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  • A Manifesto for Access

    8 June 2018 by Roger Brown

    This guest blog has been kindly written for us by Roger Brown, Emeritus Professor of Higher Education Policy and former Vice-Chancellor of Southampton Solent University. HEPI’s recent report Reaching the parts of society universities have missed: A manifesto for the new Director of Fair Access and Participation (HEPI Report 106) is…

  • Change is coming: how universities can navigate through turbulent political times

    8 June 2018 by Diana Beech

    In this new Policy Note, Dr Diana Beech, HEPI Director of Policy and Advocacy, summarises our 2017/18 work stream with PwC and examines the main strategic challenges facing universities in the current political climate. It identifies a pressing need for universities and colleges to come together to: learn from each…

  • Our Manifesto Conclusion by Diana Beech (@dianajbeech)

    6 June 2018 by Diana Beech

    This blog concludes the series featuring ideas contained in the new HEPI-Brightside report, Reaching the parts of society universities have missed: A manifesto for the new Director for Fair Access and Participation. It presents the concluding words from co-editor of the report, Diana Beech, Director of Policy and Advocacy at the Higher…

  • Response to the release of TEF 3 results

    6 June 2018 by Diana Beech

    Dr Diana Beech, Director of Policy and Advocacy at the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI), responds to this morning’s release of the TEF 3 results: ‘Today’s TEF results appear good news all round. Of those providers which reapplied for an award under TEF 3, many managed to upgrade their previous…

  • Manifesto idea #35: Helen Smith (@AGCAS)

    6 June 2018 by Helen Smith

    This blog is part of the series featuring ideas contained in the new HEPI-Brightside report, Reaching the parts of society universities have missed: A manifesto for the new Director for Fair Access and Participation. It showcases the idea from Helen Smith, Director of Social Mobility at the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory…

  • Manifesto idea #34: Gary Attle (@GaryAttle)

    5 June 2018 by Gary Attle

    This blog is part of the series featuring ideas contained in the new HEPI-Brightside report, Reaching the parts of society universities have missed: A manifesto for the new Director for Fair Access and Participation. It showcases the idea from Gary Attle, Partner and Head of Education and Governance at Mills & Reeve…

  • Manifesto idea #33: Harry Anderson (@harrycanderson)

    5 June 2018 by Harry Anderson

    This blog is part of the series featuring ideas contained in the new HEPI-Brightside report, Reaching the parts of society universities have missed: A manifesto for the new Director for Fair Access and Participation. It introduces the perspectives from employers and showcases the idea from Harry Anderson, Policy Adviser (Higher Education) at the…

  • Manifesto idea #32: Justin Madders MP (@justinmadders)

    4 June 2018 by Justin Madders

    This blog is part of the series featuring ideas contained in the new HEPI-Brightside report, Reaching the parts of society universities have missed: A manifesto for the new Director for Fair Access and Participation. It showcases the idea from Justin Madders MP, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Social Mobility. The…

  • Manifesto idea #31: Robert Halfon MP (@halfon4harlowMP)

    4 June 2018 by Robert Halfon

    This blog is part of the series featuring ideas contained in the new HEPI-Brightside report, Reaching the parts of society universities have missed: A manifesto for the new Director for Fair Access and Participation. It introduces the perspectives from politicians and showcases the idea from the Rt Hon. Robert Halfon MP, Chair…

  • Manifesto idea #30: Sonia Sodha (@soniasodha)

    1 June 2018 by Sonia Sodha

    This blog is part of the series featuring ideas contained in the new HEPI-Brightside report, Reaching the parts of society universities have missed: A manifesto for the new Director for Fair Access and Participation. It showcases the idea from Sonia Sodha, Chief Leader Writer at The Observer. If we were really committed…