Why university governors should do more to protect academic quality
This report from UK think tank HEPI looks at the growing responsibility that boards of higher education institutions have on issues of academic quality. A new report from the Higher Education Policy Institute, Why it is time for university governors to do more on academic quality (HEPI Policy Note 36), notes the growing responsibility that...
Gypsies, Roma and Travellers
This report from UK think tank HEPI looks at the ethnic minorities most excluded from UK education. Written by Dr Laura Brassington, Policy Manager at HEPI, Gypsies, Roma and Travellers: The ethnic minorities most excluded from UK education (HEPI Report 151) shows: Gypsy, Roma and Travellers of Irish heritage have the widest attainment gap in...
‘You can’t say that!’
This report from UK think tank HEPI looks at what students really think of free speech on campus. The Higher Education Policy Institute has polled 1,000 full-time undergraduates on free speech issues via YouthSight, a market research company specialising in students’ views. The questions were identical to those posed by HEPI via the same polling...
Digging in? The changing tenure of UK vice-chancellors
This report from UK think tank HEPI looks at the length of stay for UK university Vice-Chancellors. The Higher Education Policy Institute, with support from executive search firm GatenbySanderson, has published a new paper on the changing tenure of UK university vice-chancellors over the past half a century. Digging in? The changing tenure of UK...
Holding talent back? What is next for the future of Level 3?
This report from UK think tank HEPI looks at defending proven qualifications for school leavers. In this new paper, 11 different authors consider the Westminster Government’s controversial reforms to Level 3 qualifications, including BTECs. While the Government has confirmed that many Applied General qualifications can continue to play a role in the Level 3 landscape,...
Understanding China
This report from UK think tank HEPI looks at the study of China in UK schools and universities. The report reviews the current state of teaching and research on China in UK schools and universities. It reveals there is a consensus among UK-China policy experts, the Government and academics that it should be a priority...
Illicit drug use in universities: zero tolerance or harm reduction?
This report from UK think tank HEPI looks at how higher education institutions might approach illicit drug use within their student populations. In this HEPI Debate Paper, Arda Ozcubukcu and Professor Graham Towl explore how higher education institutions might approach illicit drug use within their student populations, suggesting that a zero-tolerance approach may cause more...
What’s next for national security and research?
This report from UK think tank HEPI looks at what measures are in place to protect UK research from foreign interference. This report reviews what measures are in place to protect UK research from foreign interference, including the new National Security and Investment Act (2021) that came into force on 4 January 2022. It argues...
First-in-family students
This report from UK think tank HEPI looks at the pros and cons of using first-in-family as a key measure of disadvantage. First-in-family students make up a majority of young first- degree students yet face a number of challenges. So they are now the focus of many specific interventions in the UK and the USA....
The One Nation University
This report from UK think tank HEPI looks at spreading opportunity, reducing division and building community at university. In a Debate Paper from the Higher Education Policy Institute, Richard Brabner, Director of the UPP Foundation, says universities and the Government should adopt the famous political idea of One Nation to reshape universities in England. Writing...