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Peter Scott is Commissioner for Fair Access in Scotland and Emeritus Professor of Higher Education Studies at the UCL Institute of Education, as well as a former HEPI Trustee. Minimum entry requirements in Scotland and minimum eligibility requirements, now being consulted on in England, share an acronym – MERs –…
This month, February 2022, marks four years since the Augar panel was set up to review post-18 education in England. They reported in May 2019, by which time it felt like we had been waiting ages and longer than anyone had originally expected. But when compared to the Government’s dilatory…
This blog was kindly contributed by Rich Pickford, Knowledge Exchange and Impact Officer and Nottingham Civic Exchange Lead at Nottingham Trent University. HEPI polled students on their opinions of the Augar fee system. You can find the results here. Earlier this year I was asked by Professor Edward Peck, Vice-Chancellor…
Sixteen months ago today, on 30 May 2019, the long-awaited Augar report came out. Written by Philip Augar and a team of experts, it included 53 recommendations covering FE, HE and student funding. At the time, HEPI responded positively to the package of proposals, which were serious, coherent and wide-ranging. They were not perfect,…
It is fair to say that many of us working in higher education policy knew little about the new Universities Minister Michelle Donelan and the new Science Minister Amanda Solloway at the time of the recent reshuffle. Some commentary focused on the wider reshuffle, interpreting the appointment of many new…
University research is underfunded against its true costs to the tune of billions of pounds every year, and much of this gap is made up through the fees of international students. Changes or further freezes to tuition fees for home students in England would mean universities receive less money, creating…
This blog was kindly contributed by Claire Callender, Professor of Higher Education at both Birkbeck University of London and UCL, Institute of Education where she is Deputy Director of the Centre for Global Higher Education. Part-time undergraduate higher education study helps transform lives and drive economies. It is central to…
In this new Policy Note, Rachel Hewitt, HEPI Director of Policy and Advocacy, reports on the results of a new poll of students on Augar, funding and the cost of living. Key points: Students’ views are mixed between the current tuition fee model and Augar’s recommendation to lower fees: 40%…
The Higher Education Policy Institute has published new research on students’ views of the higher education funding system, At what cost? Students’ views on Augar, funding and the cost of living (HEPI Policy Note 17). The survey of over 1,000 full-time undergraduate students, undertaken for HEPI by the polling company YouthSight, shows:…
This blog has been contributed by Professor Colin McCaig, Sheffield Hallam University. With the publication of, and ongoing fall-out from, the Augar Review of Post-18 Finance, it has become clear that there is a surprising degree of misunderstanding about various aspects of the HE market established in England over the…