Risk-Sharing: Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” — Implications for UK Higher Education
The US edges ahead with student loan reforms that make universities share financial risk, while the UK clings to outdated proxies.
HEPI Guest Post
Are universities too safe in their vice-chancellor recruitment?
University leadership must evolve beyond tradition, embracing diversity, collective models, and cross-sector insight to meet modern demands.
How should higher education respond to calls to be relevant?
Higher education’s true value lies not in skills or facts, but in transformative access to structured bodies of knowledge.
Weekend Reading: Out of Eeyore’s Gloomy Place (rather boggy and sad)
Universities must embrace change and collaboration to navigate political scepticism and ensure a sustainable, inclusive future.
Leave to Achieve?: A new framework for universities to drive local social mobility
Having a university nearby doesn’t guarantee social mobility – a new framework shows how local impact can be meaningfully measured.
The Role of Apprenticeships: Cultivating an Entrepreneurial Mindset in UK Higher Education
In its competitive market, the UK’s universities face growing pressure to be enterprising and produce graduates with real-world skills and innovative thinking. Employers frequently voice concerns about graduates lacking practical skills required in today’s workplace. At the same time, a new generation of students is more entrepreneurial and digitally agile…
Student Academic Experience Survey 2025
This year’s results indicate that the student experience has evolved away from the ‘traditional’ model of many students living close to campus, spending a lot of time on campus and only undertaking paid employment during the holidays. Cost-of-living challenges permeate the current experience. Accordingly, paid work is now often expected…
More than two-thirds of full-time students now undertake paid work during term time, major survey reveals
A record 68% of students now work during term time, reshaping study habits amid rising cost-of-living pressures.
Rethinking Exams in the Age of AI: Should We Abandon Them Completely?
In recent years, universities around the world have been moving away from traditional exams in an effort to improve assessment practices, address equity concerns and adapt to the evolving educational landscape. Top institutions such as Oxford and Cambridge are also shifting towards more inclusive forms of assessment to reduce awarding…
Redefining Academic Success: Why Career Progression Must Look Beyond Research
Traditional research metrics no longer fit a sector where educational leadership and teaching excellence increasingly drive academic impact.