This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation explores how universities can contribute to social mobility in their regions. Social mobility has been a long-running theme in UK politics, seen as a way of enabling equality of opportunity. Universities are at the heart of these efforts: graduates earn more on average, and attending...

This report from UK think tank HEPI proposes different solutions suitable for the full range of higher education providers. UK higher education institutions are increasingly boxed in on six sides: by increasing regulation by rising costs by falling income for each domestic student; by uncertain future demand from international students; by an increasing availability of...

This report from UK think tank HEPI offers prompts for productive discussion and innovation in the sector at a challenging time. In a report to mark the end of his tenure as the Government’s Higher Education Student Support Champion, Professor Edward Peck has laid out his thoughts on the future of higher education in a...

This report from UK think tank the Henry Jackson Society offers urgent policy recommendations to combat disinformation and restore academic integrity. A new Henry Jackson Society report by Dr Helena Ivanov uncovers how antisemitic disinformation is fuelling hostility against Jewish students across UK universities – and how institutions are failing to respond. In the wake...

This report from UK think tank the Sutton Trust looks at the geography of opportunity and social mobility in England. Opportunity is not evenly spread across the country. A young person’s socio-economic background – including the income level of their family, their parents’ educational qualifications, and their family’s wealth – all play a critical role...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government makes the case for this government to launch a revitalised 'Total Place 2.0'. There is currently a gulf between the way that the government funds and delivers public services and the way that citizens use them. The government typically allocates money through departments, which fund...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government explores how Labour can learn from its experience of tackling complex problems when it was last in government. The last Labour government’s success in tackling complex policy problems like school absence provides a blueprint for Keir Starmer’s government. This report, written by Moira Wallace, former...

This report from UK think tank NCUB provides a 20-year quantitative analysis on university-business collaboration. This report provides an analysis of university-business collaboration income in the UK over the past 20 years. The report highlights several key findings:  Income to universities from collaboration with businesses has increased significantly: from £900 million to £1.5 billion (62%)...

This report from UK think tank CEPEO examines the medium term impact of the pandemic on pupils with SEND. This report examines how the COVID-19 pandemic affected students in England with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), particularly those with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs). Drawing on national and local authority-level data from 2015–2022,...

This report from UK think tank The Sutton Trust surveys school funding and pupil premium in 2025. Our annual survey of 1,208 teachers, conducted by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) as part of their Teacher Voice Omnibus Survey, takes a closer look at schools funding and how school leaders are spending their budgets...

This report from UK think tank the Resolution Foundation looks at why the 2025 Spending Review must reckon with the distribution of public service use. Post-Covid, the British state is estimated to have reached a historic high of 45 per cent of the size of the economy. Past strategies to cope with increasing pressure on...

This report from UK think tank the Education Policy Institute features a detailed look at the Bristol Education Partnership (BEP) and the York ISSP. The new report by the Education Policy Institute (EPI), funded by HMC (The Head’s Conference), examines the workings, challenges and perceived benefits of partnerships between independent and state schools in England....

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation examines the state of young people’s mental health in England. This briefing looks at case studies from the young people's charity #BeeWell in schools in Greater Manchester and Hampshire, showing further the importance of prioritising the wellbeing of students in our education system. Adolescent wellbeing...

This report from UK think tank NCUB looks at how university-business partnerships drive medical advancements. In this edition of our ‘Showcasing Collaboration’ series, we explore how university–business collaborations are transforming the future of healthcare.  From personalised cancer treatments to AI-powered diagnostic tools, these case studies reveal how collaboration between academia and industry is driving innovation...

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation argues that there is no inherent trade off between wellbeing and attainment in schools. Through a literature review and new analysis of OECD data, this briefing paper argues that there is no inherent trade-off between wellbeing and attainment as some have suggested; and sets out...