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Events

HEPI runs a range of events selected to maximise their effectiveness in reaching out to our target audiences and include invite-only high level seminars (such as our annual series of House of Commons breakfast seminars), conferences, one-to-one briefings, as well as set-piece events such as the HEPI Annual Lecture given by a senior international figure. Some of these events result in publications, which we also make available online.

  • 8 Jul 2025

    Launch of Unite Students’ Applicant Index, 8 July 2025

    HEPI and Unite Students are hosting a webinar to discuss the results and issues raised in the 2025 Unite Students’ Applicant Index. Launched in 2022 in partnership with HEPI, the Index systematically tracks university applicants’ attitudes each year, asking students about their lives before university and offering UK universities an…

  • 1 Jul 2025

    HEPI / Taylor & Francis roundtable dinner – Tuesday, 1 July 2025 

    On Tuesday 1 July 2025, HEPI and Taylor & Francis will host a roundtable dinner in Central London looking at ‘Harnessing AI to advance interdisciplinary translational research and impact’. This roundtable dinner, which builds on previous work by HEPI / Taylor & Francis, will consider the ways in which AI can advance…

  • 25 Jun 2025

    HEPI Partner Roundtable Dinner, 25 June 2025

    On Wednesday 25 June 2025, HEPI hosts its summer Partner Dinner in central London. The evening will be chaired by Professor Dame Sally Mapstone, Principal and Vice-Chancellor at the University of St Andrews, Chair of HEPI’s Trustees and President of Universities UK. The HEPI Partner Dinners are invite-only and organised…

  • 17 Jun 2025

    HEPI / Lloyds Bank roundtable dinner in Liverpool – Tuesday, 17 June 2025 

    On Tuesday 17 June 2025, HEPI and Lloyds Bank will host a roundtable dinner in Liverpool looking at ‘Drivers of Growth: Opportunities for universities to enhance their civic role and support national prosperity’. The dinner will bring together colleagues in the higher education sector and policymakers from across the region.…

  • 12 Jun 2025

    HEPI’s Annual Conference, Thursday 12 June 2025

    Before, During, After: The route through higher education in changing times On Thursday 12 June 2025, HEPI will host its Annual Conference at One Great George Street, London SW1P 3AA, kindly supported by Technology1, Kortext and Unite Students. This year’s Conference will focus on the student journey, from applicant through…

  • 13 May 2025

    HEPI / Elsevier roundtable dinner, 13 May 2025

    On Tuesday 13 May 2025, HEPI is hosting a roundtable dinner in London, during which Elsevier will share insights from the development of the 4th Generation University global community. This community envisions universities as orchestrators of regional innovation ecosystems, achieving societal and economic impact through partnerships with industry, government and…

  • 12 May 2025

    HEPI / Lancaster webinar, Monday 12 May 2025: ‘Transnational education: Where next?’

    **UPDATE: A recording of the webinar is included below** In light of the Government’s review of the International Education Strategy, what is the future for people studying for UK qualifications abroad via transnational education (TNE)?   The Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) in conjunction with Lancaster University invites you to a webinar on…