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New Post: Every student needs a minimum AI requirement www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/10/09/e...
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Every student needs a minimum AI requirement - HEPI
This blog was kindly authored by Roney Lima do Nascimento, an IB Diploma Programme mathematics teacher. Under my last HEPI blog, a reader asked the right question: where can universities find the…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
New Post: Mixed messages on higher education: thoughts after the Conservative Party Conference 2026 www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/10/08/m...
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Mixed messages on higher education: thoughts after the Conservative Party Conference 2026 - HEPI
This blog was authored by Charlotte Armstrong, Policy Manager at HEPI. HEPI’s third and final appearance during this year’s party conference season was at the Conservative Party Conference – you can…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
New Post: Put down the matches: why higher education needs evolution, not revolution www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/10/07/p...
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Put down the matches: why higher education needs evolution, not revolution - HEPI
This blog outlines the speech that Rose Stephenson, Director of Policy and Strategy at HEPI, delivered to the recent Universities UK conference. Rose had been asked to debate John Blake of the Post…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
New Post: ‘If you could change one thing about higher education policy, what would be it be?’ Part Two www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/10/06/i...
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‘If you could change one thing about higher education policy, what would be it be?’ Part Two - HEPI
After a busy time at the party conferences, HEPI is rounding off the season with some more reflections from those within the sector. At the June 2026 HEPI Annual Conference, we asked colleagues: ‘If…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
New Post: Digital foundations for a changing sector: a response to Sir Chris Husband’s New Choices essay www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/10/05/d...
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Digital foundations for a changing sector: a response to Sir Chris Husband’s New Choices essay - HEPI
This blog was kindly authored by Liam Earney, managing director for higher education and research at Jisc. Professor Sir Chris Husbands’ new HEPI paper, New choices: Revisiting futures for higher…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
New Post: WEEKEND READING: UUK Contextual Admissions Guidance: A Response www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/10/04/w...
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WEEKEND READING: UUK Contextual Admissions Guidance: A Response - HEPI
This blog was kindly authored by Tom Fryer, Charlie Deeks, Sylvie Lomer, Paul Smith and Steven Jones, all of HERE@Manchester, the Higher Education research group based at University of Manchester. On…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
New Post: WEEKEND READING: Before saying yes: the missing test in provider exit www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/10/03/b...
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WEEKEND READING: Before saying yes: the missing test in provider exit - HEPI
This blog was kindly authored by Professor Randall Whittaker, Principal and Chief Executive Officer at Rose Bruford College. When a higher education provider closes, the first question is obvious:…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
New Post: Access isn’t enough: why universities must make the hidden curriculum visible www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/10/02/a...
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Access isn't enough: why universities must make the hidden curriculum visible - HEPI
This blog was kindly authored by Imran Mir Programme Lead and Campus Head at Apex College Leicester and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Widening participation has resulted in massive…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
New Post: Reflections from Labour Party conference 2026 www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/10/01/r...
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Reflections from Labour Party conference 2026 - HEPI
This blog was authored by Rose Stephenson, Director of Policy and Strategy at the Higher Education Policy Institute. HEPI is determinedly a non-partisan think tank and, as such, attends as many party…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
New Post: ‘Who’s looking after the researchers?’ The missing conversation in research culture www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/09/30/w...
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‘Who’s looking after the researchers?’ The missing conversation in research culture - HEPI
This blog was kindly authored by Dr Yanyan Li, Co-PI of the project ‘Exploring Experiences of Researchers Conducting Emotionally Challenging Research’ and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Dr…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
New Post: Leading through disruption www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/09/29/l...
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Leading through disruption - HEPI
This blog was kindly authored by Anila DeHart, an Advisor and Researcher in Education–Workforce Coordination and former Global Managing Director, Talent Strategy and Transformation at Deloitte.…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New Post: Review of William Whyte: The University: A History in Stone, Silk and Blood www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/09/28/r...
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Review of William Whyte: The University: A History in Stone, Silk and Blood - HEPI
This blog was kindly authored by Lord David Willetts, Minister for Universities and Science from 2010 to 2014, author of A University Education (2017) and President of the Resolution Foundation.…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New Post: New HEPI and CUP&A Report: ‘Soft Power Index 2026’ www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/09/28/n...
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New HEPI and CUP&A Report: 'Soft Power Index 2026' - HEPI
The universities that educate today’s international students may be shaping global relationships for decades to come. The 10th edition of HEPI’s Soft-Power Index shows the extraordinary reach of…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
New Post: WEEKEND READING: When prestige trumps skills: rethinking excellence in higher education www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/09/27/w...
