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.

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

New report reveals the hidden realities of student employment in UK higher education A landmark study exploring the growing prevalence and impact of paid work among students in UK higher…

Author
Professor Adrian Wright, Dr Mark Wilding, Mary Lawler and Martin Lowe
Published
20 November 2025

A new report from HEPI, TechnologyOne and the Centre for Research in Social Policy (CRSP) at Loughborough University shows how much first-year students need for a minimum socially acceptable standard of living…

Author
Katherine Hill, Matt Padley and Josh Freeman
Published
12 August 2025
Author
Martin Lowe, Professor Adrian Wright, Dr Mark Wilding and Mary Lawler
Published
20 December 2025
Author
Fiona Ellison and Kate Brown
Published
19 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