Staff, leadership and governance

Amid financial pressures, technological change and heightened scrutiny, HEPI offers independent insight into the leadership and governance of UK higher education. From Vice-Chancellor pay to managing change to a deep dive into the higher education gender pay gap; the reports, blogs and events below analyse leadership pathways and institutional dynamics to inform policy and spark debate.

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

Why centralising admissions at Oxford and Cambridge would be ‘fairer for all’. A new report published by the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) calls for undergraduate admissions and access work…

Author
Charlotte Armstrong
Published
30 April 2026

Excessive risk-taking by higher education providers must be curtailed. With concerns mounting over the financial health of the English higher education sector, a new report from the Higher Education Policy…

Author
Tom Richmond
Published
9 April 2026
Date
19 June 2026
Organiser(s)
HEPI and St John’s College, University of Oxford
Format
In-person
Admission
Open-to-all
Date
10 February 2026
Organiser(s)
HEPI
Format
Online
Admission
Open-to-all
Date
13 January 2026
Organiser(s)
HEPI
Format
Online
Admission
Open-to-all