A HEPI press release that discusses the findings of their recent survey on students’ attitudes towards drugs makes for interesting reading. There are many useful insights that readers can glean from the data. More...
30 juin 2018
30 juin 2018
Why merging post-18 education spending may not help
All eyes are on the Review of Post-18 Education and Funding and the independent panel of experts headed by Philip Augar that is feeding into the Review. More...
30 juin 2018
Enough policy already; let’s get real about student mental health and wellbeing
An odd title for a HEPI blog post perhaps, but a reflection of the frustration I feel at the current approach to debate on this subject – lots of heat and noise, bravado and good intent, but too little appreciation of the nuance of the subject and the expertise and knowledge that already exists in the sector amongst service managers and student-facing practitioners. More...
30 juin 2018
The hard truth about grade inflation: Testing some hypotheses
Accusing universities of ‘grade inflation’ has become a common pastime in political and media circles. What they mean is that the proportions of good degrees awarded have been going up, but it is referred to as grade inflation so that the preferred explanation (ie university perfidy) is built into the term that is used to describe the phenomenon. More...
30 juin 2018
The big issues: equality, diversity and inclusion in higher education
On Monday 25 June, the team at Oracle – a HEPI partner organisation – is hosting a half-day event looking at the big issues of equality, diversity and inclusion in UK higher education. More...
30 juin 2018
England’s choice for post-18 education: Levelling up or down?
The tenor of the current policy debate on post-18 education and the Augar Review is the binary world of ‘Either/Or’. The conventional wisdom for some is to switch prospective higher education students from Level 6 degrees to technical qualification at Level 4 and 5. Surely this would be ‘better value’. More...
30 juin 2018
Harnessing the opportunities in global higher education
For the success of our higher education sector, now is the time for Government to work together with universities and other stakeholders to do more to harness the opportunities presented by global higher education and promote higher education exports. More...
30 juin 2018
Most students think taking illegal drugs causes problems for users as well as society
The research shows a majority of students think illegal drugs cause problems for individuals and society – 88% think drug usage causes problems ‘for the mental health of the user’ and 68% think it causes problems ‘for society in terms of contributing to criminality’. More...
30 juin 2018
Advance HE Student Academic Experience Survey highlights students’ belief that value for money in higher education is improving
In a marked reversal of a five-year downward trend, students in the United Kingdom are reporting statistically significant improvements in perceptions of value for money from their higher education experience. This is the headline finding from the 2018 Student Academic Experience Survey (SAES) published today by Advance HE and the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI). More...
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