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Will Bridget Phillipson cut the sector’s autonomy in 2025? The sector has traded away its self-determination for years, so the answer must be yes … unless we rethink autonomy as a tool for engagement.
A National Learning Framework could unify UK education levels, enhancing transitions, employability, and inclusivity for all learners.
The disparity in pension costs between TPS and USS schemes creates significant financial strain and unfair competition for modern universities.
By Rachel Maxwell, Principal Advisor at Kortext. Data at the heart of student support A successful and integrated framework for academic support that is built around students comprises three core elements: data, theory and people. The university ‘ethos’ around student support frames the collection and use of data that in…
UK universities must confront climate hypocrisy by reducing fieldtrip emissions and addressing the broader carbon impact of international student mobility.
HEPI Director, Nick Hillman, starts 2025 by looking back at some HEPI controversies from the last decade. New Year’s Day marked the first day of my twelfth year at HEPI. Over that time, I’ve had a hand in publishing (and writing) over 200 reports. None has stoked controversy for the…
The consultation on the Industrial Strategy Green Paper closed at the end of November. Phil Ward, Director of the Eastern Arc research consortium (which comprises the universities of East Anglia, Essex, Kent and Sussex), welcomes the intentions of the Strategy, but questions some of the details. Since the last Industrial…
Resistance to modernising Oxbridge reflects nostalgia for exclusionary traditions, despite evidence that small reforms could reduce systemic inequalities.
England's overqualification issue stems more from a lack of middle-skill jobs than an oversupply of university graduates.
Integrating crisis management into brand strategies allows universities to turn crises into opportunities for growth and reputation enhancement.