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.

9 in 10 students expect to work during term time – new report shows paid jobs are now the norm.  Nine in ten applicants now expect to work during term time while at…

Author
Unite Students
Published
22 June 2026

A combination of demographic decline and predatory recruitment practices puts the entire English higher education sector at risk. This new report from the Higher Education Policy Institute…

Author
Bahram Bekhradnia
Published
28 May 2026

Why centralising admissions at Oxford and Cambridge would be ‘fairer for all’. A new report published by the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) calls for undergraduate admissions and…

Author
Charlotte Armstrong
Published
30 April 2026
Author
Professor Josie Fraser and Professor Vic Nicholas
Published
10 July 2026
Author
Professor Debbie Holley, Professor Wendy Garnham and Sue Beckingham
Published
5 July 2026
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