulness. Sir Anthony launched the country’s first positive university at Buckingham, where he…
Party Conference season is upon us once again. And judging by the mounting debates about tuition fees over the summer, higher education policy is bound to feature prominently in the Conference programmes over the next few weeks. To ensure the key issues are being addressed, HEPI is pleased to announce…
The main currency of politics is killer facts: striking points that move a debate on. In higher education, current killer facts include the claim from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) that the poorest graduates in England leave university with debts of £57,000 and that interest on student loans has…
Tuesday 19th Sept 2017 University Tuition Fees: What is a Fair Deal for Students? In partnership with the Bridge Group, HEPI convened a policy seminar to debate the future of university tuition fees. This topic has received a great deal of political and public attention over recent months, particularly following…
Universities receive hundreds of millions of pounds each year, and are key to the country’s future success. More than ever is expected of their governing bodies. With the Higher Education and Research Act now on the statute books, is it time to ask whether universities’ governance arrangements are fit for…
On 21 July, HEPI published a guest blog by Alison Baverstock detailing Kingston University’s Big Read initiative. Earlier this summer, Alison kindly gave me a copy of Kit de Waal’s My Name is Leon – the book being sent out to all Kingston freshers starting university this term. Having just had…
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Students held a lively discussion in the House of Commons earlier this week on the topical issue of the ‘student voice’. We are reproducing here, with permission, the helpful note produced to stimulate the conversation. The All-Party Group, is chaired by Paul Blomfield MP (who…