New HEPI Report tackles the big gap between men and women achieving first-class degrees at Oxford and Cambridge
The paper looks at why men are more likely than women to achieve first-class degrees at Oxford and Cambridge.
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Advancing Translational Research
The Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) today publishes Advancing Translational Research (HEPI Policy Note 57) with a foreword from Baroness (Margaret) Hodge of Barking. The authors, Lan Murdock, Senior Corporate Communications Manager at Taylor & Francis, and Rose Stephenson, Director of Policy and Advocacy at HEPI, examine the role of…
Around one-third of students worry their university could go bust and one-half expect the Government to take over if it does
There is considerable speculation about the financial difficulties facing universities, with 40% of higher education institutions thought to be in deficit in 2023/24. One or even a small handful of institutions could soon be insolvent. Despite this, there was no new support contained in the recent Budget. In response to…
The coming decline in the number of 18-year-olds makes the future ‘bleak’ for some universities
A new Report from the Higher Education Policy Institute shows reductions in student demand in England, which are already affecting the higher education sector, will cause serious problems as the number of 18-year-olds in the population declines after 2030. Student Demand to 2035 by Bahram Bekhradnia (HEPI Report 179) finds: The…
HEPI SOFT-POWER INDEX 2024: The US pulls further away, while the UK stands still and France slips back
The Higher Education Policy Institute has published the results of its eighth annual Soft-Power Index. The Index measures the number of senior serving world leaders – defined as monarchs, presidents and prime ministers – educated at a higher level in countries other than their own. This year’s results show: When the Index began in 2017, higher level institutions…
HEPI’s Annual Review for 2023/24
We are delighted to be publishing HEPI’s Annual Review for 2023/24. This document recounts HEPI’s policy work over the previous academic year, including a record number of pieces of research and a record number of events, leading to record levels of engagement. We are, as always, very grateful for the financial support…
What can we expect from the new Government?: Speech at the Opening of the Dyslexia Research and Education Hub, University of Buckingham
This speech was delivered by Nick Hillman (HEPI’s Director) in a personal capacity in his role as a Council Member at the University of Buckingham. Good morning. Thank you for inviting me to speak at this important event. Our overarching theme today is ‘Educating the Educators’. I have spent most…
Undergraduate fees revisited
The Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) today publishes Undergraduate fees revisited (HEPI Debate Paper 39). The author Tim Leunig, who is a former Chief Analyst at the Department for Education and Visiting Professor at the LSE, argues for 10 changes: This fiscally neutral package means: Students would repay more per month. Although…
New HEPI report: Why we need a new and expanded role for universities and university groupings
As the new Westminster Government shines a light on growth as well as devolution, it is time to ask what contribution can be made by regional groupings of universities.
Down with the world-class university: How our business models damage universal higher education
The Higher Education Policy Institute has published a report calling for a fundamental re-evaluation of the way universities are run in the UK. Down with the World-Class University: How our business models damage universal higher education (HEPI Debate Paper 38) argues good growth, and an era of universal higher education, can be…