Greater width and greater depth: changing higher education in an electronic age
Higher education must undergo a deep and wide transformation to address rapid global changes, shifting student identities, and evolving learning needs.
Blog
The HEPI Blog aims to make brief, incisive contributions to the higher education policy landscape. It is circulated to our subscribers and published online. We welcome guest submissions, which should follow our Instructions for Blog Authors. Submissions should be sent to our Blog Editor, Rose Stephenson, at [email protected].
How can evolving student attitudes inform institutional Gen-AI initiatives?
This HEPI blog was authored by Isabelle Bristow, Managing Director UK and Europe at Studiosity. In a HEPI blog published almost a year ago, Student Voices on AI: Navigating Expectations and Opportunities, I reported the findings of global research Studiosity commissioned with YouGov on students’ attitudes towards artificial intelligence (AI).…
Level 7 Apprenticeships: Babies and Bathwater
Last September, the Prime Minister announced a “rebalancing” of funding from the apprenticeship levy (shortly to become the Growth and Skills Levy). Employers’ ability to use the funds for postgraduate-level apprenticeships would be restricted in the hope of shoring up lower levels. A couple of months later, Skills Minister Jacqui…
How do care-experienced students view their time in higher education?
Care-experienced students face higher dropout rates, financial strain, and travel burdens, highlighting the need for better institutional and governmental support.
Will the use of generative AI shift higher education from a knowledge-first system to a skills-first system?
On the eve of the release of HEPI’s Student Generative AI Survey 2025, HEPI hosted a roundtable dinner with the report’s sponsor, Kortext, and invited guests to discuss the following essay question: How will AI change the university experience for the next generation? This was the third roundtable discussion we…
International Women’s Day: Black Women Shaping the Future of Academia
Black women in academia and industry have made groundbreaking contributions, yet persistent barriers demand urgent structural change for true equity.
To accelerate action on gender equality, we must consider both sides of the coin. #IWD2025
It’s International Women’s Day. Today on the site, Professor Lisa-Dionne Morris explores the critical role of Black women in academia and industry leadership, particularly in Engineering and STEM, highlighting their groundbreaking contributions and the systemic barriers that persist. Read that piece here. Below, HEPI’s own Rose Stephenson challenges us to…
Making an impact at scale
To tackle inequality in higher education, interventions must be designed with scalability in mind to ensure lasting, widespread impact.
Building inclusive research cultures– How can we rise above EDI cynicism?
Inclusive research enhances quality, equity, and innovation across sectors, requiring shared language, collaboration, and systemic commitment for lasting impact.
Cross Disciplinarity
Effective cross-disciplinary research requires overcoming functional silos, fostering strong communication, and ensuring research problems justify collaboration across disciplines.