How do we know if it works?
Think tank: Social Market Foundation
Author(s): Nicola Dandridge
December 8, 2025
This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation evaluates higher education regulation.
Higher education has often been lauded as English education’s ‘jewel in the crown’ – but there are no shortage of criticisms about the sector.
This briefing investigates the standard of the evaluations of higher education regulation and policy, and outlines recommendations to ensure future policy formulation is grounded in long-term, evidence-based evaluation standards.
