HEPI

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

UCAS data show that in 2024, the number of 18-year-olds from Wales applying to university was the lowest in the UK. of 18-year-olds in England had applied for university by the end of June deadline, only 33.8% The percentage of 18-year-olds who applied to university from Wales reached a record high of 38.1% While 41.9%

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HEPI

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

I would work my way through high school, do my A levels and then end up at a good university, graduating into a well-paid job. I think this is the journey most undertake or are pointed towards as we were told that university students almost always earn more than those without one. Its a no-brainer, right? A remarkable stat!

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LSE Higher Education Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The recruitment of university leaders, or more specifically vice-chancellors and their equivalent, is an opaque process. By comparison to other international higher education sectors, especially the US , and despite media headlines , UK vice-chancellors are poorly paid. Reasons are manifold. One is remunerative.

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Academe Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2024

And major universities are stepping back from issuing statements on matters of public concern. BY MATTHEW BOEDY With organizational help from Washington Post humor columnist Alexandria Petri’s recent piece on presidential endorsements. The Washington Post, among other major newspapers, is not endorsing presidential candidates this year.

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HEPI

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Paul Greatrix ( @registrarism ) was formerly Registrar at the University of Nottingham. With the major challenges facing UK higher education at present, it is perhaps hardly surprising that many in the sector are concentrating on the short term. Universities and colleges are here already.

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LSE Higher Education Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

LSE HE Blog Fellow Sam Illingworth explains how and why he turned the LSE HE Blog into a poem Within qualitative research, particularly in the context of higher education, traditional methods like thematic analysis, content coding, and narrative inquiry have long dominated the field. Crisis responses in higher education.

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HEPI

MARCH 16, 2025

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by colleagues at the German Embassy in London and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Because the steady decline of German learners in the UK, of students pursuing German at the university level, the closure of language departments and the ongoing threat of further closures is a cause for concern.

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

MARCH 26, 2025

Reading Time: 11 minutes Student retention is one of the most critical challenges faced by colleges and universities. As an education marketer, ask yourself: how can you create an experience that ensures students feel supported and motivated to stay the course? Why is that?

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ACPA

MARCH 20, 2025

This Black feminist framework seeped into the higher education space with the creation of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and expansion of Black student enrollment (Sturdivant, 2024). This blog post calls Student Affairs professionals to action to value Other Mothers and reflect on their purpose.

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HEPI

JANUARY 2, 2025

By Dr Adrian Gonzalez ( @AGonzalez05 ) Senior Lecturer in Sustainability and Director of Learning and Teaching, Department of Environment and Geography at the University of York. However, HE, particularly in the Global North, faces increasing scrutiny and critique over its implementation of the sustainability agenda.

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HEPI

MARCH 10, 2025

Last Thursday 6 th March, TASO shared its report on Pathways into and through higher education for young people with experience of childrens social care. What do the data say about their experiences in higher education? The post How do care-experienced students view their time in higher education?

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HEPI

DECEMBER 19, 2024

As 2024 draws to a close, Josh Freeman, Policy Manager, and the HEPI team look back on a remarkable year in higher education policy. Universities UK published its Blueprint , proving it is possible to get 140 vice-chancellors (or thereabouts) to agree on something. Students views on generative AI in higher education.

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Higher Education Inquirer

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Several cultural myths and assumptions are deeply embedded in discussions about higher education and colleges as social institutions: The Myth of Meritocracy This pervasive myth assumes that higher education is a level playing field where students succeed purely based on their individual merit and hard work.

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HEPI

JANUARY 26, 2025

Broderick , Vice-Chancellor & President at the University of East London. It wasnt so long ago that universities across the UK were rallying to preserve the graduate visa route, a vital lifeline for international students and higher education. By Professor Amanda J. But how effectively are we fulfilling this promise?

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HEPI

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Below, as the government considers higher education reform, Dr Brooke Storer-Church and Dr Kate Wicklow make the case for specialist higher education institutions and warn against the dangers of homogenisation. You can read that piece here.

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Reading Time: 8 minutes Data analytics has become the cornerstone of effective decision-making across industries, including higher education marketing. But what does data analytics mean in the context of higher education marketing, and how can you apply it to achieve tangible results?

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Liaison International

JANUARY 30, 2025

Artificial intelligence is influencing every aspect of the higher education experience, from recruitment strategies to long-term student success. However, the opportunities and challenges associated with using AI in higher education require careful strategic planning.

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HEPI

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Richard is a guest on today’s My Imaginary University podcast with Paul Greatrix , in which he cites James Timpson as one of the inspirations behind his imaginary university. Youre not supposed to have heroes at 40, or at least not admit to as much in the august pages of the HEPI blog. But heres my confession.

