This morning, HEPI Director Nick Hillman is delivering this short speech to the Annual Conference for the staff of UPP, a long-standing HEPI Partner. Introduction Although it didn’t happen on this occasion, I often get asked before speaking at conferences to submit what I am going to say many weeks…
Gypsies, Roma and Travellers (GRT) are the lowest achieving ethnic groupings in the UK education system, with stark disparities in attainment apparent from early years education through to higher education. This new report looks at the reasons behind poor educational outcomes; considers the issues faced by GRT students in higher…
HEPI is hosting a free webinar on the issues covered by this new report at 11am today. Sign up details here. The Higher Education Policy Institute has published a new report on access to education among Gypsies, Roma and Travellers (GRT), kindly supported by the University of Sussex. Written by Dr…
See our ‘Open Access 101’ by Dr Fiona Counsell, Head of Open Access Operations & Policy at Taylor & Francis, here. In her recent blog, Victoria Gardner explored whether open access was ‘the end or the means’? In this blog Matt Flinders argues that open access represents little more that the latest stage of a complex and…
This blog has been contributed by Darren de Souza, Policy & Projects Officer of London Higher – the representative body for the UK’s largest regional higher education powerhouse in London. Darren is on Twitter @darren_desouza. UK higher education has a world-renowned reputation for academic excellence and student experience. As the UK’s…
This blog was kindly contributed by Rachel Hewitt, Chief Executive of MillionPlus, the Association for Modern Universities. Rachel formerly worked at the Higher Education Policy Institute, as Director of Policy and Advocacy. Before this, Rachel held a number of roles at the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). It has been almost…
Student Access and Success: What Works? On Monday 3 October from 10am to 11am, HEPI, with support from the UPP Foundation and the University of Sussex, will be hosting a fringe event during the Conservative Party Conference. With guest speakers: John Blake, Director for Fair Access and Participation, Office for…
Student Access and Success: What Works? On Monday 26 September from 11am to 12pm, HEPI, with support from the UPP Foundation and the University of Sussex, will be hosting a fringe event at the Labour Party Conference. With guest speakers: Bridget Phillipson MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Education John…
On Thursday 7 July, HEPI is hosting a webinar to launch its new report on Gypsy, Roma and Traveller access to higher education. Book your free place here. This blog was kindly contributed by Iain Brennan, College Services Director, University of York IPC (Kaplan). The mental health of our university students received…