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…
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…
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…
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…
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]
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…
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…
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…
One common response in the higher education sector to the EU referendum result has been to ask whether universities have lost their connection with wider society. Vice chancellors, academics and students were all significantly more likely to vote in favour of the UK remaining within the EU than the rest…
Universities deliver good teaching and high-quality research. The relationship between the two is symbiotic. Yet the Higher Education and Research Bill arguably drives a new wedge between them by abolishing HEFCE and leaving the new Office for Students with no clear research responsibilities. A recent HEPI report (HEPI Occasional Paper…