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Amidst financial pressures and sector-wide changes, engaging students as partners in research and decision-making is crucial for creating inclusive and effective educational innovations that benefit both universities and students.
The Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE) requires a strong credit accumulation and transfer system, and collaboration with existing frameworks is essential to ensure its effective implementation.
It’s taken me almost 20 years but, over the summer, I eventually got around to reading a book I’ve been wanting to read on higher education policy since I started working in the area over 15 years ago: University to Uni – The Politics of Higher Education since 1944 by Robert Stevens.…
Institutional mergers should be strategic decisions rather than last-resort options, with early engagement, clear governance, and student involvement critical to successful outcomes.
This HEPI blog was authored by two anonymous professors at Russell Group institutions.* It is widely acknowledged that UK higher education is on the edge of a financial precipice. But the sector’s problems in fact run much deeper than this. There is also a quality crisis – which, though widely…
Microcredentials offer a flexible approach to upskilling and reskilling, enabling employees to achieve early exit degrees while supporting local economies and widening access to education.
Despite rising financial pressures, university remains the first choice for many students, but enhanced government support is essential to ensure access and opportunity for all amid growing economic challenges.
Correlation between university sustainability outputs and academic reputation reveal opportunities for universities to thrive.
This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Dale Bassett, Director of Assessment at United Learning. It is based on a thread on Twitter/X. For more on this topic, see HEPI and UCAS’s recent webinar. A level results are published today and GCSE results next week. The system can be quite…
***In case you missed it, yesterday’s HEPI / UCAS webinar can be accessed here.*** This HEPI long read was authored by Dr Edward Hicks, who undertook a placement with HEPI during the General Election campaign. He usually works for the House of Commons, and has worked for three select committees…