HEPI Guest Post

One in three students fear their accent could harm future success, yet accent bias remains largely unaddressed in higher education.

As HE reform looms, universities must urgently adapt to deliver agile, industry-ready skills in AI, cybersecurity and digital sectors.

PSHE education helps prepare young people for university life, but many want stronger, statutory teaching in personal finance and wellbeing.

Low-margin international recruitment can be strategically valuable—but only with deliberate, transparent alignment to institutional goals.

One in five graduates earn less than non-graduates, highlighting market failure from imperfect use of salary data in university choices.

Higher education must defend its value while resourcing evaluation and access efforts amid financial pressures and widening inequalities.

Higher education providers are currently experiencing unprecedented degrees of pressure, not only in terms of the constraints imposed by the current financial climate but in the increased expectations placed upon them by students, policymakers and the public. At the same time, they’re having to address the challenges posed by new…

The OfS’s £585,000 fine on Sussex sets a damaging precedent, undermining university autonomy and protections for marginalised groups.

Universities under financial pressure can learn from FE mergers by prioritising cultural fit, clear governance, and strategic clarity.

There’s little evidence that increasing the number of male teachers will improve boys’ academic outcomes or attitudes.