Research and innovation

HEPI provides independent, evidence-based insight into research and innovation policy in the UK. From the lives of early career researchers to regional research capacity, HEPI’s research, and perspectives on research and innovation from across the sector and beyond, are captured below in reports, blogs and events.

New report highlights the potential for artificial intelligence to accelerate the real-world impact of research A new report by HEPI and Taylor & Francis explores the potential of AI to advance translational…

Author
Rose Stephenson and Lan Murdock
Published
8 January 2026

The Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) today publishes Advancing Translational Research (HEPI Policy Note 57) with a foreword from Baroness (Margaret) Hodge of Barking. The authors, Lan Murdock, Senior Corporate…

Author
Lan Murdock and Rose Stephenson
Published
7 November 2024

The ‘third space’ describes a group of university staff who can neither be described as academic nor non-academic professional staff. In the context of research, several roles clearly fit into…

Author
Jonathan Grant and Tom Kennie
Published
8 August 2024
Author
Heidi Fraser-Krauss
Published
5 January 2026
Author
HEPI Guest Post
Published
21 December 2025
Author
Jack Harrington, Emma Parry and Katy Mason
Published
17 December 2025
Date
28 January 2026
Format
In-person
Admission
Invitation only
Date
5 June 2024
Format
Online
Admission
Open-to-all