Reports

Bold action is needed to fix the NHS clinical placement crisis. A fundamental rethink of how the NHS trains its future workforce is urgently needed, according to a new paper…

Too many students studying full-time honours degrees at university are causing higher education to be ‘over-consumed’. A new Debate Paper from the Higher Education Policy Institute by Professor Tim Blackman…

The UK Government’s Restoring Control over the Immigration System white paper (May 2025) proposes a 6% levy on international students’ tuition fees to invest in ‘the higher education and skills…

In a new HEPI Debate Paper, Universities are boxed in: Is there a way out?, Professors Diana Beech and André Spicer of City St George’s, University of London, argue UK higher…

Responding to reports in the weekend’s newspapers that the negotiations between the UK and the EU could lead to big changes for universities and students, Nick Hillman, Director of HEPI,…

In response, to the Government’s white paper on migration, Nick Hillman, Director of the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI), said: “The idea…

With Skills England expected to formally begin operating next month, a new report from the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) shows that this government agency is likely to face an…

To mark 25 years since the devolution of powers to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) today publishes Evolution of Devolution: How Higher Education Policy…

Today, the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) and Instructure have published a new Policy Note: Aligning the Lifelong Learning Entitlement and the Growth and Skills Levy: how these policies…

There is considerable speculation about the financial difficulties facing universities, with 40% of higher education institutions thought to be in deficit in 2023/24. One or even a small handful of…