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WEEKEND READING: When prestige trumps skills: rethinking excellence in higher education - HEPI
This blog was kindly authored by Professor David Mba, Vice-Chancellor of Birmingham City University. What does it tell us about the skills system when we can have newly qualified nurses struggling to…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
New Post: WEEKEND READING: Points of convergence: the evolution of the UK Quality Code www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/09/26/w...
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WEEKEND READING: Points of convergence: the evolution of the UK Quality Code - HEPI
This blog was kindly authored by Dr Andy Smith, Quality and Standards Manager, QAA. The key reference points underpinning quality and standards for the UK higher education sector – the Frameworks for…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
New Post: ‘If you could change one thing about higher education policy, what would be it be?’ www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/09/25/i...
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'If you could change one thing about higher education policy, what would be it be?' - HEPI
With the Party Conference season upon us, HEPI is enjoying the thought-provoking higher education policy debates. At the June 2026 HEPI Annual Conference, we asked colleagues: ‘If you could change…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
New Post: Why the on-campus experience matters more than ever www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/09/24/w...
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Why the on-campus experience matters more than ever - HEPI
This blog was kindly authored by Lucy Haire, Director of Sector Engagement, UPP. It draws on discussions at a roundtable dinner, held alongside the publication of Professor William Whyte’s report,…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
New Post: New HEPI and Ellucian Policy Note ‘Risk and Resilience: What UK higher education can learn from the United States’ www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/09/24/n...
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New HEPI and Ellucian Policy Note 'Risk and Resilience: What UK higher education can learn from the United States' - HEPI
Financial pressure does not become a crisis because of one bad year or one isolated problem. A new Policy Note from HEPI, partnered with Ellucian, draws on lessons from the United States to show how…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
New Post: From access to graduate success: the next phase of social mobility www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/09/23/f...
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From access to graduate success: the next phase of social mobility - HEPI
This blog was kindly authored by Professor Sir Nishan Canagarajah, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leicester and Martin Edmondson, Chief Executive of the Graduate Futures…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
New Post: Book review: Reclaiming Purpose – The University in an AI World by Paul LeBlanc www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/09/22/b...
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Book review: Reclaiming Purpose – The University in an AI World by Paul LeBlanc - HEPI
This review was kindly authored by Mary Curnock Cook CBE, a Trustee of HEPI. The book’s author Paul LeBlanc is the former President of Southern New Hampshire University, where he led its…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
New Post: Internationalisation without interculturalism? The hidden costs we are not counting www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/09/21/i...
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Internationalisation without interculturalism? The hidden costs we are not counting - HEPI
This blog was kindly authored by Rhiannon Eley, Principal Lecturer in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Worcester. A recent discussion about the costs and benefits of…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
New Post: WEEKEND READING: Part Two: From loneliness to belonging: what can universities actually do? www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/09/20/w...
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WEEKEND READING: Part Two: From loneliness to belonging: what can universities actually do? - HEPI
This blog was kindly authored by Dr David Gilani, Head of Access and Participation, Middlesex University and Dr Michelle Morgan, Dean of Students, University of East London. Pre-arrival Academic…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
New Post: WEEKEND READING: Part One: Experience of loneliness of incoming students www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/09/19/w...
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WEEKEND READING: Part One: Experience of loneliness of incoming students - HEPI
This blog was kindly authored by Dr Michelle Morgan, Dean of Students, University of East London and Dr David Gilani, Head of Access and Participation, Middlesex University We know from numerous…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
New Post: Making sense of Ministerial Statements on Duty of Care www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/09/18/m...
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Making sense of Ministerial Statements on Duty of Care - HEPI
This blog was kindly authored by Dr Robert Abrahart, Lead Campaigner at ForThe100. Three ministerial statements Over three years, three different education ministers have set out three different…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
New Post: What next for TEF and APP? www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/09/17/w...
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What next for TEF and APP? - HEPI
This blog was kindly authored by Professor Liz Austen, Associate Dean Learning, Teaching and Student Success and Institutional Lead for the Access and Participation Plan at Sheffield Hallam…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
New Post: New HEPI Policy Note: ‘Language GCSEs in English schools: a postcode lottery?’ www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/09/17/n...
