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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…
18 Sep 2017
HEPI/LFHE Panel Discussion: Challenges Facing Good Governance
Universities receive hundreds of millions of pounds each year, and are key to the country’s future success. More than ever is expected of their governing bodies. With the Higher Education and Research Act now on the statute books, is it time to ask whether universities’ governance arrangements are fit for…
11 Jul 2017
2018 HEPI / HEA Parliamentary Breakfast Seminar: Equality, Diversity, Inclusivity: Do universities reflect society enough?
Our higher education institutions share a commitment to equality and diversity. In theory, this means they are united in their aim to create a balanced and inclusive culture, in which everyone, staff and students, feels valued irrespective of gender, ethnicity, sexuality, age or ability. The latest HEPI / HEA Student…
4 Jul 2017
Launch of the new HEPI / Unite Students Applicants to Higher Education Survey Report, Tuesday 4th July
The Higher Education Policy Institute is working in partnership with Unite Students (http://www.unitestudents.com/) on the first major survey of the views of applicants to higher education. Students are regularly asked for their opinions, but there are far fewer robust and public sources of intelligence on the views of applicants, which…
29 Jun 2017
HEPI Debate at the Festival of Higher Education, University of Buckingham
“There is a role for the profit motive in higher education” Speakers include: Sally Hunt, General Secretary, University and College Union (UCU) Pam Tatlow, Chief Executive, MillionPlus, The Association for Modern Universities Paul Kirkham, Chief Executive, Institute of Contemporary Music Performance Richard Simmons, CBE, BPP University For further details…