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.
**NEW: KEYNOTE ADDRESS FROM GEORGE FREEMAN MP, MINISTER OF STATE FOR SCIENCE, INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY** Building on our programme of work on research, HEPI is working in partnership with Elsevier to host a half-day conference looking to the future of research in UK higher education, on Wednesday 1 March 2023…
On Tuesday 28 February 2023, HEPI and Elsevier are hosting a roundtable dinner in central London. The dinner will explore a range of issues affecting UK research, including: the REF; the 2.4% commitment and Horizon / Plan B; the security and resilience of UK research funding in a global context;…
The COVID-19 pandemic transformed digital learning in higher education. Its adoption and the subsequent shift towards online learning has offered significant advantages to many students, making learning more accessible for the students that need it. In early December 2022, HEPI and Kortext launched brand new research to look at students’…
On Tuesday 21 February 2023, HEPI and Advance HE will host the first in a series of seminars at the Houses of Parliament, with the first concentrating on the issue of financial sustainability. The seminar will consider the impact the current cost of living crisis is having on staff, on…
***UPDATE: A recording of the webinar can be viewed below*** On Tuesday, 31 January 2023, HEPI and Taylor & Francis will be hosting a webinar to explore the challenges posed by making research widely available outside of academia and how they could be addressed. Our joint report on the topic,…
***UPDATE: A recording of the webinar can be viewed below*** On Wednesday 18 January 2023, HEPI and Kaplan International Pathways will host a webinar to consider policies towards international students, particularly the issues raised in the HEPI / Kaplan report ‘Not heard of this’: Employers’ perceptions of the UK’s Graduate…
***The livestream recording can can be found here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-L5muSPQ3aA*** On Tuesday 13 December 2022, HEPI and the University of the Arts London hosted an event to launch major new research on new higher education funding options, produced by London Economics. The event saw the publication of important new modelling on…
On Wednesday 7 December 2022, HEPI and Handshake are hosting a roundtable dinner looking at brand new research on UK higher education careers services, based on new polling of students’ perspectives and expectation of their university careers services and graduate employment prospects. With guest speakers Josh Freeman, co-author of the…
On Thursday, 1 December 2022, HEPI will be hosting a roundtable dinner with guest speaker Professor Edward Peck CBE, Vice-Chancellor of Nottingham Trent University, in his role as the first Student Support Champion. The evening will be chaired by Professor Dame Sally Mapstone, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of…
On Wednesday 23 November HEPI and Advance HE will host a roundtable dinner on governance. Please note this is an invitation-only event.