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HEPI

JULY 10, 2024

This blog was written by Joseph Morrison-Howe. Joseph is a second-year undergraduate student at the University of Nottingham and is currently undertaking an internship with HEPI. Get our updates via email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

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HEPI

JANUARY 24, 2025

Today’s weekend reading was written by Dr Andrew Woon, Senior Lecturer in Strategic Management at Queen Mary, University of London. Generative AI is revolutionising industries, with education at the forefront of this transformation. Universities should teach students to think independently rather than simply follow instructions.

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SRHE

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Moreover, academic studies have contended that datafication has become an intractable part of higher education institutions (HEIs) across the world. by Rachel Brooks Intractable datafication?

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

We have over 15 years of experience in education marketing to draw from, so we know the strategies that give the best results. In this blog post, we’ll explore the basics and essentials of multi-channel marketing in higher education. Struggling with enrollment? Contact HEM today!

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HEPI

JANUARY 2, 2024

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Colin Riordan, Secretary General and Chief Executive Professor of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU). Through PEBL we partnered with universities in East and West Africa to deliver online and blended learning, helping to meet demand for higher education.

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HEPI

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Dr Omar Khan , CEO at TASO , Transforming Access and Student Outcomes in Higher Education. There are three ways that child poverty matters for universities and colleges. The author is also the Chair of the Board of Trustees of Trust of London.

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MindMax

OCTOBER 15, 2024

This blog post was written based on a conversation between Lee Maxey and Paul LeBlanc , author of Students First: Equity, Access, and Opportunity in Higher Education. For Paul LeBlanc, former president of Southern New Hampshire University , three teachers did just that. Watch the full conversation here.

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HEPI

MARCH 7, 2023

I jumped at the chance to speak to London Higher in part because I am an alumnus of our host institution, having studied here at the end of the last century when Queen Mary University of London / QMUL was known as QMWC or Queen Mary and Westfield College. I am also lucky to be an Honorary Fellow of this institution.

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HEPI

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Authored by Dr Emma Roberts, Head of Law at the University of Salford. The loss of a student to suicide is a profound and heartbreaking tragedy, leaving families and loved ones devastated, while exposing critical gaps in the support systems within higher education. Not all universities have such a system in place.

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HEPI

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

In HEPI’s 20th Anniversary Collection , Dr Mark Corver, Managing Director and co-founder of dataHE , set out the status quo of university funding. The funding system for undergraduate teaching in UK universities has drifted into crisis. ’ This extended piece is his vision for what that resetting may look like.

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MindMax

OCTOBER 23, 2024

This blog post was written based on a conversation between Lee Maxey and Caleb Simmons , Executive Director of Online Education at the University of Arizona. The deal brought UAGC’s assets, faculty, and staff into the University of Arizona system. Watch the full conversation here.

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SRHE

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

By Mohammed Bashiru and Professor Cai Yonghong Introduction The idea of institutional autonomy in higher education institutions (HEIs) naturally comes up when discussing academic freedom. How does institutional autonomy influence academic freedom in higher education institutions in Ghana?

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HEPI

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Simona Bizzozero, Chair, QS Reimagine Education Awards & Conference. The rapid advancement of generative AI is reshaping higher education, offering immense potential while also presenting complex challenges.

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HEPI

MAY 11, 2024

We previously published a chapter by David Willetts , Minister for Universities and Science from 2010 to 2014. This chapter was authored by Chloe Field, Vice President Higher Education at the National Union of Students. Higher education is not just broken right now: it is heading into an existential crisis.

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HEPI

JULY 30, 2024

This blog was kindly authored for HEPI by Bridget Duffy, Year 10. When I think about higher education the only thing that comes to mind is university. Since this talk, I have completely forgotten all the details of the options given because no one has mentioned anything other than university.

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HEPI

MARCH 13, 2025

Ronald Barnett is( www.ronaldbarnett.co.uk ), Emeritus Professor of Higher Education at the Institute of Education and President of the Philosophy and Theory of Higher Education Society. Chris Husbands latest HEPI blog is fine so far as it goes but, I suggest, it goes neither wide enough nor deep enough.

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HEPI

JANUARY 4, 2024

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Professor Yike Guo. Professor Guo spent 34 years at Imperial College London studying AI, data mining, machine learning, and large-scale data management before becoming Provost of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) in 2022.

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HEPI

MARCH 8, 2025

Professor Lisa-Dionne Morris is Professor of Public & Industry Understanding of Capability Driven Design in the School of Mechanical Engineering, and the Engagement Champion for the EPSRC EDI Hub+, at the University of Leeds. Yewande Akinola, a Nigerian-born engineer, has advanced sustainable water systems while advocating for diversity.

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HEPI

JULY 18, 2024

This blog was kindly authored for HEPI by Annabelle Earps , Digital PR Manager at The Workplace Depot. This raises an important question: should higher education courses in marketing and PR adapt to this digital era to better prepare students for the specific demands of this industry?

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