On 27 April 2010, HEPI held a joint seminar with Mills & Reeve LLP, one of our partner companies, in the House of Commons. The topic was “Fairness, Funding and Access”, with particular regard to admissions to university and the impact of the new Equality Act 2010. The speakers’ slides and…
With the tuition fee limit now under review, the seminar will consider how universities will demonstrate fairness towards their students and prospective students in the coming years. In addition, what will be the impact of the Equalities Bill, due to receive Royal Assent in the Spring? In respect of higher…
There is increasing acknowledgment that business and industry have an important role to play in higher education – a recognition that is shared by government, employers and universities themselves. The discourse about this has changed radically in the last decade or so. Each party has different motivations, but the dialogue…
Final seminar in a series of four in the House of Commons, hosted jointly by HEPI and JISC. As the financial situation that universities face looks increasingly likely to be difficult, it is all the more important that the money that is available is spent well and effectively. This is…
As the financial situation that universities face looks increasingly likely to be difficult, it is all the more important that the money that is available is spent well and effectively. This is important for the good functioning of universities themselves, but it is also politically important, as politicians seek to…
This report assesses the strength of the UK’s research base, and at a high level examines how that strength is distributed between institutions. It concludes that a very small number of institutions and individuals within them produce the truly exceptional research that puts the UK among the world’s leaders in…
Research funding selectivity, concentration and excellence - HEPI analysis reveals the strengths of the UK's research base.
Third seminar in a series of four in the House of Commons, hosted jointly by HEPI and JISC. There is increasing acknowledgment that business and industry have an important role to play in higher education – a recognition that is shared by government, employers and universities themselves. The discourse about…
HEPI and JISC held a joint seminar on The Financing of Higher Education in the House of Commons on 24 February 2010, the second in a series of four. Nicola Dandridge, Chief Executive of Universities UK, and Professor Nick Barr of the London School of Economics debated the future funding…
On many views higher education has just lived through 10 years of plenty, thanks in part to the introduction of student fees in 1998, but also because of the Government’s view of higher education as a driver of economic growth and its growing investment. Life is likely to get tougher,…