The fourth in this weekly series of blogs on employability was written by Professor Catherine O’Connor, Pro-Vice Chancellor for Education and Experience, Leeds Trinity University. There has been an ever-sharper focus from Government that a degree should mean a transition to highly-skilled employment. This was reinforced in late November 2021 with the announcement that…
The blog below, written by Professor David Phoenix, Vice-Chancellor of London South Bank University (LSBU), includes the results of the 2022 Social Mobility Index. We should do more to celebrate those universities which make a contribution to real social mobility – that means getting on, not just getting in. This…
Michael Natzler, formerly HEPI’s Policy Officer, is now a consultant at Nous Group and writes in a personal capacity. You can find him on Twitter @Michael_Natzler. Last week on the blog, Michael argued that with potentially more than half a million displaced people coming to the UK in the next five years, higher…
This blog was written by Alan Roff, the author of a 2021 HEPI Debate Paper on student finance. Alan was Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University of Central Lancashire from 1996 to 2011 and is currently a member of the Council of the University of Salford. Alan is happy to…
This blog was contributed by Dr Susan Smith, Associate Dean (Education and Students) at the University of Sussex Business School. Taught postgraduate programmes are increasingly popular in the UK with 628,000 enrolments in 2020/21 and they now comprise 27 per cent of annual enrolments to higher education. The largest contributor to this…
The third in this weekly series of blogs on employability was written by Professor Helen Higson, Associate Dean for Accreditations at Aston University. Aston University has been known for the transformational effect that it has on students since it became a university in 1966. The University grew from an institution (the Birmingham Municipal Technical…
This blog was written 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. Aimee and Tim are happy to discuss their research via via the following address: [email protected]. SMRS is also on Twitter @smrsltd. How have young people…
Michael Natzler, formerly HEPI’s Policy Officer, explores the state of higher education refugee policy. Michael is a consultant at Nous Group and writes in a personal capacity. You can find him on Twitter @Michael_Natzler. As the sector convenes today at the Universities UK International (UUKi) Higher Education Forum, attendees will be focussing on…
This blog was written by Anne Marie Graham, Chief Executive of the UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA). Anne Marie is on Twitter @A_M_Graham. The UK education sector has built up a body of evidence on the widespread educational, cultural and social benefits that international students bring to our campuses and our…
The second in this weekly series of blogs on the issue of employability was written by Lizzy Woodfield, Policy Advisor, and Rachel McIntosh, Director of Employability, at Aston University. Higher education institutions are being held ever more accountable for their graduates’ employment prospects and taking on more proactive roles in shaping and stimulating employment prospects…