The UCAS personal statement is a 4,000 character / 47-line essay that applicants submit when applying for UK undergraduate programmes. There is growing recognition that the UCAS personal statement needs reform, including from UCAS itself and from the former Minister for Higher Education, Michelle Donelan. However, we have a limited understanding of…
A new Policy Note published by the Higher Education Policy Institute, Student belonging and the wider context (Policy Note 39) by Dr Richard Vytniorgu, uses structured interviews with students to explore the sense of belonging among students. The Policy Note shows students’ sense of belonging in their higher education institution is best…
***The livestream recording can can be found here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-L5muSPQ3aA*** On Tuesday 13 December 2022, HEPI and the University of the Arts London hosted an event to launch major new research on new higher education funding options, produced by London Economics. The event saw the publication of important new modelling on…
In this HEPI report, Alison Wheaton presents new research into English university governance. The report sets out key findings with regard to how English university governors perceive their roles, the influences on those perceptions and the opportunities created to enhance university self-governance. Examples of good practice arising from the research…
In a new paper, Opportunities to improve university governance in England (HEPI Report 155), Dr Alison Wheaton considers how university governing body members in England perceive their roles and what this means for the higher education sector. The report, which is based on Dr Wheaton’s recent PhD, finds a shift towards more…
In a new report, Research Leadership Matters: Agility, Alignment, Ambition (HEPI Report 154), Matthew Flinders, Professor of Politics at the University of Sheffield, asks what research leadership is and why it matters. Professor Flinders identifies, at worst, a research leadership vacuum and, at best, a leadership lag and far-reaching concern about lost leaders.…
In September, HEPI, with support from the University of Sunderland, hosted a roundtable dinner on the future of medical education in the UK. When the then health secretary, Thérèse Coffey, unveiled her winter plan, criticism focused on her failure to address shortages in the NHS workforce. This is a longstanding issue and…
***UPDATE: A recording of the webinar is available below*** On Wednesday 26 April 2023, HEPI and Advance HE will host the third and final session in a series of breakfast seminars, the third of which will be held online. This webinar will look at the teaching and learning agenda. With…
On Tuesday 28 March 2023, HEPI and Advance HE hosted the second in a series of 2023 seminars at the Houses of Parliament on the international nature of higher education. With guest speakers: Jamie Arrowsmith, Director, Universities UK International (UUKi) Professor Irene Tracey, Vice-Chancellor, University of Oxford Maddalaine Ansell, Director…
On Tuesday 21 February 2023, HEPI and Advance HE will host the first in a series of seminars at the Houses of Parliament, with the first concentrating on the issue of financial sustainability. The seminar will consider the impact the current cost of living crisis is having on staff, on…