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New HEPI Policy Note: 'Language GCSEs in English schools: a postcode lottery?' - HEPI
Where a pupil goes to school can have a profound impact on whether they get the opportunity to study a language. New HEPI analysis reveals stark geographical and socio-economic inequalities in…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
New Post: Transnational education: seven tests before universities build, partner, or expand across borders www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/09/16/t...
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Transnational education: seven tests before universities build, partner, or expand across borders - HEPI
This blog was kindly authored by Kathy Collins, Higher Education Consulting Director at Huron, a HEPI Partner. Transnational education (TNE) – including international branch campuses, joint…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
New Post: Leading universities when the old rules no longer quite apply www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/09/15/l...
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Leading universities when the old rules no longer quite apply - HEPI
For those attending this year’s party conferences, join HEPI for our 2026 Party Conference ringe events, at the Labour Party Conference on Monday 28 September in Liverpool and the Conservative Party…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
New Post: Universities Produce Talent. Economies Produce Returns. www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/09/14/u...
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Universities Produce Talent. Economies Produce Returns. - HEPI
Join the Policy Institute at King’s College London and HEPI on Tuesday 15 September, from 6.30pm to 7.45pm, at Bush House, London, for a free event exploring the future of higher education in…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
New Post: WEEKEND READING: The £265 billion illusion: part two www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/09/13/w...
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WEEKEND READING: The £265 billion illusion: part two - HEPI
This blog was kindly authored by Paul Marshall, a former director of Pragmatix Advisory. Part one of this series argued that standard university economic impact assessments measure scale rather than…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
New Post: WEEKEND READING: The £265 billion illusion: part one www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/09/12/w...
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WEEKEND READING: The £265 billion illusion: part one - HEPI
Join the Policy Institute at King’s College London and HEPI on Tuesday 15 September, from 6.30pm to 7.45pm, at Bush House, London, for a free event exploring the future of higher education in…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
New Post: When students turn to AI for wellbeing support, universities must rediscover how to be human www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/09/11/w...
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When students turn to AI for wellbeing support, universities must rediscover how to be human - HEPI
For those attending this year’s party conferences, join HEPI for our 2026 Party Conference ringe events, at the Labour Party Conference on Monday 28 September in Liverpool and the Conservative Party…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
New Post: Five things I’ve learned from five young men applying to university this year www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/09/10/f...
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Five things I’ve learned from five young men applying to university this year - HEPI
This blog was kindly authored by Lucy Haire, Director of Sector Engagement at UPP, writing in a personal capacity. This year, my son was in Year 13 at an impressively well-run central London…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
New Post: New book shows improving boys’ attainment can be done www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/09/09/n...
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New book shows improving boys’ attainment can be done - HEPI
A review of “Yes, He Yes He Can! Closing the Attainment Gap for Boys at Secondary School” by Mike Bell This blog was kindly authored by Mark Brooks OBE, Director of Policy, Centre for Policy Research…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
New Post: Corrected Link: New HEPI, AHEP and TechnologyOne Report: ‘The invisible majority: Professional and support staff and the future of UK higher education’ www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/09/08/c...
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Corrected Link: New HEPI, AHEP and TechnologyOne Report: 'The invisible majority: Professional and support staff and the future of UK higher education' - HEPI
Apologies – the link in the previous report announcement was incorrect. You can read the press release and download The invisible majority: Professional and support staff and the future of UK higher…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
New Post: New HEPI, AHEP and TechnologyOne Report: ‘The invisible majority: Professional and support staff and the future of UK higher education’ www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/09/08/n...
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New HEPI, AHEP and TechnologyOne Report: 'The invisible majority: Professional and support staff and the future of UK higher education' - HEPI
Professional and support staff make up the majority of the UK higher education workforce, but their contribution can too easily be overlooked. New research warns that universities risk undermining…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
New Post: Equity or equality? Universities need to say which and what it means www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/09/08/e...
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Equity or equality? Universities need to say which and what it means - HEPI
This blog is kindly authored by Dr Fatema S. Alhalwachi, Honorary Research Fellow, Birkbeck, University of London. Twitter/X: @dr_falhalwachi No one objects to a wheelchair ramp offered to a…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
New Post: Rigour and warmth are not a trade-off: academic conduct needs less policing and more care www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/09/07/r...
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Rigour and warmth are not a trade-off: academic conduct needs less policing and more care - HEPI
Join the Policy Institute at King’s College London and HEPI on Tuesday 15 September, from 6.30pm to 7.45pm, at Bush House, London, for a free event exploring the future of higher education in…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
New Post: WEEKEND READING: A manifesto for rebooting England’s skills ecosystem: delivering inclusive growth and opportunity in every postcode www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/09/06/w...
