Funding and finance

HEPI provides independent evidence-based insight into how higher education is funded and sustained across the UK. HEPI’s research explores funding for students, institutions and research to support policy development and encourage debate across the sector.

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

Treasury makes over £600 million surplus from 2022/23 Plan 2 student loans as NUS and HEPI publish an alternative student loan model. Key findings New research by London Economics has found that following various changes to student loan terms, implemented since early…

Author
Dr Gavan Conlon, Maike Halterbeck, Jack Booth and Pietro Patrignani
Published
13 April 2026
Date
10 February 2026
Organiser(s)
HEPI
Format
Online
Admission
Open-to-all
Date
29 January 2026
Organiser(s)
HEPI
Format
Online
Admission
Open-to-all