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  • Universities and the Media

    7 May 2021 by Matthew Andrews

    This blog was kindly contributed by Dr Matthew Andrews, Secretary and Registrar at the University of Gloucestershire. You can find Matthew on Twitter @HE_MPA. On the 24 May, the University of Gloucestershire and HEPI will be co-hosting the event ‘Universities and the Media’ where we will hear from Chris Skidmore,…

  • More needs to be done to level the playing field

    6 May 2021 by Anulika Ajufo

    This blog was kindly contributed by Anulika Ajufo, Chair of Board of Governors, University of East London. I know all too well that life is not a level playing field. Although education can reduce the gulf between playing fields, levelling requires much more. I chair the board of a diverse…

  • Why it is *not* a choice between ‘university’ and ‘vocational education’?

    4 May 2021 by Mike Ratcliffe

    This blog was kindly contributed by Mike Ratcliffe, Academic Registrar at Nottingham Trent University, writing in a personal capacity. Mike also runs his own blog Moremeansbetter and you can find Mike on Twitter @mike_rat. Apparently, 85% of people asked what they would want to have happen next for 18-year olds…

  • Higher education at the 2021 Welsh elections: What are the big parties promising?

    3 May 2021 by Professor Richard Wyn Jones

    This guest blog has been written for HEPI by Professor Richard Wyn Jones, Director of the Wales Governance Centre at Cardiff University. HEPI’s previous output on Wales includes Is ‘progressive universalism’ the answer? The new student funding arrangements in Wales. Welsh universities are currently preparing for the outcome of the…

  • Relationships and Sex Education must go further

    30 April 2021 by Lisa Hallgarten

    This blog responding to HEPI’s most recent report was kindly contributed by Lisa Hallgarten, Head of Policy and Public Affairs at Brook. Brook provides clinical sexual health services in England, Relationships and Sex Education in England and Wales, training for teachers, workshops, e-learning and information for university students across the…

  • Admissions reform: Comparisons to international admissions systems

    24 April 2021 by David Hawkins

    We have been running a selection of chapters from HEPI’s recent collection of essays ‘Where next for university admissions?‘, which was edited and introduced by Rachel Hewitt, HEPI’s Director of Policy and Advocacy. This blog is the sixth in the series and is the chapter written by David Hawkins, Founder, The University…

  • Context, Academic Freedom and the Ethics of Internationalisation

    23 April 2021 by Catherine Owen

    Following yesterday’s debate on China in the House of Commons, we are running a blog on academic freedom that has been kindly written for HEPI by Dr Catherine Owen, Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Exeter. You can find Catherine on Twitter @CatOwenExeter. In the UK, it…

  • Mark Corver: Predicted grades and university admissions

    22 April 2021 by Mark Corver

    We have been running a selection of chapters from HEPI’s recent collection of essays Where next for university admissions? , which was edited and introduced by Rachel Hewitt, HEPI’s Director of Policy and Advocacy. Yesterday we shared the chapter by Rebecca Gaukroger, Director of Student Recruitment and Admissions at the University…