Why the OBR’s forecasts on students must improve
In this Policy Briefing Note, Why the OBR’s forecasts on students must improve, we question the Office for Budget Responsibility’s predictions of future student numbers.
Publications
In recent years, HEPI has produced over 20 reports a year. They are all available free of charge here on our website and all our longer reports are also available in hard copy from the HEPI office.
The version on the website should be regarded as the version of record.
How much is too much? Cross-subsidies from teaching to research in British universities
More than a decade ago, the UK Government committed to fund the full economic cost of publicly- funded research. Initially, some progress was made. But since austerity began to bite, we have been moving backwards. Under three-quarters of the true costs of UK research are covered from funds designated for research.…
Going for Gold: Lessons from the TEF provider submissions
HEPI report 99 – Going for Gold: Lessons from the TEF provider submissions – provides the first detailed analysis of the information submitted by universities for the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF). In the report, Diana Beech, HEPI Director of Policy and Advocacy, asks which features of the provider submissions – themes,…
The Positive and Mindful University
In this HEPI Occasional Paper, Sir Anthony Seldon and Dr Alan Martin explore the concept of a ‘positive university’ by looking at the approaches used by positive psychology and mindfulness. With increasing concern about the health of students and staff, this report considers the importance of a proactive approach to…
A crisis in the creative arts in the UK?
Recent debates have focused on the direct economic returns of obtaining a degree – and certain degrees in particular. Taking one county as an example, this report by the Vice-Chancellor of Norwich University of the Arts, Professor John Last, reveals the knock-on effect for the options available in schools. In…
Where next for widening participation and fair access? New insights from leading thinkers
The Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) and the social mobility charity Brightside are jointly publishing a collection of essays by senior higher education figures entitled Where next for widening participation and fair access? New insights from leading thinkers. Contributors include: Kirsty Williams AM, the Cabinet Secretary for Education in the…
The Comprehensive University: An Alternative to Social Stratification by Academic Selection
In this hard-hitting paper, Tim Blackman, a serving Vice-Chancellor, calls for a much less hierarchical higher education sector. He shows how this will benefit students, the quality of learning and social mobility and, most importantly, he shows how to get there.
REALITY CHECK: A report on university applicants’ attitudes and perceptions
Since 2006, HEPI has run the Student Academic Experience Survey, generally in conjunction with the Higher Education Academy. This shows a big gap between students’ prior expectations and their time in higher education. It also shows the degree to which prior expectations are met explains students’ perceptions of value for money and…
Misunderstanding Technical and Professional Education: Six Category Mistakes by Mary Curnock Cook
HEPI Policy Note 1, Misunderstanding Technical and Professional Education: Six Category Mistakes, considers six areas: Parity of esteem: The new T-Levels are supposed to give technical education the same status as academic education. But they have a different purpose and structure to A-Levels. So they will succeed only if they…
2017 Student Academic Experience Survey
The UK-wide HEPI / HEA Survey was first undertaken in 2006. This year’s results are challenging, showing students have: falling perceptions of value for money; continue to display relatively low wellbeing compared to the rest of the population; and have yet to love England’s high-fees model of funding undergraduate education. There are…