Liberating the library to foster student belonging
Reimagining university libraries - through trust-based borrowing, relational service and child-friendly spaces - can transform student belonging and wellbeing.
Policy area: Student experience
Renters’ Rights Bill – The Devil’s in the Detail
Major reforms to student housing under the Renters' Rights Bill risk disrupting accommodation supply, raising costs, and creating administrative chaos.
Thinking about the support of Chinese students: a response to HEPI’s recent report
Manchester academics challenge broad-brush approaches to Chinese student integration, prompting a reflective response from report author Pippa Ebel.
Launch of the Commission on Students in Higher Education: Unpicking the connections between teaching, funding and student outcomes
A new Commission invites student-centred evidence on funding, teaching and outcomes to influence the DfE’s HE Review.
Tackling accent bias in Higher Education could improve students’ success, sense of belonging, and wellbeing
One in three students fear their accent could harm future success, yet accent bias remains largely unaddressed in higher education.
PSHE education can improve young people’s preparedness for higher education and beyond
PSHE education helps prepare young people for university life, but many want stronger, statutory teaching in personal finance and wellbeing.
Making a sustained case for international student mobility
Expanding global mobility opportunities is essential for student success, fostering cross-cultural understanding, and ensuring inclusive access to international experiences.
How can evolving student attitudes inform institutional Gen-AI initiatives?
This HEPI blog was authored by Isabelle Bristow, Managing Director UK and Europe at Studiosity. In a HEPI blog published almost a year ago, Student Voices on AI: Navigating Expectations and Opportunities, I reported the findings of global research Studiosity commissioned with YouGov on students’ attitudes towards artificial intelligence (AI).…
How do care-experienced students view their time in higher education?
Care-experienced students face higher dropout rates, financial strain, and travel burdens, highlighting the need for better institutional and governmental support.
Will the use of generative AI shift higher education from a knowledge-first system to a skills-first system?
On the eve of the release of HEPI’s Student Generative AI Survey 2025, HEPI hosted a roundtable dinner with the report’s sponsor, Kortext, and invited guests to discuss the following essay question: How will AI change the university experience for the next generation? This was the third roundtable discussion we…