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Rethinking Exams in the Age of AI: Should We Abandon Them Completely?

11 June 2025 by Andrew Woon

In recent years, universities around the world have been moving away from traditional exams in an effort to improve assessment practices, address equity concerns and…

Redefining Academic Success: Why Career Progression Must Look Beyond Research

10 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 Education

9 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 2029/30

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.

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More than two-thirds of full-time students now undertake paid work during term time, major survey reveals

A record 68% of students now work during term time, reshaping study habits amid rising cost-of-living pressures.

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,…

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