For decades, pundits and politicians have been talking about a ‘swing to science’ – a shift of students in schools and universities from the study of humanities and social studies to the study of ‘STEM’ (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). But for most of this time, the opposite was happening…
HEPI and Kortext launch the Student Generative AI Survey 2025, showing striking increases in Generative AI usage among students.
In a new paper written for the Higher Education Policy Institute, Five Decades: One Lens – A view from the rear stalls, the longest serving university leader in the country, Dr John Cater, tells the story of Edge Hill University. Dr Cater reveals how his institution went from being a small teacher…
*** Join us at 12:30pm, Wednesday 5 March for a webinar on how the school and college curriculum can prepare students for higher education – you can sign up here.*** HEPI has published One Step Beyond: How the school and college curriculum in England can prepare young people for higher education by…
The HEPI report provides an in-depth analysis of the 2024 student encampments protesting for Palestine, highlighting their motivations, challenges, and institutional responses.
Entering into higher education policy by accident Like almost everyone else working in higher education policy, I fell into the area by accident. In the second half of 2007, I was invited to go and work as the Chief of Staff for the Shadow Cabinet member David Willetts. I had…
Most students oppose the tuition fee increase, with views split by gender and age, but the maintenance support rise has softened overall opposition.
Transnational education by UK providers enhances global access, economic growth, and quality, but demands greater transparency and data insights.
UK universities must improve Chinese student integration through better support, targeted career services, and reducing ethnic clustering.
A new report from Unipol and the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) reveals alarming trends in the London student accommodation market: The report, titled Priced Out? The Accommodation Costs Survey 2024: London Edition (HEPI Report 182) presents data from a wide range of universities and private providers, covering over 70,000 student…