It would be easy to think that this year is a normal Confirmation and Clearing period. Exams are underway and arrangements are largely similar to what they were prior to the disruption of Covid-19. However, the majority of students are sitting formal exams for the first time, after their GCSE…
To mark its 20th anniversary, the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) is publishing a major collection of contributions by leading figures in higher education. UK higher education – policy, practice and debate during HEPI’s first 20 years (HEPI Report 161) has been edited by Dr Helen Carasso of the University of…
This collection of pieces by people long associated with higher education policy marks HEPI’s 20th birthday, as the organisation was founded in 2002/03. Each chapter considers how different aspects of UK higher education have changed, for better or worse, over the past two decades. The topics covered include HEPI’s own…
The 2023 Unite Students Applicants Survey was published last week. Earlier today, HEPI hosted a webinar with Unite Students on the findings of the Survey, which cover finance, wellbeing and resilience among many other issues. The webinar featured Jenny Shaw (Unite Students), Laura McInerney (Teacher Tapp), Sam Bronheim (University of Manchester Students’…
Universities are a global business. Traditionally this is where established knowledge is stored and where new knowledge claims are evaluated. It’s also where the future of knowledge is handed from old scholars like me to the next generation of knowledge creators and workers who are here to learn their crafts.…
*** Sign up for our webinar with Unite Students, taking place tomorrow (Tuesday, 11 July) from 10am to 11am, here *** It’s important to state at the outset that universities are not opposed to robust regulation. A sector with no regulatory oversight is unlikely to be a healthy one and…
*** An audio recording of the session is included below*** Join HEPI on Monday 2 October at the Conservative Party Conference for a fringe event to consider ‘What should be in the Conservative Party Manifesto for higher education and research?’. With speakers to include: The seminar will take place outside…
Join HEPI on Monday 9 October at the Labour Party Conference for a fringe event to consider ‘What should be in the Labour Party Manifesto for higher education and research?’. With speakers to include: The seminar will take place outside the secure zone, so no conference pass is necessary. In…
*** Sign up for our webinar with Unite Students, taking place on Tuesday 11th July from 10am to 11am, here *** Almost one-in-three applicants (30%) will start university this September with a history of missing education due to their mental health, according to the Unite Students 2023 Applicant Index. Figures…
In May 2023, the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 came into being after two years of parliamentary debate, media and think tank speculation, and a large serving of consternation from within HE. However, the Act crossed the legislative finishing line largely intact, and the baton (or chalice) is…