Catching the wave: harnessing regional research and development to level up (HEPI Report 144) by Professor Mary Stuart and Liz Shutt shows how university research and innovation activities can play a major part in developing regional economies. The authors argue for encouraging engagement between universities and local employers and their…
This speech was delivered by HEPI’s Director, Nick Hillman, to a private meeting of the World Universities Network on the afternoon of 14 October 2021. Introduction It is a huge pleasure to be here. Thank you for inviting me to address your prestigious and important group. The Higher Education Policy…
The UK has a long track record in successfully recruiting international students, who typically go on to have successful careers. This report considers the careers and employability support they receive using the findings from specially commissioned qualitative and quantitative research conducted among current and recent international students in the UK.…
The Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) and Kaplan are publishing new research on the expectations and experiences of international students in relation to careers support and employability. Paying more for less? Employability support for international students at UK universities (HEPI Report 143) includes specially commissioned new research from the Careers Research…
The Spending Review is just a few days away. There’s not much more than can be said about it … except perhaps three things. 1. The question I am most commonly asked at the moment is: ‘What will be in the Spending Review?’ It is interesting to speculate but it…
These are the remarks made by Nick Hillman, HEPI’s Director, last night to the University Marketing Forum’s dinner. Introduction Thank you for inviting me to speak to you. I know this meeting has jumped around in our diaries for a year or more, so isn’t it wonderful to be able…
There has been no shortage of education events at this week’s Tory Party Conference – mainly on the fringe programme but with a little education action in the main auditorium too. No one could have gone to all of the education-themed events, as some have overlapped, but here are some…
The Higher Education Policy Institute is an influential Oxford-based think tank and charity established in 2002 to improve the higher education debate using evidence. Today, HEPI is delighted to announce: a new Chair of Trustees and a new Trustee; three new Advisory Board members; and a new Director for Policy…
This short Annual Review provides further detail on HEPI’s performance in 2020/21, reflecting our continued commitment to transparency on our work.
Universities can help level up by boosting earnings, transforming towns and delivering vocational and technical education. They fulfil the aspirations of many young people. In this paper, David Willetts explores how to boost participation in higher education while cutting public spending. He argues it is reasonable to expect graduates to…