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This blog was kindly contributed by Professor Sir Chris Husbands, Vice-Chancellor, Sheffield Hallam University. Chris also co-authored HEPI Paper 125 ‘Making Universities Matter: How higher education can help to heal a divided Britain’. You can find Chris on Twitter @Hallam_VC. There are ominous storm clouds gathering on the horizon for…
This blog was kindly contributed by Andy Westwood, Professor of Government Practice at the University of Manchester. Andy is writing in a personal capacity and can be found at @andywwestwood on Twitter. It is good that the authors of HEPI’s report ‘Regional Policy and R&D’ note that the UK, by most agreed…
This blog is based on last week’s speech by HEPI’s Director, Nick Hillman, to the Times Higher Education UK Academic Salon 2021. I have been asked to focus on research and innovation and, specifically, ‘The Road to Recovery: Will 2.4% be enough’. This is a reference of course to the…
This blog has been kindly contributed by Associate Professor Julie Attenborough from City, University of London. She is outgoing Chair of London Higher’s Healthcare Education Group (LHEG), which provides a forum for London’s higher education institutions that teach, train or conduct research in the healthcare professions. You can find Julie on Twitter at @CityJoolz. …
Graeme Atherton, Director of the National Education Opportunities Network (NEON), University of West London and Gordon Marsden, Shadow Minister for Higher and Further Education and Skills from 2015 to 2019. You can find Graeme and Gordon on Twitter @NEONHE @GordonMarsden. Lighter days, brighter COVID statistics and the tremendous NHS achievement…
This blog has been kindly contributed by Dr Diana Beech, Chief Executive Officer of London Higher, and Dr Peter O’Brien, Executive Director of Yorkshire Universities – the umbrella bodies representing universities and higher education colleges across their respective regions.You can find Diana and Peter on Twitter at @dianajbeech and @obrienpeter72…
This blog was kindly contributed by Dr Vicky Lewis, Founder of Vicky Lewis Consulting. She is author of a research-based report UK Universities’ Global Engagement Strategies: Time for a rethink? You can find Vicky on Twitter @DrVickyLewis. As the UK emerges from the worst of the pandemic, people are daring…
Lucian J. Hudson, Director, Advancement and Communications, Durham University, and Chair, Earthwatch Europe, was a speaker at the HEPI Annual Policy Briefing Day. He is the lead author of the Policy Exchange paper ‘Universities at the Crossroads‘. He writes in a personal capacity. You can find Lucian on Twitter @LucianHudson. The…
This blog was kindly contributed by Sophia Hartley, Welfare Officer at Leeds University Union. Sophia has been at the forefront of the drive at Leeds University to tackle sexual violence on campus. You can find Sophia on Twitter @sophiahartley. The murder of Sarah Everard has awakened the nation to issues…
This blog was kindly contributed by Dr Matthew Andrews, Secretary and Registrar at the University of Gloucestershire. You can find Matthew on Twitter @HE_MPA. On the 24 May, the University of Gloucestershire and HEPI will be co-hosting the event ‘Universities and the Media’ where we will hear from Chris Skidmore,…