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.

9 in 10 students expect to work during term time – new report shows paid jobs are now the norm.  Nine in ten applicants now expect to work during term time while at…

Author
Unite Students
Published
22 June 2026

Student perceptions of their academic experience reach a decade-high despite the pressures facing higher education. The 2026 Student Academic Experience Survey, published by Advance HE and the Higher…

Author
Jonathan Neves, Rose Stephenson and Charlotte Armstrong
Published
11 June 2026

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
Author
Professor Harriet Dunbar-Morris
Published
27 June 2026
Author
Professor Harriet Dunbar-Morris
Published
27 June 2026
Author
Dr Mark Wilding, Professor Adrian Wright, Martin Lowe, and Mary Lawler
Published
24 June 2026
Date
2 July 2026
Organiser(s)
HEPI
Format
In-person
Admission
Invitation only
Date
14 May 2026
Organiser(s)
HEPI
Format
Online
Admission
Open-to-all