Access and participation

The blogs, reports and events below provide detailed analysis of higher education access and participation policy in the UK; from the educational underachievement of boys to social mobility indicies, to the future of student demand.

New HEPI Policy Note calls for sustained and intensive outreach to tackle persistent higher education access gaps. It argues that sustained and intensive outreach programmes are among the most effective…

Author
Charlotte Gleed and Charlotte Armstrong
Published
26 March 2026

The latest results for the English Social Mobility Index, which is compiled by London South Bank University (LSBU) and published by the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI), shows the University of…

Author
London South Bank University
Published
24 March 2026

Fifteen years ago, in December 2010, students were rioting on the streets of London as the House of Commons voted to allow undergraduate tuition fees in England to rise to…

Author
Nick Hillman
Published
18 December 2025
Date
11 June 2026
Format
In-person
Admission
Open-to-all
Date
10 September 2025
Organiser(s)
HEPI and TechnologyOne
Format
Online
Admission
Open-to-all
Date
9 September 2025
Organiser(s)
HEPI
Format
In-person, Online
Admission
Open-to-all