In a new paper published by the Higher Education Policy Institute, the Rt Hon. the Lord (David) Willetts, the former Minister for Universities and Science (2010-14), considers how to overcome challenges currently facing the higher education sector as well as how to save public spending on higher education at the…
The humanities are often said to be in crisis. But while the crisis narrative obscures many areas of growth and success, the modern humanities nevertheless face real challenges relating to enrolment, graduate employment, and funding. The Humanities in Modern Britain: Challenges and Opportunities (HEPI Report 141) by Dr Gabriel Roberts, which…
In-depth analysis reveals the huge contribution of international students to the UK’s economic prosperity. Every part of the UK is financially better off – on average by £390 per person – because of international students. International students in Sheffield, Nottingham, London, Cardiff, Glasgow and Newcastle are among those to deliver…
The Higher Education Policy Institute has published its annual Soft-Power Index, which counts how many serving world leaders were educated in countries other than their own. This year’s results show a further improvement in the performance of the US, which now has a commanding lead over every other country. When…
This blog was written by Mary Curnock Cook CBE, who is a former CEO of UCAS, the Chair of the new UPP Foundation Student Futures Commission and a HEPI Trustee. She can be found on Twitter at @MaryCurnockCook. This is the fourth consecutive year that I have blogged about A…
A new collection of essays from the Higher Education Policy Institute and with support from EvaSys, What is the student voice? Thirteen essays on how to listen to students and how to act on what they say (HEPI Report 140), features contributions from student representatives, academics, a vice-chancellor, a former NUS…
With support from the sexual health charity Brook, the Higher Education Policy Institute is publishing Student Relationships, Sex and Sexual Health Survey (HEPI Report 139). This new report draws on previously unpublished polling data covering students’ experiences of sex, sexual health and relationships. The key findings include: approximately half (56%)…
Less than a quarter of the public in England support ‘decolonising’ the curriculum polling for the UPP Foundation and Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI), conducted by Public First, finds. The UPP Foundation and Higher Education Policy Institute Public Attitudes to Higher Education Survey shows people are largely hostile or in…
Following a year of “major upheaval”, the value students place on in-person teaching is a key feature of the 2021 Student Academic Experience Survey. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the student academic experience is brought into sharp relief by Student Academic Experience Survey 2021 published today (Thursday 24 June) by…
Although cuts to any form of education may be regarded as counter-productive in a period of upheaval, it has been widely reported that the Government are looking to make savings from public expenditure on higher education in England at the forthcoming spending review. The Higher Education Policy Institute is therefore…