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Bouquets or brickbats? How to interpret today’s announcement of £86 billion spending for research and development (R&D) to 2029/30

Nick Hillman, HEPI’s Director, tries to make sense of the Government’s new plans on R&D spending up to 2029/30. Perhaps the Speaker of the House…

If memory is the residue of thought, what are we learning from AI?

6 June 2025 by Josh Freeman

AI use in student essays challenges traditional assessment by separating the end product from the critical thinking behind it.

UK universities are trapped in a box. Here’s what that means in practice

5 June 2025 by Diana Beech

Explaining the challenges facing UK universities today is not easy. The pace of change is rapid, the policy pressures are competing and the landscape is…

Opportunity is a shared challenge

4 June 2025 by Maddy Godin

Russell Group universities are expanding access and support for disadvantaged students—but lasting change needs stronger government partnership.

Promoting Civic Action through Service Learning

3 June 2025 by Ben Lishman

***HEPI and the UPP Foundation will host a free webinar tomorrow, Wednesday 4 June at 1pm on embedding employability and civic action into the curriculum.…

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Universities are boxed in: Is there a way out?

In a new HEPI Debate Paper, Universities are boxed in: Is there a way out?, Professors Diana Beech and André Spicer of City St George’s, University…

Outgoing Student Support Champion outlines 10 trends likely to change higher education in the coming years

In a report to mark the end of his tenure as the Government’s Higher Education Student Support Champion, Professor Edward Peck has laid out his…

HEPI Policy Note investigates the career backgrounds of more than 150 university vice-chancellors

22 May 2025 by Tessa Harrison and Josh Freeman

Nearly half of UK vice-chancellors were appointed since 2022, with those from outside the sector performing best in league tables.

Are EU students about to be treated like British students once more – and, if so, what will it mean for UK universities and students?

Responding to reports in the weekend’s newspapers that the negotiations between the UK and the EU could lead to big changes for universities and students,…

Statement from HEPI Director on the migration white paper

In response, to the Government’s white paper on migration, Nick Hillman, Director of the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI), said: “The idea of a levy on…

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