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This blog was kindly contributed by Richard Brabner, Director of the UPP Foundation. This article is written in a personal capacity and is not the view of the UPP Foundation. Over the last few days, newspapers have been full of stories and insight into what the changes in No. 10…
This blog was kindly contributed by Vincenzo Raimo Chief Relationship Officer at Unilodgers & Iona Yuelu Huang, Senior Lecturer at Harper Adams University in the UK. Enzo and Iona have been working together on the role of agents in international student recruitment for a number of years. They are…
The blog has been written by Bahram Bekhradnia, who founded HEPI in 2002 and was its Director until January 2014, since when he has been HEPI’s President. When HEPI was established 18 years ago, few might have expected it to endure so long, and with such success. We had planned…
This blog was kindly contributed by Anna Mountford-Zimdars, Professor of Social Mobility and Director of the Centre for Social Mobility at the University of Exeter. You can find Anna on Twitter @AnnaM_Zimdars In short: Maybe. But the decision should not be made now. Periodically, policy makers and UCAS wonder: shall…
Professor Carl Gombrich, Academic Lead and Director of Teaching & Learning at the London Interdisciplinary School responds to Professor Paul Ashwin’s recent HEPI blog. You can find Carl on Twitter @carlgomb We are grateful for Paul Ashwin’s thoughtful blog post on the new London Interdisciplinary School (LIS) and would like…
This blog was contributed by Jenny Shaw, Student Experience Director at Unite Students. You can find Jenny on Twitter @jennyshaw When Big Ben finally rings the chimes on 2021, I doubt that many of us will give a sigh of regret that 2020 has gone. After a uniquely challenging and,…
This blog has been written by Professor Michael Scott, Co-Director of the Warwick Institute of Engagement. You can contact Michael at [email protected]. It has never been more important for us to reach out and engage the world around us, especially in an era of national lockdowns and the social disconnect…
Dr Giles Carden is Chief of Staff at Lancaster University and writes in a personal capacity on the 10th anniversary of the student protests against higher tuition fees. As I flick through the newspaper on my iPad each morning it is now routine for me to see stories criticising universities…
This blog was kindly contributed by Lynn Dobbs, Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of London Met University I have always held the belief that universities have a civic duty to the areas in which they are based. Institutions are not just part of that area, but part of the community within…
This blog was written by Dr Graeme Atherton, Director, National Education Opportunities Network and Professor Peter John CBE, Vice-Chancellor, University of West London. Earlier this year, Graeme and Peter wrote a piece in response to Michelle Donelan’s comments about social mobility in higher education. It is hard to pin down…