This blog was kindly contributed by Tej Nathwani, Principal Research (Economist) at HESA. Introduction Enhancing social mobility by ensuring there is equal opportunity for all and delivering more equitable growth across regions are policy objectives of governments in all UK nations. Higher education is expected to have an important role…
This blog was kindly contributed by Arda Ozcubukcu, co-founder and director of NeuroSight. Arda is on Twitter @ArdaOzcubukcu. An open and honest conversation around drugs does not exist within and across higher education institutions. Staff and students do not believe there is an environment in which they can freely express…
This blog was kindly contributed by Dr Kate Daubney PFHEA FRSA, Director of The Careers Group, University of London. Kate is on Twitter @careerampersand. This blog is in response to the recent HEPI report on the Humanities and is the third to respond in a series of blogs following Nick…
This blog was contributed by Peter Mandler, Professor of Modern Cultural History at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, and the author of The Crisis of the Meritocracy: Britain’s Transition to Mass Education since the Second World War (Oxford University Press). Peter is on Twitter @PeterMandler1. This is the second in a series…
This blog was kindly contributed by John Cope, Director of Strategy, Policy & Public Affairs at UCAS. John is on Twitter @john_cope. Starting an apprenticeship, or going to college and university is for many, including adult learners, a moment of liberation. It’s the point where financial independence begins, where many…
In this report, Gabriel Roberts looks at the current challenges facing the humanities. The author analyses the humanities’ performance in three different areas – student enrolment, graduate employment and funding – and explores how any challenges might be overcome.
This blog was written by Daniel Dipper, a current student at the University of Oxford. Daniel is on Twitter @DanielDipper1. This article intends to outline the initiatives that supported me to get to the University of Oxford, being the first in my immediate family to go to university and coming…
Today’s blog was contributed by Naimatullah Zafary, an Afghan Chevening scholar and Ruth Arnold, Senior Advisor to Study Group and co-founder of the #WeAreInternational campaign. Ruth is on Twitter @RuthArnold. On 28 August the last British flight evacuating civilians from Afghanistan left Kabul, bringing to an end an operation that…
This blog was kindly contributed by Dennis Sherwood who writes for HEPI about Ofqual, A levels and examinations. You can follow him on Twitter @noookophile. On 7 September 2021, the Education Select Committee met with the Minister for School Standards, Nick Gibb; the Permanent Secretary at the Department for Education,…
Today’s blog was kindly contributed by Linda Cowan, Managing Director at Kaplan International Pathways. Linda is on Twitter @LCpathways. Last week’s report, The costs and benefits of international higher education students to the UK economy, published by UUKi and HEPI with research from London Economics, showed the net economic benefit…