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  • Sixth HEPI Annual Lecture

    11 November 2008 by Lord Giddens

    Lord Giddens, life peer and a former Director of the London School of Economics, gave HEPI’s sixth Annual Lecture at the Royal Institution on 11th November 2008. His title was “Reflections on the future of universities”.

  • 14-19 Changes and Progress

    7 October 2008 by Mike Tomlinson

    Speech given by Mike Tomlinson, who chaired the Government’s working group on 14-19 education provision, at the Developments in HE Applications and Admissions conference held on 7 October 2008.

  • Applications and Admissions

    7 October 2008 by David Lammy

    Speech given by David Lammy, Minister of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, at the Developments in HE Applications and Admissions conference held on 7 October 2008.

  • Reform of the System

    7 October 2008 by Jon Coles

    Speech given by Jon Coles of the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) at the Developments in HE Applications and Admissions conference held on 7 October 2008.

  • Developments in Higher Education Applications and Admissions

    7 October 2008

    Admission to higher education has risen up the political agenda, and is now a major policy concern.  The applications process is changing, and there are major changes to the level 3 examinations that prepare students for entry to university.  These developments are of concern equally to schools and to higher…

  • The academic experience and outcomes of students with vocational level 3 qualifications

    2 October 2008 by Nick Bailey and Bahram Bekhradnia

    In January 2007 HEPI produced a report “Vocational A levels and university entry: is there parity of esteem?” that considered whether students with different level 3 qualifications progressed to higher education at different rates. The report concluded that students from vocational backgrounds as a whole were not underrepresented in higher…

  • Financial support in English universities: the case for a national bursary scheme

    18 September 2008 by Juliet Chester and Bahram Bekhradnia

    The introduction of variable fees for full-time Home and EU undergraduates in English universities has been accompanied by significant additional expenditure by universities on means-tested bursaries and on other financial aid for undergraduate students. However, this market is a highly distorted one, with serious consequences. This report therefore assesses the…

  • The Bologna process and the UK’s international student market

    22 May 2008 by James Cemmell and Bahram Bekhradnia

    This paper draws together several studies in order to consider the implication of the Bologna Process and the resultant reforms in other European higher education systems for the future of the UK as a destination for international students.

  • Funding higher fees: some implications of a rise in the fee cap

    3 April 2008 by Juliet Chester and Bahram Bekhradnia

    This report considers some of the implications of any rise in the maximum fee payable by full-time UK and EU undergraduates at English institutions without a commensurate increase in commitment of public expenditure by the Westminster Government. The purpose of the report is to explore the options that would be…