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  • 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
  • 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
  • The latest results for the English Social Mobility Index, which is compiled by London South Bank University (LSBU) and published by the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI), shows the University…

    Author
    London South Bank University
    Published
    24 March 2026
  • AI use is now ‘near universal’ among undergraduates, but students are divided on its impact, new HEPI survey finds  In just three years, generative AI has moved from novelty to near universality…

    Author
    Rose Stephenson and Charlotte Armstrong
    Published
    12 March 2026
  • In a new poll on a range of free speech issues, 35% of full-time undergraduate students say they Reform UK ‘should be banned from speaking at events held at…

    Author
    Nick Hillman OBE
    Published
    15 January 2026
  • Fifteen years ago, in December 2010, students were rioting on the streets of London as the House of Commons voted to allow undergraduate tuition fees in England to rise…

    Author
    Nick Hillman
    Published
    18 December 2025
  • New report reveals the hidden realities of student employment in UK higher education A landmark study exploring the growing prevalence and impact of paid work among students in…

    Author
    Professor Adrian Wright, Dr Mark Wilding, Mary Lawler and Martin Lowe
    Published
    20 November 2025
  • A new report from the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) highlights the significant yet underacknowledged impact of menstruation on students’ attendance, academic engagement and wellbeing in UK universities. Authored…

    Author
    Rose Stephenson
    Published
    21 July 2025