This guest blog has been kindly written for us by Paul Raybould, Director of Marketing and Marketing Intelligence at QS Enrolment Solutions (formerly Hobsons Solutions). The Government’s consultation into post-18 education brings with it an opportunity for the higher education sector to review its place in society and its offer to students.…
This guest blog has been kindly written for us by Professor Nick Petford, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Northampton. The draft regulatory framework consultation undertaken by the Department for Education on behalf of the Office for Students (OfS) made much of value for money. The framework sets out that ‘Approved’…
This blog post also appears at https://www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/voice-students-unions-too-powerful. I am cowering as I write, for my views on how best to listen to students may not be popular. Let me start with the less contentious parts. Of course students should help set the priorities of their universities. For instance, the complaints that…
The following blog is taken from a speech given by HEPI Director of Policy and Advocacy, Dr Diana Beech, at Mills and Reeve’s Spring Conference, Higher education and research: a brave new world?, held at the Royal Society on 15 March 2018. In her inaugural speech, Prime Minister Theresa May…
Our higher education institutions share a commitment to equality and diversity. In theory, this means they are united in their aim to create a balanced and inclusive culture, in which everyone, staff and students, feels valued irrespective of gender, ethnicity, sexuality, age or ability. The latest HEPI / HEA Student…
This blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Professor Andrew Wathey CBE, the Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of Northumbria University. This blog has been written purely in a personal capacity. There are a number of things to be welcomed in the announcement of the tertiary review, of which one…
This guest blog has been written for us by Professor Roger King, who is the former Vice-Chancellor at the University of Lincoln and currently a Visiting Professor at the School of Management at the University of Bath. The arrival of the Office for Students (OfS) as a data-driven, risk-based, predominantly market regulator…
All four parts of the UK continue to have a lively debate about the right way to fund the education of undergraduates. In England, for example, the promises about free tuition made by Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell at the 2017 General Election helped ensure the Conservatives stuck to their…
A new report by the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) reveals the number of students in higher education in England is set to grow dramatically over the coming decade. By looking at demography, participation rates and external policy developments, the report predicts that universities in England should be preparing for…
The Joint Committee for Human Rights (JCHR) has today (15 March 2018) published on its website a report prepared by the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) into the free speech policies of UK universities. Given growing concern about the perceived suppression of free speech on campuses around the country, the…