This blog was kindly contributed by Kirstie-Anne Woodman, a recent International Relations graduate from the University of Birmingham. Kirstie-Anne is currently interning at a diversity and inclusion consultancy agency, Worth of Mouth Services. You can find Kirstie-Anne on LinkedIn. It took me a long time to find a dissertation topic…
his guest blog has been kindly written for us by Dr Diana Beech, Chief Executive of London Higher, Dr Richard Boffey, Deputy Head of AccessHE, and Dr Graeme Atherton, Head of AccessHE. AccessHE is part of the London Higher group representing universities and higher education colleges across the capital. You…
This blog was kindly contributed by Professor David Law, Academic Director: Global Partnerships, Keele University. How valuable are higher education exports to China? James Pitman, the Managing Director of Study Group, asked in a blog published by HEPI in March 2017, ‘Why does the Office for National Statistics (ONS) fail…
This blog was kindly contributed by Aimee Kleinman and Tim Landucci, Education Marketing Consultants at SMRS. SMRS is a marketing agency that works with universities on strategic marketing and consultancy. Previously Aimee worked in strategic marketing roles at UCL, King’s College London and Middlesex universities. Tim previously worked in similar…
This blog was kindly contributed by Clare Marchant, Chief Executive, UCAS. The onset of the festive season each year signals the start of UCAS’ End of Cycle reporting as we aim to provide the sector with relevant and accessible analysis that looks back at the undergraduate recruitment year, while also…
This blog was kindly contributed by Jenny Ann Allen, Access and Participation Funding Manager, and Kirsty Johnson, Access and Participation Manager, at the Office for Students (OfS). A new Office for Students consultation proposes a more targeted approach to higher education collaborative outreach with a greater focus on further education…
This blog was kindly contributed by Dr Gary Gates, Senior Vice President (Global Business) at Pearson. ‘the economic case for studying [Higher Technical] qualifications is inarguable.‘ Gavin Williamson, September 2020 Higher Technical Education (HTE) at Levels 4 and 5 (equivalent to the first two years of an UK honours degree)…
This blog was kindly contributed by Professor Graham Galbraith, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Portsmouth. Most universities have been testing students as part of Government-led pre-Christmas mass testing. Many of us have seen a very low number of positive results. Last week, for instance, only 0.2% of the several thousand…
This blog was kindly contributed by Aaron Porter, President of the National Union of Students (NUS) in 2010/11. Aaron now has a portfolio of advisory and non-executive roles in the higher education sector. You can find Aaron on Twitter @AaronPorter Today marks the 10-year anniversary of the vote in the…
This blog was kindly contributed by Kathy Childs. Kathy did her MSc in Education, Leadership and Management at the University of East Anglia. Widening participation was a challenge already facing higher education institutions. Yet with the impact of COVID-19 this challenge has become even greater, particularly when considering the most…