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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.

  • 21 Nov 2024

    HEPI Partner Roundtable Dinner, 21 November 2024

    On Thursday 21 November 2024, HEPI hosts its winter Partner Dinner. We are delighted that our guest speaker will be Sir David Behan, interim Chair at the Office for Students. The evening will be chaired by Professor Dame Sally Mapstone, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of St Andrews, Chair…

  • 6 Nov 2024

    HEPI / Taylor & Francis roundtable dinner in London, Wednesday 6 November 2024

    On Wednesday 6 November 2024, with support from Taylor & Francis, HEPI will host a roundtable dinner in London to explore how to strengthen the real-world impact of academic research. Translational research – the process of taking academic research and making it applicable to the real-world – seeks not only…

  • 10 Oct 2024

    HEPI / Mills & Reeve roundtable dinner in London, Thursday 10 October 2024

    It is no secret that higher education institutions across the UK are under severe financial strain. Systemic financial challenges have restrained universities’ ability to generate income, high inflation has affected the value of tuition fees in real terms and the sector’s heavy reliance on international fees to cross-subsidise domestic undergraduates…

  • 1 Oct 2024

    KCL / HEPI fringe event at the Conservative Party Conference, Tuesday 1 October 2024

    Join HEPI and the Policy Institute at King’s College London on Tuesday 1 October at the Conservative Party Conference for a fringe event to discuss ‘What is the Conservative approach to UK higher education now?’ This session will explore the current challenges and opportunities facing the higher education sector in…

  • 23 Sep 2024

    HEPI fringe event at the Labour Party Conference, Monday 23 September 2024

    Join HEPI on Monday 23 September at the Labour Party Conference for a fringe event to discuss ‘What Does a Labour Government Mean for Higher Education?’, kindly supported by the Universities of Sussex and Nottingham. Speakers to include: The seminar will take place outside the secure zone, so no conference…

  • 9 Sep 2024

    HEPI / Studiosity roundtable dinner in London, Monday 9 September 2024 

    AI has pushed the higher education sector to reframe how it approaches teaching and learning. The learning process is constantly evolving, but new AI tools to aid productivity, what about learning gain and the human touch? Providing thorough and timely feedback to students can be labour-intensive for staff, without a…

  • 5 Sep 2024

    HEPI / Unite Students at Universities UK Conference, 5 September 2024

    *** NEW TIME *** On Thursday 5 September, HEPI and Unite Students will hold a breakout session from 1.45pm to 2.45pm at the UUK Conference in the Palmer Building, University of Reading. Join us to explore this year’s Applicant Index which tracks trends in the expectations and perspectives of the next…