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WEEKEND READING: A manifesto for rebooting England's skills ecosystem: delivering inclusive growth and opportunity in every postcode - HEPI
This blog was kindly authored by Dr Robin Webber-Jones, The Bedford College Group and Alistair Lomax, Arc Universities Group. Our talent advantage If Andy Burnham is right that England needs ‘growth…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
New Post: Right of centre*: Searching for higher education at Reform UK’s Annual Conference www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/09/05/r...
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Right of centre*: Searching for higher education at Reform UK’s Annual Conference - HEPI
Whenever I go to a political party’s conference, I can never quite resist the temptation to see the quality of organisation as a proxy for their ability to govern. It’s incredibly unfair, especially…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
New Post: WEEKEND READING: What if English universities itemised tuition fees like US universities? www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/09/05/w...
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WEEKEND READING: What if English universities itemised tuition fees like US universities? - HEPI
Join the Policy Institute at King’s College London and HEPI on Tuesday 15 September, from 6.30pm to 7.45pm, at Bush House, London, for a free event exploring the future of higher education in…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
New Post: The state of higher education at the start of the 2026/27 academic year: A personal take on what universities need to get right www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/09/04/t...
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The state of higher education at the start of the 2026/27 academic year: A personal take on what universities need to get right - HEPI
As my social media feed fills up with parents posting pictures of children returning to school for the new academic year, as the autumn party conference season gets underway and as Universities UK…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
New Post: Back to Erasmus+: the value of international exchange www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/09/03/b...
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Back to Erasmus+: the value of international exchange - HEPI
Join the Policy Institute at King’s College London and HEPI on Tuesday 15 September, from 6.30pm to 7.45pm, at Bush House, London, for a free event exploring the future of higher education in…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
New Post: Over-advertised and under sold? Higher education in the 2020s www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/09/02/o...
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Over-advertised and under sold? Higher education in the 2020s - HEPI
For those attending this year’s party conferences, join HEPI for our 2026 Party Conference ringe events, at the Labour Party Conference on Monday 28 September in Liverpool and the Conservative Party…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
New Post: Technical pathways must tackle the ‘missing middle’ www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/09/01/t...
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Technical pathways must tackle the ‘missing middle’ - HEPI
This blog was kindly authored by Professor Rosa Wells, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Further Education, Apprenticeships and STEM), University College Birmingham. The timing could hardly have been more…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
New Post: Scotland’s universities need solutions. First, we needed the facts. www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/08/31/s...
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Scotland’s universities need solutions. First, we needed the facts. - HEPI
This blog was kindly authored by Professor James Miller FRSE, Co-Commissioner of the Futures Framework. Public policy rarely suffers from a shortage of opinions. What is often missing is a shared…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
New Post: WEEKEND READING: Value for money is rising – but what do students mean by value? www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/08/30/w...
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WEEKEND READING: Value for money is rising – but what do students mean by value? - HEPI
This blog was kindly authored by Paul Gratrick, Head of Operations, Student Experience at University of Liverpool. The 2026 HEPI and Advance HE Student Academic Experience Survey contained welcome…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
New Post: WEEKEND READING: The COVID-19 pandemic is no longer impacting undergraduate students entering university – or is it? www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/08/29/w...
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WEEKEND READING: The COVID-19 pandemic is no longer impacting undergraduate students entering university - or is it? - HEPI
Dr Michelle Morgan, Dean of Students, University of East London,  Debbie Holley, Emeritus Professor, Bournemouth University and Dr Thandwie Gilder, Researcher, Advance HE. When COVID-19 resulted in…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
New Post: ‘North of the border: I think you oughta … ?’: Taking a look at the Future Framework (and how Scotland has 21% more to spend on each school pupil but 24% less to spend on each undergraduate than England) www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/08/28/n...
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'North of the border: I think you oughta … ?': Taking a look at the Future Framework (and how Scotland has 21% more to spend on each school pupil but 24% less to spend on each undergraduate than England) - HEPI
HEPI CEO, Nick Hillman OBE, takes a look at today’s report on Scotland’s university funding crisis. Welcome to 2026/27 For those of us who live elsewhere, it is easy to forget that the academic year…
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
New Post: Lower higher education www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/08/28/l...
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Lower higher education - HEPI
This blog was kindly authored by Gavin Moodie, Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Oxford Department of Education, and Leesa Wheelahan, Professor Emerita & William G. Davis Chair in…
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