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…
UK higher education institutions are increasingly boxed in on six sides: In this pacey and timely paper, Professors Diana Beech and André Spicer take a look at the situation and propose some different ways out suitable for the full range of higher education providers. Without the sort of imaginative thinking…
In a new HEPI Debate Paper, Universities are boxed in: Is there a way out?, Professors Diana Beech and André Spicer of City St George’s, University of London, argue UK higher education institutions are boxed in on six sides: The authors outline the many ways in which university leaders are responding…
On Tuesday 1 July 2025, HEPI and Taylor & Francis will host a roundtable dinner in Central London looking at ‘Harnessing AI to advance interdisciplinary translational research and impact’. This roundtable dinner, which builds on previous work by HEPI / Taylor & Francis, will consider the ways in which AI can advance…
In a report to mark the end of his tenure as the Government’s Higher Education Student Support Champion, Professor Edward Peck has laid out his thoughts on the future of higher education in a new Policy Note published by the Higher Education Policy Institute. The paper, The future of the campus…
In a report to mark the end of his tenure as the Government’s Higher Education Student Support Champion, Professor Edward Peck has laid out his thoughts on the future of higher education in a new Policy Note published by the Higher Education Policy Institute. The paper, The future of the campus…
**UPDATE: A recording is available below** Higher education institutions across the UK are facing difficult decisions on how and where to save costs, as well as balancing short-term financial needs with their long-term ambitions. How should institutions set themselves up for success? What does a successful cost reduction programme look…
On Wednesday 25 June 2025, HEPI hosts its summer Partner Dinner in central London. The evening will be chaired by Professor Dame Sally Mapstone, Principal and Vice-Chancellor at the University of St Andrews, Chair of HEPI’s Trustees and President of Universities UK. The HEPI Partner Dinners are invite-only and organised…
HEPI and Unite Students are hosting a webinar to discuss the results and issues raised in the 2025 Unite Students’ Applicant Index. Launched in 2022 in partnership with HEPI, the Index systematically tracks university applicants’ attitudes each year, asking students about their lives before university and offering UK universities an…
**UPDATE: A recording of the webinar is available below** A team at London South Bank University (LSBU), with support from the UPP Foundation, have created the UK’s first student-led Energy Advice Centre (EAC), combining civic action with sustainability. Providing bespoke advice to householders and small businesses on how to reduce…