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...

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....

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...

This report from UK think tank HEPI looks at the confusion over who owns recorded lecture material or has the right to disseminate it. As universities gear up for a new round of strikes, taking place from 1 December to 3 December 2021, they may wish to reuse online teaching materials recorded during the pandemic...

This report from UK think tank HEPI looks at graduates’ perspectives on the student loan system in England. England’s higher education funding system has been reformed many times, leading to a system based on high fees and loans. Undergraduate tuition fees for full-time students were introduced in 1998 and rose to £3,000 a year in...

This report from UK think tank HEPI looks at harnessing regional research and development to level up. Policymakers from across the political spectrum are committed to reducing regional inequalities and spending more on research and development. But there is a lack of detail as well as no consensus on how to deliver on these two...