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This blog was kindly contributed by John Cope, Executive Director of UCAS. Going to university or college, or starting an apprenticeship is one of the most exciting, sometimes stressful, and life-changing decisions many people will be make. Making sure these decisions are taken with high-quality careers advice is critical. The process…
This blog was written by Mary Curnock Cook, Non-Executive Director across the education sector and former Chief Executive of UCAS. You can find Mary on Twitter @MaryCurnockCook. There won’t be many people in the higher education sector who are surprised by the announcements about fees and funding for higher education in England…
HEPI Director Nick Hillman tries to make sense of what we already know about today’s higher education announcements. 1. An increase in the student loan repayment term to 40 years: The increase from 30 to 40 years will mean the average former student will in future repay for longer and that…
This blog was contributed by Paul Crawshaw, Professor of Social Policy and Dean of the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Law at Teesside University, Middlesbrough. On the day the eagerly-anticipated Levelling Up White Paper was published, like many across the sector I took time out to rapidly digest its key messages. I…
Mary Curnock Cook, Network Chair, and Nic Newman, Partner, at edtech venture fund Emerge Education take a tour of AI tools currently available for universities, providing a ‘market map’ and emphasising the importance of data architecture to enable the adoption of AI solutions. The adoption of technology in higher education is changing…
As new legislation on free speech and academic freedom continues its passage through Parliament, HEPI Director Nick Hillman takes a look at one recently published book on the issue. Andrew Doyle has studied at three British universities but he became famous under the pseudonym Titania McGrath, who sends out a…
This blog was contributed by Professor Mark Sterling, Deputy Pro-Vice Chancellor (Staffing) and Beale Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Birmingham. There has been much debate of late over academic careers and even the rewards associated with them. Whichever side of the debate you land on, we can probably all…
This blog was contributed by Ben Moore, Policy Manager at the Russell Group. Here he responds to the new HEPI report, What’s next for national security and research?, out today, and reflects on the National Security and Investment Act (2021). The strength of the UK’s R&D sector was underlined in…
HEPI’s Policy Manager, Dr Laura Brassington, reviews Sharon Mallon and Jo Smith (eds.). 2022. Preventing and Responding to Student Suicide: A Practical Guide for FE and HE Settings. With a foreword by Rosie Tressler, OBE. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. ISBN 978-1-78775-418-8. 400pp. £40.00. The publication of Preventing and Responding to Student Suicide: A…
This blog was contributed by Dr John Cater, Vice-Chancellor of Edge Hill University. Throughout the past decade, and to some extent for the 15 years that preceded it, politicians, the media, families, graduates and aspiring graduates have obsessed about student tuition fees and maintenance grants and loans. And for good…