Student experience

The reports, blogs and events below offer a wealth of evidence-based, independent research into the higher education student experience. From student use of generative AI, to the cost of student accommodation, to our flagship report, the HEPI and Advance HE Student Academic Experience Survey, you will find a plethora of research here to inform institutional and national policy to develop and improve the student experience.

New polling of young undergraduates from the Higher Education Policy Institute reveals young undergraduates views on a range of topical issues, including: HEPI asked 1,018 undergraduate students aged…

Author
Nick Hillman OBE
Published
4 June 2026

A combination of demographic decline and predatory recruitment practices puts the entire English higher education sector at risk. This new report from the Higher Education Policy Institute…

Author
Bahram Bekhradnia
Published
28 May 2026

Half of students miss one-third of their lectures. 20 years of data show undergraduates are struggling to access the high-quality teaching, in-person interactions and satisfying student experience they expect…

Author
Dr Gosia Turner and Rose Stephenson
Published
14 May 2026
Date
11 June 2026
Format
In-person
Admission
Open-to-all
Date
2 July 2026
Organiser(s)
HEPI
Format
In-person
Admission
Invitation only