The Higher Education Policy Institute has published new research on students’ views of the higher education funding system, At what cost? Students’ views on Augar, funding and the cost of living (HEPI Policy Note 17). The survey of over 1,000 full-time undergraduate students, undertaken for HEPI by the polling company YouthSight, shows:…
This guest blog was kindly contributed by Peter Brant, Senior Policy Manager at The Open University. There was much excitement at the end of September as the latest Higher Education Initial Participation Rate (HEIPR) data apparently showed that Tony Blair’s ambitious target for “50 per cent of young adults going into higher education” by 2010 had finally been achieved, seven years behind schedule. Opinions were…
This guest blog was kindly contributed by Fiona Ross, Professor in the Joint Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education at Kingston University and St George’s, University of London and independent governor at Westminster University. This HEPI collection of essays, written from multiple perspectives, is an excellent contribution to our…
During their recent party conference, Labour reaffirmed their promise to remove tuition fees. At an (excellent) Million Plus and NUS event I attended, the audience and fellow panellists quizzed Gordon Marsden, Shadow Minister for Higher Education, Further Education and Skills on what this would mean for universities. Marsden confirmed two…
This blog was kindly contributed by Paul Gratrick, Faculty Business Partner at the University of Liverpool’s Careers service where he has been researching value for money at an institutional level. Despite Universities Minsters currently playing the hokey-cokey with their role, the questioning of the value for money of higher education…
Our long-running HEPI research roundtable series provides a forum for senior leaders and policymakers from across the sector to discuss the impact of research policy on UK universities. The new series of HEPI / Elsevier roundtables will be launched at the 2 July 2019 dinner, with the focus on the…
On 19 June 2019 HEPI, in conjunction with HEPI Partner Research England, will host a roundtable dinner at the Royal Society, London. The roundtable will provide a forum for senior leaders and policymakers to discuss the key issues relating to cross-subsidies between teaching and research. Issues for discussion include: What…
On Monday, 17 June 2019 HEPI will be hosting a roundtable dinner for its partner organisations, with guest speaker Lord Kerslake, Chair of the Board of Governors at Sheffield Hallam University and chaired by Mary Curnock Cook. The HEPI Partner Dinners are invite-only and organised exclusively for our HEPI Partners. For further information please contact Sarah Isles, HEPI Development Director [email protected]
This HEPI roundtable dinner, in partnership with Lloyds Bank plc, provides a forum for senior leaders and policymakers from across the sector to discuss a range of key issues relating to the financial sustainability of HE institutions. Guest speakers include Professor Lynn Dobbs, Vice-Chancellor at London Metropolitan University and Professor…
On the last day of the Conservative Party Conference, Nick Hillman assesses David Cameron’s account of higher education policymaking under the Coalition. A few days ago, I tweeted out some of the (few) things David Cameron has to say about tuition fees in his memoirs. It may seem like his…