Government and regulation

Stay up to date with the latest higher education policy developments; from international student policy changes to the future of Skills England, to a deep dive into the divergence of higher education policy across the four nations of the UK. HEPI’s own research, and perspectives on government and regulation from across the sector and beyond, appear below via reports, blogs and events.

Building Bridges: Maximising support for public investment in science and research. A new paper by research impact specialists at UCL, From investment to outcomes: Capabilities to deliver purposeful public investment in…

Author
Sarah Chaytor and Grace Gottlieb
Published
19 February 2026

A new paper by Dr Katharine Hubbard, Making Metrics Matter: Tackling Racial Inequity in Higher Education (HEPI Debate Paper 43), argues progress towards racial equity in English higher education has been ‘notoriously…

Author
Dr Katharine Hubbard
Published
5 February 2026

In a new poll on a range of free speech issues, 35% of full-time undergraduate students say they Reform UK ‘should be banned from speaking at events held at higher…

Author
Nick Hillman OBE
Published
15 January 2026
Author
Helen Mountfield KC
Published
19 February 2026
Author
Paul Ashwin
Published
13 February 2026
Author
Rose Stephenson
Published
13 February 2026
Date
11 June 2026
Format
In-person
Admission
Open-to-all
Date
13 January 2026
Organiser(s)
HEPI
Format
Online
Admission
Open-to-all