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.
Highlights of the 2015 HEPI University Partners’ Annual Policy Briefing Seminar will include: A presentation of the 2015 HEPI-HEA Student Academic Experience Survey, the largest annual survey of students’ working practices and views. The 2015 results will include new figures on the wellbeing of students as well as new data…
How will REF2014 affect the UK’s research base? Has it delivered on its goals? What does the future hold for research assessment and funding? Should the next research assessment exercise be adjusted, and how? Could metrics better inform judgements about research excellence? Is it possible to design a system of…
The cost of a degree – is it worth it? Wednesday 25 March 2015 Students say they want to know where their fees are going but institutional leaders worry that higher education risks being seen as nothing more than a financial transaction. When the student numbers cap comes off, institutions…
The 2015 Election Hustings for Higher Education, produced by Times Higher Education, HEPI, The Open University and Universities UK Chaired by Baroness Martha Lane-Fox, Chancellor of The Open University, the event will provide an opportunity for colleagues in the HE sector to hear the three main political parties outline and…
The well-being of students: how happy are they? The HEPI-HEA Student Academic Experience Survey 2014 painted a less rosy picture than the happy-go-lucky caricature of young full-time students. The survey suggested that, on average, students have a less good quality of life than others, including other young people. Yet the…
Election 2015: Threats & opportunities for the sector Although higher education may not be a key issue on the doorstep, the 2015 general election could still have a major impact on the sector. The main parties are expected to take different stances on important issues, such as student funding, student…
‘Robbins Rebooted’ Invite-only event. For further information on the HEPI Partnership Programme please contact Sarah Isles at [email protected].
This year’s HEPI Annual Lecture will be held at the Australian High Commission in central London on Wednesday, 26th November 2014 from 6.30pm. The lecture will be delivered by Professor Paul Wellings, Vice Chancellor of the University of Wollongong in Australia (and formerly Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lancaster). Professor Wellings will be…
On the morning of 26th November, HEPI co-hosted a roundtable meeting at the House of Commons, chaired by the Rt Hon. David Willetts MP, the former Minister for Universities and Science, on alternative providers. The event was co-hosted with CentreForum, the liberal think tank, to discuss their new report Access and equity: positioning alternative providers…
‘What’s the place of research in the changing world of higher education?’ Invite-only event. For further information on the HEPI Partnership Programme please contact Sarah Isles at [email protected]