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.

Many universities still have no easily accessible AI policy. Two-in-five UK universities have no AI policy that a student, parent or regulator can easily find online, according to What UK University…

Author
Professor Sam Illingworth
Published
21 May 2026

New report advises universities to act now on GenAI – and to put human competency at the centre. A new report from the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI), Being indispensable: Capabilities for…

Author
Dr Doug Specht and Professor Gunter Saunders
Published
5 March 2026

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