The Higher Education Policy Institute has published a report calling for a fundamental re-evaluation of the way universities are run in the UK. Down with the World-Class University: How our business models damage universal higher education (HEPI Debate Paper 38) argues good growth, and an era of universal higher education, can be…
The ‘third space’ describes a group of university staff who can neither be described as academic nor non-academic professional staff. In the context of research, several roles clearly fit into the third space, including: A new report from the Higher Education Policy Institute (www.hepi.ac.uk), The characteristics and career pathways of…
A new report, Unblocking the Pipeline: Supporting the Retention, Progression and Promotion of Early-Career Black Academics, led by Dr Becca Franssen and published today by GatenbySanderson, the Society of Black Academics (SBA) and HEPI, explores the experiences of Black Early-Career Academics (ECAs). Based on the results of a survey with…
The Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) and GW4 (an alliance of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter universities) have jointly published a report entitled Who cares? How postgraduate parents fall through the gap for government childcare grants, and how to fix it. The report shines a light on the unacknowledged gap…
Applicants to higher education are more confident about their job prospects after graduating than at any time since the pandemic, according to new research. The Unite Students Applicant Index, produced in partnership with the Higher Education Policy Institute, is an annual survey that asks students about their lives before they attend higher…
This speech looking back at the last 14 years of higher education policy and forward to what might come next was delivered yesterday by HEPI Director, Nick Hillman, to staff at the Open University. Introduction It is great to be back here at the Open University (OU). As I live…
On Independence Day in the United States (US), the Higher Education Policy Institute is publishing An overview of US higher education (HEPI Report 175) by Nicholas W. Hillman, a Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Education. The paper has been kindly sponsored by Richmond American University London. The paper discusses:…
HEPI is today publishing a new Election Briefing for candidates for the upcoming General Election and anyone with an interest in higher education issues. It covers the following seven topics: HEPI has also published a range of reports and blogs related to the General Election, including:
As part of a research project funded by the Nuffield Foundation, London Economics have undertaken a range of in-depth analyses on higher education fees and funding arrangements across the United Kingdom. The Higher Education Policy Institute is working with London Economics to publicise the results. Following our earlier analyses of…
Data for all 650 new constituencies can be downloaded here: Nick Hillman, Director of HEPI, said: ‘Surprisingly little information about our country is available at a constituency level. This limits the quality of political debate because a general election is actually 650 smaller battles – one in every constituency. ‘So…