A new report from the Higher Education Policy Institute, The Languages Crisis: Arresting decline by Megan Bowler (HEPI Report 192), sponsored by Duolingo, shows a big drop in formal language learning. The report starts with the current state of language learning in UK’s schools and universities: The paper includes a Foreword…
Formal language learning has fallen dramatically in recent years evenIn this report, Megan Bowler from the University of Oxford considers the benefits that learning a language provides and assesses the current state of play in schools and universities. She ends with 10 practical recommendations for rejuvenating the learning of languages…
Join HEPI and TechnologyOne for a free webinar exploring the cost of living for students and maintenance support levels, to mark the launch of the Minimum Income Standard for Students 2025 report. Panel speakers to include: More speakers to be confirmed soon. With an introduction from Cheryl Watson, Vice- President…
On Tuesday 9 September 2025 HEPI will be hosting the launch of the OECD’s flagship Education at a Glance report for 2025. Join us for the morning launch event which will be held at the fabulous One Great George Street, London SW1P 3AA. This event is kindly supported by Cambridge University…
Ahead of the 2025 admissions round, HEPI will be hosting an ‘In Conversation’ webinar with UCAS colleagues, to include Dr Jo Saxton CBE, Chief Executive; Maggie Smart, Director of Data; and Ben Jordan, Director of Strategy. Dr Jo Saxton will take part in a short discussion with Nick Hillman OBE,…
Join HEPI on Monday 29 September at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool. This year, HEPI is hosting three fringe events and you are cordially invited to attend any of these, or all of them. Event 1 10.15am – 11.15am ‘Vice-Chancellor Question Time’, kindly supported by Goldsmiths, University of London,…
Join HEPI on Monday 6 October at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, for a fringe event kindly supported by Goldsmiths, University of London, the University of Manchester and the University of Sussex. 9.30am – 10.30am ‘Vice-Chancellor Question Time’. Speakers to include: The seminar will take place outside the secure…
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 new report. The Unite Students 2025 Applicant Index, conducted in partnership with Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI), found that university applicants…
On Wednesday 2 July 2025, from 2pm to 3pm, GatenbySanderson will host a webinar further exploring the issues considered in the recent HEPI / GatenbySanderson report Who leads our universities? Inside the recruitment of vice-chancellors. Speakers to include: To register your place and for further details please click here
The higher education sector is navigating one of the most challenging periods in its history, marked by financial uncertainty, rapid technological transformation, demographic shifts and rising public and political scrutiny. A new collection of 10 essays published today by the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) and curated by the National…