Student experience
The reports, blogs and events below offer a wealth of evidence-based, independent research into the higher education student experience. From student use of generative AI, to the cost of student accommodation, to our flagship report, the HEPI and Advance HE Student Academic Experience Survey, you will find a plethora of research here to inform institutional and national policy to develop and improve the student experience.
Reports

A new report from the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) highlights the significant yet underacknowledged impact of menstruation on students’ attendance, academic engagement and wellbeing in UK universities. Authored by…

Today, Unite Students is launching the 2025 edition of its Applicant Index in partnership with HEPI. Student wellbeing has surpassed pre-pandemic levels for the first time, according to a…

The Student Academic Experience Survey (SAES) 2025, published today by Advance HE and the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI), reveals a dramatic rise in the proportion of full-time undergraduates undertaking paid…