The Higher Education Policy Institute is publishing its first ever report on climate change. Beyond business as usual: Higher education in the era of climate change (HEPI Debate Paper 24) by Keri Facer, Zennström Professor of Climate Change Leadership at Uppsala University and Professor of Educational and Social Futures at…
This blog was written by Eve Alcock, Former SU President at the University of Bath and Michael Natzler, HEPI’s Policy Officer. You can find Eve and Michael on Twitter @EveAlcock and @Michael_Natzler . It is plain to see that this academic year in universities will be a year like no…
The Higher Education Policy Institute (www.hepi.ac.uk) have published a new collection of essays on the challenges and complexities of the relationship between UK universities and China. UK Universities and China covers topics including: self-censorship; the importance of UK-China scientific research; and the recruitment and integration of Chinese students. The diverse…
UK Universities and China edited by Michael Natzler is a new collection of essays which provides an overview of the opportunities and challenges faced by higher education institutions engaging with China. The collection covers a wide range of issues from the importance of UK-China scientific research and the recruitment and…
It is fair to say that many of us working in higher education policy knew little about the new Universities Minister Michelle Donelan and the new Science Minister Amanda Solloway at the time of the recent reshuffle. Some commentary focused on the wider reshuffle, interpreting the appointment of many new…
For HEPI, 2019 has been the busiest year to date, not just in terms of events and publications, but also on the beloved blog. We have pulled together a list of the blogs and releases which have proved the most popular. What stands out is the variety of issues and…
With the polls opening in just over 24 hours, we saw it fit to draw together all our content from the last six weeks related to the race for No. 10. For a comprehensive run down of the key issues affecting UK higher education in this election, look to our…
Having covered the manifesto commitments of the Conservative Party, the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats previously, we decided to the same for the smaller and non UK-wide parties. Caveats apply, not least that the table does not include absolutely every mention of the issues indicated in the headings, nor…
"The very same universities that oppose unpaid work often rely on unpaid student reps themselves."