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  • HEPI fringe event at the Conservative Party Conference, Monday 2 October 2023

    7 July 2023

    *** An audio recording of the session is included below*** Join HEPI on Monday 2 October at the Conservative Party Conference for a fringe event to consider ‘What should be in the Conservative Party Manifesto for higher education and research?’. With speakers to include: The seminar will take place outside…

  • HEPI fringe event at the Labour Party Conference, Monday 9 October 2023

    7 July 2023

    Join HEPI on Monday 9 October at the Labour Party Conference for a fringe event to consider ‘What should be in the Labour Party Manifesto for higher education and research?’. With speakers to include: The seminar will take place outside the secure zone, so no conference pass is necessary. In…

  • HEPI’s 20th birthday celebration

    15 June 2023

    On 12 July 2023, HEPI will be marking its 20th birthday with a reception in central London, 5:30pm – 7:30pm. We will be launching a collection of essays on the last 20 years of higher education policy. The reception will include brief speeches from the Rt Hon. Dame Margaret Hodge…

  • How do Admissions Professionals use the UCAS personal statement? 

    15 June 2023

    A survey of 113 higher education admissions professionals from over 30 higher education providers shows the average time spent reading a UCAS personal statement is two minutes. Four-in-ten (39%) are read for one minute or less. In How do Admissions Professionals use the UCAS personal statement? (HEPI Policy Note 48), Tom Fryer…

  • How do Admissions Professionals use the UCAS personal statement?

    15 June 2023 by Tom Fryer & Steven Jones

    A survey of 113 higher education admissions professionals from over 30 higher education providers shows the average time spent reading a UCAS personal statement is two minutes. Four-in-ten (39%) are read for one minute or less. In How do Admissions Professionals use the UCAS personal statement? (HEPI Policy Note 48), Tom Fryer…

  • Good Regulation: Lessons for England from the Australian Experience?

    8 June 2023 by Anthony McClaran

    The Higher Education Policy Institute has published a new Policy Note on the regulation of English higher education by Anthony McClaran, the Vice-Chancellor of St Mary’s University, Twickenham, and a former Chief Executive of both the UK’s Quality Assurance Agency and Australia’s Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA).

  • The disconnect between quality and  inequality: An analysis of the gaps in educational outcomes achieved by free school meal-eligible students in English higher education 

    1 June 2023 by Professor Antony C. Moss

    The disconnect between quality and inequality: An analysis of the gaps in educational outcomes achieved by free school meal-eligible students in English higher education (Policy Note 46) by Professor Antony C. Moss, Pro Vice Chancellor for Education and Student Experience at London South Bank University, shows disadvantaged pupils experience persistent educational…

  • Gaps in outcomes among Free School Meal students in higher education

    1 June 2023 by Professor Antony C. Moss

    The Higher Education Policy Institute has published a new paper on educational outcomes across different universities for students formerly eligible for Free School Meals. The disconnect between quality and inequality: An analysis of the gaps in educational outcomes achieved by free school meal-eligible students in English higher education (HEPI Policy Note…