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Collaborative IT Services in UK Universities: A Necessary Evolution

16 May 2025 by Pete Moss

Collaborative IT services could unlock major efficiencies and innovation across UK universities, inspired by successful US models.

The Immigration White Paper — an Indian student’s perspective

15 May 2025 by Sanam Arora

The UK’s immigration reforms must protect international students, whose presence boosts skills, innovation and the economy.

UK higher education in spring 2025: 10 ‘killer facts’

Good morning. It is wonderful to be here, even if the outlook for our sector does not feel quite as rosy as when I have…

‘What the hell just happened?’ Australia’s flirtation with a levy on international students – By Professor Andrew Norton

For an Australian reader the UK immigration white paper’s proposal for a levy on international student fee revenue sounds familiar. In mid-2023 just such a levy was…

Higher Education franchising is not the problem. Rogue providers and regulatory gaps are

13 May 2025 by Charlie Tennant

Gaps in regulation - not franchising itself - enable abuse, and closing them is key to restoring trust in the model.

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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…

WEEKEND READING: ‘Overstretched and under-resourced’? UK higher education on the cusp of the Spending Review

This is the text of a speech Nick Hillman delivered this week at the University of Bradford. Thank you for inviting me back to Yorkshire,…

How a graduate levy on employers could help pay for higher education

The Higher Education Policy Institute is today publishing a new paper, Increasing Employer Support for the Tertiary Skills System in England (HEPI Report 189) by Professor David…

New report reveals what students think about their higher education choices

New research reveals undergraduates and graduates overwhelmingly believe in the importance of getting a degree, but a high proportion say – with the benefit of…

Skills England will be in a battle for relevance from day one

31 March 2025 by Tom Richmond

With Skills England expected to formally begin operating next month, a new report from the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) shows that this government agency…

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