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  • New research examines parties’ manifesto commitments on higher education funding

    25 June 2024

    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…

  • New constituency-level data prove the value of international students to the UK

    20 June 2024 by Nick Hillman

    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…

  • Advance HE and HEPI publish the Student Academic Experience Survey 2024

    13 June 2024 by Jonathan Neves, Josh Freeman, Rose Stephenson and Dr Peny Sotiropoulou

    Responses from over 10,300 students point to an increasingly positive academic experience for undergraduates studying in the UK, but this is overshadowed by the impact of the cost-of-living crisis. Over 10,300 full-time undergraduates have responded to the Advance HE and HEPI Student Academic Experience Survey 2024. The findings reveal an…

  • LIVE: The political parties’ manifesto commitments on higher education

    10 June 2024

    The 2024 General Election is scheduled for Thursday 4th July. As the political parties release their manifestos, we will be analysing and discussing them here. Here we focus on the largest UK-wide parties – the Conservatives, Labour, the Liberal Democrats, Reform, and the Green Party – and two national parties,…

  • Four possible futures for English higher education after the election

    6 June 2024 by Professor Sir Chris Husbands

    England’s universities face serious financial challenges because there are pressures on three of their main income streams – a flat undergraduate fee cap, unsustainable research funding and pressures on international student recruitment. It is well-known that this is imposing tough choices on individual universities, but too little attention has been…

  • Trans and non-binary student experiences in higher education

    23 May 2024 by Josh Freeman and Rose Stephenson

    New HEPI report explores the experiences of trans and non-binary students throughout higher education The report by Josh Freeman, HEPI Policy Manager, and Rose Stephenson, HEPI Director of Policy and Advocacy, is the first of its kind in the UK and draws together new data to understand how trans and…

  • New research reveals the benefits of the Graduate Route visa

    7 May 2024 by HEPI

    New research published jointly by the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI), Kaplan International Pathways and the National Union of Students (NUS) and undertaken by London Economics reveals the net benefits to the UK Exchequer of the Graduate Route visa scheme. The Graduate Route visa allows international students to stay in…