Research leadership is not a common topic of discussion. It should be. Research leadership matters. It drives, sustains, supports, protects and inspires people. It is connective and catalysing. This matters because without it, increasing public investment in research and development is unlikely to fulfil its potential in terms of both…
In a new report, Research Leadership Matters: Agility, Alignment, Ambition (HEPI Report 154), Matthew Flinders, Professor of Politics at the University of Sheffield, asks what research leadership is and why it matters. Professor Flinders identifies, at worst, a research leadership vacuum and, at best, a leadership lag and far-reaching concern about lost leaders.…
This speech was delivered this morning by Nick Hillman, Director of HEPI, to the GSA / HMC University Admissions Conference. Recovering from COVID Thank you for inviting me to speak at this annual conference on university admissions once more. I first did so back in November 2014, exactly eight years ago.…
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…
This blog was kindly contributed by Dr Andrew Jones, Head of Policy and Research, MillionPlus. Over recent months, the cost of living crisis facing students has quickly become one of the most discussed issues in higher education. Modest rises to student finance have been wiped out by record inflation and…