What is a Chancellor for?
Chancellors, often seen as ceremonial, play varying roles across British universities, raising questions about their relevance and how they contribute to institutional leadership and reputation.
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The experience of student number caps from one modern university in Scotland
Student number caps in Scotland limit access, particularly for widening participation students, highlighting the need for flexibility in higher education recruitment to ensure diverse student choice and opportunity.
The ‘broke student’ trope has lost its levity. So where do we go from here?
As students struggle with rising living costs and inadequate support, universities must explore how EdTech and online learning can alleviate financial burdens and improve student outcomes.
On Ice: ‘Freezing’ and ‘Unfreezing’ Research Culture
Business schools can strengthen their research culture by adopting a three-step organisational change model, focusing on faculty support, academic citizenship, and celebrating research success to sustain long-term productivity.
New HEPI report: Why we need a new and expanded role for universities and university groupings
As the new Westminster Government shines a light on growth as well as devolution, it is time to ask what contribution can be made by regional groupings of universities.
Stronger Together – Why we need a new and expanded role for universities and university groupings
As the new Westminster Government shines a light on growth as well as devolution, it is time to ask what contribution can be made by regional groupings of universities. With more sustained investment of leadership, time and convening power, universities can play a vital role. But there is a need…
Why higher education should care about child poverty, and how to address it
**Excerpt:** Higher education institutions must address the impact of child poverty on both current and future students, while also improving employment practices to help reduce poverty among their staff and their families.
Walking down the road to Kingdom Come: some steps away from a Higher Education Funding Crisis?
Facing a funding crisis and demographic challenges, higher education in the UK must consider pragmatic reforms, from index-linking tuition fees to reintroducing student number caps, to ensure its survival and sustainability.
Students should lead higher education’s sustainability drive
Universities should prioritise student-led sustainability initiatives, empowering students to tackle the climate crisis while developing essential skills for their future careers and contributing to institutional sustainability goals.
Higher Education Funding: The End of Illusion?
As financial pressures on UK higher education intensify, universities face increasing uncertainty, while the political response remains muted, partly due to reforms that have eroded the sector's perceived public role and financial stability.