As part of a research project funded by the Nuffield Foundation, London Economics have undertaken a range of in-depth analyses on higher education fees and funding arrangements across the United Kingdom. The Higher Education Policy Institute is working with London Economics to publicise the results. Following our earlier analyses of…
As in earlier years, the media were given a briefing on the HEPI / Advance HE Student Academic Experience Survey on the day before its release.
Responses from over 10,300 students point to an increasingly positive academic experience for undergraduates studying in the UK, but this is overshadowed by the impact of the cost-of-living crisis. Over 10,300 full-time undergraduates have responded to the Advance HE and HEPI Student Academic Experience Survey 2024. The findings reveal an…
This year’s HEPI / Advance HE Student Academic Experience Survey (SAES), authored by Jonathan Neves, Josh Freeman, Rose Stephenson and Dr Peny Sotiropoulou, is the 18th edition of this longstanding publication. It explores, in depth, the experiences of full-time undergraduate students. The SAES has become a firm feature of the higher…
Join the Policy Institute, in partnership with HEPI, on Tuesday 25 June 2024 at 12:30pm, for the next event in our Future of Higher Education series, where our expert panel will discuss what English higher education might look like in a series of different future scenarios, based on Professor Chris…
England’s universities face serious financial challenges because there are pressures on three of their main income streams – a flat undergraduate fee cap, unsustainable research funding and pressures on international student recruitment. It is well-known that this is imposing tough choices on individual universities, but too little attention has been…
We held a pre-embargo press briefing to update the media on the findings from the Student Minimum Income Standard.
***UPDATE: A recording of the webinar can be found below*** On Tuesday 16 July from 10am to 11am, HEPI and Unite Students will host a webinar to discuss the results and issues raised in the 2024 Unite Students’ Applicant Index, with the following speakers: To register your place, please click…
New HEPI report explores the experiences of trans and non-binary students throughout higher education The report by Josh Freeman, HEPI Policy Manager, and Rose Stephenson, HEPI Director of Policy and Advocacy, is the first of its kind in the UK and draws together new data to understand how trans and…
This report explores the experiences of trans and non-binary students across UK higher education. It compiles new and existing data, alongside interviews with students and academics, to outline the journey from application, through study, to post-graduation. It highlights the unique combination of challenges trans and non-binary students face, including lower…