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, Josh Freeman, at [email protected].
This blog by Professor Shân Wareing originally appeared in HEPI Report 120 The white elephant in the room: ideas for reducing racial inequalities in higher education. To put this section in the context of my background, I am a white employee of a UK university. In 2018, I led the…
This blog by Professor Kalwant Bhopal originally appeared in HEPI report 120 The white elephant in the room: ideas for reducing racial inequalities in higher education. The year 2019 marks 20 years since the publication of the Macpherson report (1999). The Macpherson report was published as a result of an inquiry on the tragic murder of…
This is a guest blog kindly contributed by Dr Ben Bleasdale, Policy & Advocacy Adviser at the Wellcome Trust As an independent research funder, Wellcome improves health by helping great ideas to thrive. But in an academic system where 22.5% of Biosciences Masters students come from black and minority ethnic…
A guest blog, kindly contributed by Dan Monnery, Director of Strategic Planning, Northumbria University As the dust settles on this year’s undergraduate recruitment round, vice-chancellors, directors of recruitment and finance directos will be reflecting on how many students their institution has been able to attract. Since the marketisation in England,…
It has been a real pleasure working on The New Realists project with Unite Students. It follows on from our joint Reality Check report of 2017. We and many other organisations survey students a lot. But this new report is different because it surveys applicants as well as students and…
This guest blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Tristram Hooley, Chief Research Officer, Institute of Student Employers Employers report a substantial rise in the number of graduates starting on graduate schemes this year. They have also increased graduates’ pay to make these jobs attractive. It seems to be…
By Ian Koxvold, Head of Education Strategy, PwC I was delighted to be invited to join a panel at the 2019 HEPI annual conference to speak on Future-Proofing the Higher Education landscape – and intimidated to follow excellent talks from Professor Julia Buckingham and the Rt Hon Dame Margaret Hodge…
The UK Government is coming to the end of a major consultation in England on ‘higher technical education’, that is, work-focused qualifications at Level 4 and 5. This consultation is significant not least because it is the first from the Department for Education (DfE) dealing with policy proposals trailed in…
HEPI was honoured to host the UK launch of the OECD’s Education at a Glance 2019 in central London yesterday. It is a data-rich report that takes time to digest properly. So, as a digestive aid, we are listing 15 of the many stand-out facts. (NB In general, though not…
We could spend all our time thinking about whether Brexit will happen, whether there will be a general election this side of Christmas or whether we eventually end up with another referendum to resolve current challenges. Yet there are a few areas that have been topical over the spring and…