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  • Renters (Reform) Bill and the impact on higher education

    24 May 2023 by Rose Stephenson

    The Renters (Reform) Bill has finally been published by the Government (on Wednesday, 17May 2023 – you can read the full text of the Bill here, and the Government’s press release here). Currently, student renting works differently to the rest of the private rented sector (PRS). Students who live away from home…

  • The UK Student Housing Shortage – A push to partner 

    24 April 2023 by Sam Bailey-Watts

    This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Sam Bailey-Watts of FRAH Consulting  An overview  The UK media outlets filled many column inches through September and early October 2022 as the scale of the student housing shortage, in some cities and towns in the UK, became apparent.   It had been widely…

  • A life-changing scholarship for care leavers and estranged students

    29 June 2022 by Nyomi Rose

    This blog was kindly contributed by Nyomi Rose. Nyomi is currently studying Applied Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics at the University of Bradford. She also runs her own successful social media and events consultancy.  Nyomi contributed this blog as part of the 10th anniversary celebrations of the Unite Foundation and research into how…

  • Dear Mr Williamson and Mr Zahawi…

    11 March 2021 by Giles Carden & Lawrence Young

    Today’s blog is an open letter to the Secretary of State for Education, Gavin Williamson, and the Minister for COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment, Nadhim Zahawi, written by Giles Carden, the Chief of Staff at Lancaster University, and Lawrence Young, a Virologist and Professor of Molecular Oncology at the University of Warwick. Dear…