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  • In a new poll on a range of free speech issues, 35% of full-time undergraduate students say they Reform UK ‘should be banned from speaking at events held at higher…

    Author
    Nick Hillman OBE
    Published
    15 January 2026
  • New report highlights the potential for artificial intelligence to accelerate the real-world impact of research A new report by HEPI and Taylor & Francis explores the potential of AI to advance translational…

    Author
    Rose Stephenson and Lan Murdock
    Published
    8 January 2026
  • Fifteen years ago, in December 2010, students were rioting on the streets of London as the House of Commons voted to allow undergraduate tuition fees in England to rise to…

    Author
    Nick Hillman
    Published
    18 December 2025
  • A new report from the Higher Education Policy Institute examines how student governors frequently feel marginalised in institutional oversight, and offers actionable reforms to ensure legitimacy, inclusion and real influence.

    Author
    Darcie Jones
    Published
    11 December 2025
  • New research suggests there is strong backing for a university governance Code that addresses power imbalances and over-financialisation. This is the first of two reports that HEPI is publishing on university governance…

    Author
    Professor Steven Jones on behalf of the Council for the Defence of British Universitie
    Published
    4 December 2025
  • New report reveals the hidden realities of student employment in UK higher education A landmark study exploring the growing prevalence and impact of paid work among students in UK higher…

    Author
    Professor Adrian Wright, Dr Mark Wilding, Mary Lawler and Martin Lowe
    Published
    20 November 2025
  • Bold action is needed to fix the NHS clinical placement crisis. A fundamental rethink of how the NHS trains its future workforce is urgently needed, according to a new paper…

    Author
    Professor Amanda Broderick and Robert Waterson
    Published
    13 November 2025
  • Too many students studying full-time honours degrees at university are causing higher education to be ‘over-consumed’. A new Debate Paper from the Higher Education Policy Institute by Professor Tim Blackman…

    Author
    Professor Tim Blackman
    Published
    30 October 2025
  • A new collection of essays, AI and the Future of Universities (HEPI Report 193) edited by Dr Giles Carden and Josh Freeman, brings together leading voices from universities, industry and policy. The…

    Author
    Edited by Dr Giles Carden and Josh Freeman
    Published
    16 October 2025
  • With the UK Government moving to a posture of ‘war fighting readiness’ amid intensifying global conflict, a new HEPI Policy Note warns higher education remains an untapped asset in national…

    Author
    Dr Gary Fisher
    Published
    18 September 2025