How AI impacts on academic publishing26 April 2024 by Priya Madina The London Book Fair 2024 shed light on numerous critical issues currently impacting the publishing industry. On March 14th, I had the privilege of participating…
Pathways to professorship24 April 2024 by Roger Watson Asking an established professor how they arrived at that position can be like asking a centipede to explain how it walks. Those of us who…
Innovation under Regulation23 April 2024 by David Phoenix Has regulation of higher education gone too far? Those in Government would say certainly not and most likely point at the National Audit Office’s recent…
Addressing the divide: The impact of university-related migration on UK’s subregions and policy roadmap22 April 2024 by Kostas Kollydas and Anne Green In their recent study “The gainers and losers from the United Kingdom’s university-related migration: A subregional analysis of Graduate Outcomes Survey data”, Professor Tony Champion,…
Weekend Reading: What to do about university funding?20 April 2024 by David Willetts Our universities face a funding crisis. Fees of £9,250 are not sufficient to cover the costs of delivering higher education to the typical student. But…
Why a fresh approach is needed for university drop-out rates25 April 2024 The Higher Education Policy Institute has published a new paper on student non-continuation rates. ‘Dropouts or stopouts or comebackers or potential completers?’: Non-continuation of students…
How should undergraduate degrees be funded? A collection of essays11 April 2024 by Rose Stephenson The Higher Education Policy Institute (www.hepi.ac.uk) today publishes a new report entitled How Should Undergraduate Degrees be Funded? – a compendium of essays edited by…
New HEPI Report explores the impact of technology on universities and students28 March 2024 The Higher Education Policy Institute has published a collection of essays on educational technology, edited by Mary Curnock Cook CBE. Technology Foundations for 21st Century…
New report examines the gender pay gap in higher education14 March 2024 by Rose Stephenson The Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) has released a comprehensive report, Show me the money – an exploration of the gender pay gap in higher…
How much of a problem are international foundation years?12 March 2024 by Josh Freeman The higher education sector is still reeling from claims in January by the Sunday Times that some Russell Group institutions admit international students, who often…