This blog was kindly contributed by Joanne Patterson UK Head of Marketing & Research at Handshake. You can find Handshake and Joanne on Twitter @JoinHandshakeUK @coxetter Understandably, for many professionals in higher education careers services, the past 15 months or so has largely been focused on staying stable and keeping…
The blog this morning was contributed by Sal Jarvis, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Education at the University of Westminster and Jon Down, Director of Development at Grit Breakthrough Programmes. Grit delivers intensive personal development and coaching programmes in universities across the UK. You can find Sal on Twitter @Saljarvis. Amid rumours of…
This blog was kindly contributed by two-time HEPI paper author and independent scholar, Dr Liz Morrish. You can find Liz on Twitter @lizmorrish. It is clear to anyone reading the press coverage this year that, during the pandemic, universities have become even more pressured places to work. As well as…
This blog has been kindly contributed by Dr Diana Beech, Chief Executive Officer of London Higher, and Dr Peter O’Brien, Executive Director of Yorkshire Universities – the umbrella bodies representing universities and higher education colleges across their respective regions. You can find Diana and Peter on Twitter at @dianajbeech and…
This morning on the blog we are delighted to host a coalition of authors including: Héctor Espinoza, Stefan Speckesser, Imran Tahir, Jack Britton, Sandra McNally & Anna Vignoles. You can find the authors on Twitter @StefanSpeckesse, @jack_britton, @Sandra_McNally and @AnnaVignoles. The authors share various affiliations at the following institutions: Centre…
This blog was kindly contributed by Ian Matthias, Partner and Mike Boxall, Higher Education Expert at PA Consulting. On Twitter you can find Mike @MikeBoxall1. These are incredibly challenging times for universities, both individually and as a national system. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, many providers were struggling with precarious…
Cuts to education may be regarded as counter-productive at times of upheaval, but it has been reported Ministers want to make savings on higher education in England at the next spending review. HEPI has therefore published some new modelling commissioned from London Economics on various possible changes to student loans.…
Although cuts to any form of education may be regarded as counter-productive in a period of upheaval, it has been widely reported that the Government are looking to make savings from public expenditure on higher education in England at the forthcoming spending review. The Higher Education Policy Institute is therefore…
This blog by HEPI Director, Nick Hillman, is an extract from the Campaign for Learning’s new report, out today, entitled ‘NET ZERO – Greening Industry, Jobs, Skills and Post-16 Education’. HEPI and Lloyds Bank hosted a webinar yesterday on ‘From COVID to COP26: What more could higher education institutions do to drive…
This blog was kindly contributed by Dennis Sherwood who has been blogging for HEPI about A levels, exams and Ofqual for many years. You can find Dennis on Twitter @noookophile. Friday, 18 June 2021 is the deadline for teachers to submit this year’s school exam grades, so bringing the current…