The Government and higher education institutions should do more to support students who live away from campus – often in the parental home – and who commute long distances to study, according to a new report by the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI). More...

The 180-degree flip by the Office for National Statistics may seem embarrassing for policymakers but it is more embarrassing for the official accountants, who are changing how they regard investment in higher-level skills. More...

The migration white paper puts new obstacles in the way of international students as well as researchers and other staff. Ministers have made great play of their commitment to exclude students from any migration limits. But that is a reannouncement of the existing position. It is clear students will stay in the published data and new restrictions are being placed on students from other European countries. More...

On Thursday, 29^thNovember 2018, the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) publishes Fairer Funding: The case for a graduate levy (Policy Note 10) by Johnny Rich, which outlines a radical new approach to funding higher education. More...

The 2008 Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers sets out clear standards that research staff can expect from the institution that employs them, as well as their responsibilities as researchers The sector consultation launched by the Concordat Strategy Group (CSG) to inform the revision of the Concordat is really gathering momentum, with over 1000 people having accessed the online questionnaire. More...

Just over a year ago the Department for Education announced its intention to review level 4 and 5 education, with a focus on how technical qualifications can meet the needs of learners and employers. In August of this year the DfE published the interim evidence report from this review, with key findings around uptake, funding, employer engagement, and delivery capacity. More...

There can be few remaining individuals with an interest in student funding and who have studied the current system and its early consequences who would claim it is the best and most effective available regime. More...

The Government will be embarrassed because getting student loans off the books was arguably the primary cause of the high fees we have. More...