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.

Building Bridges: Maximising support for public investment in science and research. A new paper by research impact specialists at UCL, From investment to outcomes: Capabilities to deliver purposeful public investment in…

Author
Sarah Chaytor and Grace Gottlieb
Published
19 February 2026

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
Author
Yusuf Oldac and Francisco Olivos
Published
15 February 2026
Author
Laura Trevelyan
Published
28 January 2026
Author
Heidi Fraser-Krauss
Published
5 January 2026