Government and regulation

Stay up to date with the latest higher education policy developments; from international student policy changes to the future of Skills England, to a deep dive into the divergence of higher education policy across the four nations of the UK. HEPI’s own research, and perspectives on government and regulation from across the sector and beyond, appear below via reports, blogs and events.

Too many students studying full-time honours degrees at university are causing higher education to be ‘over-consumed’. A new Debate Paper from the Higher Education Policy Institute by Professor Tim Blackman…

Author
Professor Tim Blackman
Published
30 October 2025

The UK Government’s Restoring Control over the Immigration System white paper (May 2025) proposes a 6% levy on international students’ tuition fees to invest in ‘the higher education and skills…

Author
Nick Hillman
Published
8 August 2025

In a new HEPI Debate Paper, Universities are boxed in: Is there a way out?, Professors Diana Beech and André Spicer of City St George’s, University of London, argue UK higher…

Author
Diana Beech and André Spicer
Published
5 June 2025
Date
9 December 2025
Organiser(s)
HEPI
Format
In-person
Admission
Invitation only
Date
11 June 2026
Format
In-person
Admission
Open-to-all
Date
9 September 2025
Organiser(s)
HEPI
Format
In-person, Online
Admission
Open-to-all