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.

Half of students miss one-third of their lectures. 20 years of data show undergraduates are struggling to access the high-quality teaching, in-person interactions and satisfying student experience they expect The…

Author
Dr Gosia Turner and Rose Stephenson
Published
14 May 2026

The latest results for the English Social Mobility Index, which is compiled by London South Bank University (LSBU) and published by the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI), shows the University of…

Author
London South Bank University
Published
24 March 2026

AI use is now ‘near universal’ among undergraduates, but students are divided on its impact, new HEPI survey finds  In just three years, generative AI has moved from novelty to near universality among undergraduates.

Author
Rose Stephenson and Charlotte Armstrong
Published
12 March 2026
Author
Professor Susan Lilico Kinnear
Published
13 May 2026
Author
Dr Charlotte Fawcett
Published
7 May 2026
Author
Professor Harriet Dunbar-Morris
Published
1 May 2026
Date
11 June 2026
Format
In-person
Admission
Open-to-all
Date
2 July 2026
Organiser(s)
HEPI
Format
In-person
Admission
Invitation only