This HEPI paper, Whose to Lose?: Citizens, institutions and the ownership of higher education funding in a devolved UK, considers the different undergraduate support systems in place across the UK, with a particular focus on the portable fee grant available to Welsh-domiciled students. The questions discussed include: To whom does the…
The higher education mission groups and representative bodies are in the process of making recommendations for the next Government but each Vice-Chancellor does not typically produce their own manifesto. So HEPI is particularly pleased to host this guest blog by Professor Quintin McKellar, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hertfordshire, in the form of his personal…
Tomorrow – Wednesday, 18th February 2015 – is University Mental Health Day. The 2014 HEPI / HEA Student Academic Experience Survey suggested that, on average, students’ wellbeing may be lower than that for the population as a whole. Last week, the excellent new Student Mental Wellbeing in Higher Education: Good Practice Guide…
Along with many other people in higher education, we are today mourning the sad loss of Professor Sir David Watson, a prolific author and commentator on higher education, who was the first Vice-Chancellor of the University of Brighton and, more recently, Principal of Green Templeton College, Oxford. Hepi is honoured to have been able…
HEPI’s first book, ‘What Do I Get?’: Ten essays on student fees, student engagement and student choice, includes contributions from a wide range of higher education institutions: older universities – the University of Leicester, the University of Sheffield and the University of East Anglia; newer universities – the University of Hertfordshire,…
On Thursday, 5th February 2015, the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) is publishing its first book. ‘What do I get?’ Ten essays on student fees, student engagement and student choice includes contributions from: older universities – the University of Leicester, the University of Sheffield and the University of East Anglia; newer universities…
Louisa Darian from Which?, who partnered with HEPI on the 2013 Academic Experience Survey, writes exclusively for HEPI on how to support people in the midst of choosing what and where to study. We are grateful to Louisa for this guest blog. Next month the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is due…
Election 2015: Threats & opportunities for the sector Although higher education may not be a key issue on the doorstep, the 2015 general election could still have a major impact on the sector. The main parties are expected to take different stances on important issues, such as student funding, student…
Last week, we featured six questions that need to be addressed by those joining the chorus calling for lower tuition fees for STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) students in England. Differential fees by discipline would be novel for the UK, but (as we explained in a 2014 pamphlet) they have existed for a long…
A new rumour has been sucked into the vacuum where Labour’s student fees policy will eventually be – a lower fee cap (£6k) for STEM undergraduates. Isabel Hardman is an excellent journalist, but I stress I’ve no idea if the party really is seriously considering the policy. UKIP claim the idea…