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2023 HEPI / Advance HE House of Commons Breakfast Seminar, 21 February 2023: ‘Making the money go further: in the cost of living crisis, what can be done to best support higher education institutions, staff and students?’
24 October 2022
On Tuesday 21 February 2023, HEPI and Advance HE will host the first in a series of seminars at the Houses of Parliament, with the first concentrating on the issue of financial sustainability. The seminar will consider the impact the current cost of living crisis is having on staff, on…
Mixed messaging: Why are universities under fire for their response to T-Level students?
24 October 2022 by Nick Hillman
As some of the first cohort of T-Level students recently started higher education, HEPI Director, Nick Hillman, takes a look at how universities have responded to the new qualification. Universities are often accused of dragging their feet on T-Levels. One recent headline reads: ‘Confused and frustrated: Most universities reject first…
Fair Access and Participation: Sector-wide challenges need sector-wide collaboration
21 October 2022 by Antony Moss
This blog was contributed by Professor Antony Moss, Associate Pro Vice Chancellor, Education and Student Experience, London South Bank University, and Chair, London Uni Connect. In the summer, all universities with an approved Access and Participation Plan (APP) were asked by our regulator, the Office for Students (OfS), to submit…
What works for leadership in higher education? Let’s find out …
20 October 2022 by Alison Johns
Alison Johns, Chief Executive, Advance HE, urges all leaders in higher education and related organisations to complete the inaugural Global Leadership Survey for Higher Education and be part of this global conversation. It is a chance to have your say and shape the future of higher education leadership. There has…
The evolving roles and constant challenges for a higher education leader
20 October 2022 by James Ransom
This blog was kindly contributed by Professor James Ransom, Head of Research at the National Centre for Entrepreneurship in Education (NCEE). This blog is the fifth in our series on leadership in partnership with NCEE. A dig through academic archives can give us insights into how our understanding of higher education leadership has changed over…
Cardiff Metropolitan University becomes first UK higher education institution to pledge no investments in border violence
19 October 2022 by Eva Spiekermann
This blog was contributed by Eva Spiekermann, Co-Director of the Migration Campaign and Movement Building at People & Planet. Today, Cardiff Metropolitan University made a landmark announcement in support of migrants’ rights by approving a policy to never invest in companies complicit in violence against people migrating and seeking sanctuary. An unprecedented act in UK…
How universities can step up to support the technical workforce
19 October 2022 by Jane Hubble
Midlands Innovation is a strategic research partnership of eight research intensive universities in the Midlands. Funding was awarded by Research England in 2020 for ‘TALENT’ – a transformation programme to advance status and opportunity for technical skills, roles and careers. The TALENT Commission report was published in 2022. HEPI is running a…
How should universities support staff during the pandemic?
18 October 2022 by Rasha Kassem
This blog was kindly contributed by Dr Rasha Kassem, research project team lead for ‘Impact of COVID-19 on Staff in UK Higher Education – A Comparative Analysis across the Four UK Nations’ at the Open University. See Rasha’s previous HEPI blog, ‘How did COVID-19 impact staff in UK higher education?’ Undeniably, the…
It’s not just about the right qualifications: we also need the right careers support to boost productivity
18 October 2022 by Andrew Croydon
This blog was contributed by Andrew Croydon, Director of Skills & Education Policy and Examinations at the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI). A new government, but the same old debate. How many students should go to university, and what courses should they study when they’re there? At one…
Representation Matters: Reflections on Academia’s ‘Leaky Pipeline’
17 October 2022 by Blessing Marandure
HEPI is running a series of blogs on the changing faces of academia in collaboration with the British Academy. This post was kindly contributed by Dr Blessing Marandure, Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Fair Outcomes Champion on the Decolonising DMU Project at De Montfort University. ‘Who did you say sent you?’…