This blog was kindly contributed by Jane Cahill, Head of English at an inner-city London school. She is a former Debate Mate Programme Director and Teach First ambassador. Higher education providers are facing unprecedented admissions challenges as a result of exam cancellations. Currently, more advantaged students are six times more…
This blog was kindly contributed by Padmore Adusei Amoah, Research Assistant Professor, and Professor Ka Ho Mok, Chair Professor, both of Lingnan University, Hong Kong. Covid-19 Pandemic and International Education Internationalisation of education is facing unprecedented challenges when the world is presently confronted with the Covid-19 pandemic. Well before the…
***Update*** The session can now be watched here or by clicking on the video below. HEPI is delighted to announce that we are hosting a webinar with Michelle Donelan MP, Minister for Universities, at 11.30am on Wednesday 17 June 2020. At this event, which replaces the Keynote Address the Minister…
This guest blog was kindly contributed by Dr Diana Beech, Head of Government Affairs at the University of Warwick and former Policy Adviser to the last three Ministers of State for Universities and Science. She was also HEPI’s first Director of Policy and Advocacy. Bring back Brexit! Yes, you read…
The Student Academic Experience Survey, this year authored by Jonathan Neves (Advance HE) and Rachel Hewitt (HEPI), is such a rich resource that it may feel hard to know where to start. So here are ten points that stood out for me that I think are particularly worth exploring further.…
Students are working harder, in smaller classes with more contact hours. A significant and positive shift in students’ experiences of assessment and feedback is a standout finding from this year’s annual Student Academic Experience Survey (SAES) by Jonathan Neves and Rachel Hewitt, published today by Advance HE and the Higher…
There has never been a more important moment to ask students in UK higher education institutions what they think about their own lives. The 2019/20 academic year has been characterised by industrial action, a major global health crisis and rapid adverse changes to the graduate labour market. The Covid-19 pandemic…
This guest blog has been kindly written for us by Paul Humphreys, Founder and CEO at StudentCrowd and a Member of the Higher Education Commission. HEPI readers will be painfully aware of the myriad of issues facing university decision makers that require their immediate attention. Whether it’s implementing their safety…
A recording of the webinar is available here (the link will take you to the right page on the Advance HE website). A copy of the presentations by Jonathan Neves (Advance HE) and Rachel Hewitt (HEPI) are available (in PDF format) by clicking on the links below. This HEPI /…
The latest polling of students arrives this morning from Unite Students. A rapid survey of 1,000 people, students and parents, undertaken last month, it tells us some interesting things about what people expect in the midst of the pandemic. Overall, the results are positive for the higher education sector. The…