Redefining Academic Success: Why Career Progression Must Look Beyond Research10 June 2025 by Isabel Lucas Traditional research metrics no longer fit a sector where educational leadership and teaching excellence increasingly drive academic impact.
Empowering Mature Students through Inclusive AI Literacy: Advancing Digital Equity and Social Justice in Higher Education9 June 2025 by Eleni Meletiadou Without inclusive design, AI in higher education risks deepening digital divides and sidelining mature learners’ unique contributions.
Bouquets or brickbats? How to interpret today’s announcement of £86 billion spending for research and development (R&D) to 2029/308 June 2025 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 practice5 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…
Universities are boxed in: Is there a way out?5 June 2025 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 years29 May 2025 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-chancellors22 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?18 May 2025 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 paper12 May 2025 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…