HEPI runs a range of events selected to maximise their effectiveness in reaching out to our target audiences and include invite-only high level seminars (such as our annual series of House of Commons breakfast seminars), conferences, one-to-one briefings, as well as set-piece events such as the HEPI Annual Lecture given by a senior international figure. Some of these events result in publications, which we also make available online.
The Government has made a new Teaching Excellence Framework one of its core higher education policies. There is also a renewed focus on the employability of recent graduates and the all-round student experience. Yet maintaining and enhancing the reputation of UK research remains a key priority too. This seminar will…
The last six months in higher education have been dominated by discussion about teaching quality and the proposed Teaching Excellence Framework. With the Green Paper now in the public domain, this event presents an opportunity to reflect on those discussions. What recommendations would you make to the Minister? What should…
On the evening of Monday 7th December 2015, HEPI held a roundtable dinner at the Royal Society in partnership with BPP University. The focus of the discussion was the graduate labour market with guest speakers Peter Cheese, Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and Ben…
On the evening of Wednesday, 2nd December 2015, HEPI held a roundtable dinner with Les Ebdon, Director of Fair Access, who spoke about the proposals in the recent higher education green paper and responded to the general discussion that followed. The evening was chaired by Professor Sir Ivor Crewe, HEPI’s Chair of…
On Tuesday, 1st December 2015, HEPI co-hosted a lunch with King’s College London at which Andreas Schleicher, Director of Education at the OECD, presented highlights from the OECD’s new Education at a Glance 2015 publication, with a particular focus on how the UK performs against other states. Baroness Wolf (KCL),…
Note: This seminar is invite-only and requires a guest registration password to book. For further details please contact Sarah Isles at [email protected] Improving productivity through better higher technical education Launch of a new HEPI/Pearson paper on higher technical education entitled Raising productivity by improving higher technical education: Tackling the Level 4…
Guest Speaker Professor Madeleine Atkins, Chief Executive, HEFCE Wednesday 1 July 2015 from 6pm to 9pm British Academy, Carlton House Terrace, London SW1 Invite-only
Highlights of the 2015 HEPI University Partners’ Annual Policy Briefing Seminar will include: A presentation of the 2015 HEPI-HEA Student Academic Experience Survey, the largest annual survey of students’ working practices and views. The 2015 results will include new figures on the wellbeing of students as well as new data…
How will REF2014 affect the UK’s research base? Has it delivered on its goals? What does the future hold for research assessment and funding? Should the next research assessment exercise be adjusted, and how? Could metrics better inform judgements about research excellence? Is it possible to design a system of…
The cost of a degree – is it worth it? Wednesday 25 March 2015 Students say they want to know where their fees are going but institutional leaders worry that higher education risks being seen as nothing more than a financial transaction. When the student numbers cap comes off, institutions…