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9 Nov 2017
HEPI Roundtable Dinner in partnership with PwC ‘The Changing Global Environment for UK Universities’ with guest speaker Professor Sir Alan Langlands, Vice-Chancellor, University of Leeds,
The first in a new series of HEPI roundtable dinners, developed in partnership with PwC, exploring the key strategic challenges for the HE sector and individual institutions. To be held at PwC’s office in Leeds, the focus of the discussion is ‘The Changing Global Environment for UK Universities’ with guest speaker Professor…
25 Oct 2017
Dr Ruth Thompson Commemorative Lecture at Birkbeck, University of London
Dr Ruth Thompson Commemorative Lecture, Wednesday 25th October 2017, 6pm at Birkbeck On Wednesday, 25th October 2017 HEPI and Birkbeck will be holding a Lecture to commemorate the life of Dr Ruth Thompson. Professor Claire Callender and Baroness Wolf of Dulwich will be in conversation to discuss the future of…
19 Oct 2017
HEPI/UPP Foundation Roundtable Lunch with guest speaker Professor Glyn Davis, Vice-Chancellor, University of Melbourne
HEPI/UPP Foundation roundtable lunch with guest speaker Professor Glyn Davis, Vice-Chancellor, University of Melbourne. Professor Davis will be in London to deliver the UPP Foundation Inaugural Autumn Lecture on the theme of “Dissolving the university? Will higher education follow the monasteries into ruin?”. At the roundtable lunch, Professor Davis will…
18 Oct 2017
HEPI/Resolution Foundation Roundtable, Wednesday 18th October: American Universities in Trumpland: At the Edge of a Financial Disaster?
HEPI / Resolution Foundation Roundtable Lunch with guest speaker, Professor John Douglass, Senior Research Fellow – Public Policy and Higher Education at the Center for Studies in Higher Education (CSHE) at the University of California, Berkeley HEPI is working jointly with colleagues at the Resolution Foundation to host a lunchtime…
16 Oct 2017
HEPI panel discussion: The Student Experience: improving outcomes, raising performance. What the latest data are telling us and how should higher education institutions respond?
Monday, 16th Oct 2017 The Student Experience: improving outcomes, raising performance 9.45am – 1pm, British Academy The Government is increasing the pressure on universities to demonstrate that they are delivering for their students. As the new regulatory regime for higher education takes shape, HEPI is providing a platform for stakeholders…
12 Oct 2017
HEPI Breakfast Seminar in partnership with Brightside: ‘Where next for widening participation and fair access?’ Opening keynote by the Rt Hon Robert Halfon MP, Chair, Education Select Committee
Despite the progress in opening up universities to people from under-represented groups, there is still a long way to go. The current changes to higher education, including the closure of the Office for Fair Access, mean we could be in for a bumpy period. It is time to take stock…
10 Oct 2017
HEPI/Unite Students Roundtable Dinner at the University of Liverpool on the student experience with guest speaker Professor Janet Beer, Vice-Chancellor, University of Liverpool and President of UUK
HEPI roundtable dinner, in partnership with Unite Students, to provide an embargoed preview of the key findings from the 2017 Unite Students Insights Survey, alongside a review of the 2017 HEPI / HEA Student Academic Experience Survey findings, to feed into a discussion on the key policy interventions that can…
3 Oct 2017
UPP / HEPI Roundtable at the Conservative Party Conference 2017: Industrial strategy: How can universities become regional hubs for growth?
On Tuesday 3rd October, HEPI and UPP will be co-hosting a roundtable seminar at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester to discuss the topic: How can universities become regional hubs for growth? For further information, please contact Sarah Isles: [email protected]
25 Sep 2017
UPP / HEPI Roundtable at the Labour Party Conference 2017: Industrial strategy: How can universities become regional hubs for growth?
On Monday 25th September, HEPI and UPP co-hosted a roundtable seminar at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton to discuss the topic: How can universities become regional hubs for growth?, with guest speakers Chi Onwurah MP, Shadow Minister for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Industrial Strategy) and Professor Graham…
19 Sep 2017
Bridge Group/HEPI Policy Seminar: University Tuition Fees – what is a fair deal for students?
Tuesday 19th Sept 2017 University Tuition Fees: What is a Fair Deal for Students? In partnership with the Bridge Group, HEPI convened a policy seminar to debate the future of university tuition fees. This topic has received a great deal of political and public attention over recent months, particularly following…