This blog has been kindly contributed by Dr Diana Beech, Chief Executive Officer of London Higher, and Dr Peter O’Brien, Executive Director of Yorkshire Universities – the umbrella bodies representing universities and higher education colleges across their respective regions.You can find Diana and Peter on Twitter at @dianajbeech and @obrienpeter72…
The UK’s research comparators – including the US and Germany – have greater geographical concentration of research funding, according to a new report. Regional policy and R&D: evidence, experiments and expectations, which is published today by the Higher Education Policy Institute, finds that geographic concentration of Research and Development (R&D)…
This blog was kindly contributed by Dr Vicky Lewis, Founder of Vicky Lewis Consulting. She is author of a research-based report UK Universities’ Global Engagement Strategies: Time for a rethink? You can find Vicky on Twitter @DrVickyLewis. As the UK emerges from the worst of the pandemic, people are daring…
Lucian J. Hudson, Director, Advancement and Communications, Durham University, and Chair, Earthwatch Europe, was a speaker at the HEPI Annual Policy Briefing Day. He is the lead author of the Policy Exchange paper ‘Universities at the Crossroads‘. He writes in a personal capacity. You can find Lucian on Twitter @LucianHudson. The…
This blog was kindly contributed by Sophia Hartley, Welfare Officer at Leeds University Union. Sophia has been at the forefront of the drive at Leeds University to tackle sexual violence on campus. You can find Sophia on Twitter @sophiahartley. The murder of Sarah Everard has awakened the nation to issues…
This blog was kindly contributed by Dr Matthew Andrews, Secretary and Registrar at the University of Gloucestershire. You can find Matthew on Twitter @HE_MPA. On the 24 May, the University of Gloucestershire and HEPI will be co-hosting the event ‘Universities and the Media’ where we will hear from Chris Skidmore,…
This blog was kindly contributed by Anulika Ajufo, Chair of Board of Governors, University of East London. I know all too well that life is not a level playing field. Although education can reduce the gulf between playing fields, levelling requires much more. I chair the board of a diverse…
This blog was kindly contributed by Mike Ratcliffe, Academic Registrar at Nottingham Trent University, writing in a personal capacity. Mike also runs his own blog Moremeansbetter and you can find Mike on Twitter @mike_rat. Apparently, 85% of people asked what they would want to have happen next for 18-year olds…
This guest blog has been written for HEPI by Professor Richard Wyn Jones, Director of the Wales Governance Centre at Cardiff University. HEPI’s previous output on Wales includes Is ‘progressive universalism’ the answer? The new student funding arrangements in Wales. Welsh universities are currently preparing for the outcome of the…
This blog responding to HEPI’s most recent report was kindly contributed by Lisa Hallgarten, Head of Policy and Public Affairs at Brook. Brook provides clinical sexual health services in England, Relationships and Sex Education in England and Wales, training for teachers, workshops, e-learning and information for university students across the…