The higher education sector, like the country, faces a fork in the road ahead. Perhaps it is nothing but the heady sensation of summer coming down the track, but it feels like change is in the air. Something has to give. Pressure on the financial model of universities has been…
The experiences of trans students at university differ significantly from their cisgendered university peers. Studies continue to show that they experience more instances of physical or emotional threat, do not feel that universities make reasonable adjustments for their recognition and inclusion, and have a concerning lack of faith in university…
Universities enrich people’s lives through the creation and sharing of knowledge in education and research, broadening our horizons, and bringing material benefits to our local and global economies. But there is another huge and often overlooked benefit they bring to society. In every town and city with a university or…
Accounting for the sentiment of 175,000 academic faculty members and 105,000 employers, and analysing the distribution and performance of 17 million research papers, the QS World University Rankings offers an annual audit of the world’s 1500 top universities. With these universities residing in 106 national and territorial higher education systems,…
***At 9am tomorrow, Wednesday 5 June, we are hosting a webinar on the Australian Universities Accord. You can register here.*** Higher Education is at a critical juncture. As demand for university education increases, the financial support systems meant to sustain this growth are crumbling. For the past decade, real-terms funding…
The London Plan (“the Plan”) adopted in March 2021 recognised the importance of Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) to the capital and placed conditions on its future development, positioning universities and affordability at the heart of a new planning process. Three years on, has it delivered its core objective of…
***Next Wednesday 5th June we are hosting a webinar on the Australian Universities Accord – you can register here.*** Earlier in May 2024, HEPI, with support from learning technology service Studiosity, hosted a roundtable dinner to discuss how important the human touch is in the age of AI learning. This blog considers some…
***Next Wednesday 5th June we are hosting a webinar on the Australian Universities Accord – you can register here.*** With confirmation that the UK government won’t change or axe the Graduate route visa, the release of the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) Review, the UK’s net migration figures being announced, and…
Scarcely a month goes by without businesses, political figures or employer representative bodies demanding significant changes and reforms to the Apprenticeship Levy. But are these demands justified, what impact could drastic reform have on the higher education sector and are the original core principles and benefits of the levy being…
My book couldn’t have come out at a timelier moment – even if I say so myself and even if my own job is vulnerable as a result. It’s no exaggeration to say that UK HE is in breakdown, with each day bringing news of yet another university slashing jobs,…