The Roots of Erasure Legislation in Education Policy
Academe Blog
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
BY LOGAN JOHNSON In 2020, state bans on teaching “divisive concepts” in elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education began sweeping our nation.
Labour’s education policy is brave, but can they fund it?
HEPI
JULY 24, 2023
This blog was kindly authored for HEPI by Sir Chris Husbands, Vice-Chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University. Keir Starmer has committed Labour to five ambitious missions, of which the fifth is squarely focused on educational transformation. Politicians should think big. They should think about the next frontier.
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The Value of Higher Education in Developed Economies
HEPI
JANUARY 24, 2024
T his HEPI blog was authored by Vivienne Stern, Chief Executive of Universities UK, as an adaption of a speech she gave in response to a lecture by the Hon. Mathias Cormann, Secretary General of the OECD, on the value of higher education in developed countries. In 1998, 20% of adults in the OECD had a tertiary education.
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How will technology change education in the future?
HEPI
MAY 30, 2023
There is a long history of people getting their predictions about the future of technology, including the future of technology in education, wrong. Just ten years ago, in the words of Wired magazine, Sebastian Thrun declared that ‘ In 50 years … there will be only ten institutions in the world delivering higher education ’.
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Stand Alone: 2015 – 2024: 10 years of changing higher education for estranged students
HEPI
MARCH 14, 2024
This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Susan Mueller , Director at Stand Alone. Stand Alone has announced its closure and its higher education work is coming to an end. Will the sector continue to advocate for estranged students and drive policy change? For Stand Alone the first step was to engage higher education institutions.
Public attitudes to higher education – what does the evidence tell us?
HEPI
MARCH 29, 2023
Today’s HEPI blog is in the form of the Foreword to the recent HEPI / UPP Foundation report on Public Attitudes to Higher Education (February 2023). The Foreword was jointly written by Richard Brabner, the Director of the UPP Foundation, and Nick Hillman, the Director of the Higher Education Policy Institute.
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Higher education policymaking in the UK before HEPI
HEPI
AUGUST 1, 2023
This blog was kindly authored for the HEPI 20th Anniversary Collection by Roger Brown, Emeritus Professor of Higher Education Policy and former Vice-Chancellor of Southampton Solent University. In July and August, we are running chapters from the Anniversary Collection as a blog series.
Exploring Generative AI in higher education
HEPI
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
By Matt Riddle, Principal and Director of Learning Experiences, Curio The higher education sector is undergoing a technological revolution, with AI tools like ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, and Midjourney leading the charge. Some have pointed out this is a chance to rethink higher education assessment. But what is it, and why should we care?
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The SRHE Digital University Network: A Decade of Trends and Future Directions
SRHE
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
by Katy Jordan, Janja Komljenovic and Jeremy Knox The SRHE Digital University Network was launched in 2012, with a view to present “ critical, theorised and research-based perspectives on technologies in higher education ”. Janja’s research focuses on the political economy of knowledge production and higher education markets.
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A Premier League success story? Why global higher education is critical to our diverse local economies and communities in the UK
HEPI
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Paul Angrave , Associate Director of Public Affairs at the University of Leicester. Few would argue with the statements above, least not me as those who know me would testify, but the same could be said of UK higher education. A prestigious UK export industry that is highly-respected worldwide.
Coursera convenes leaders from over 60 universities and companies for Future of Higher Education Summit
Coursera blog
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
By Scott Shireman, Global Head of Coursera for Campus Last week, we were honored to host Coursera’s Future of Higher Education Summit 2023, with delegates from more than 20 countries at our Silicon Valley headquarters. Learning experiences can be more personalized, interactive, and accessible.
Coursera convenes leaders from over 60 universities and companies for Future of Higher Education Summit
Coursera blog
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
By Scott Shireman, Global Head of Coursera for Campus Last week, we were honored to host Coursera’s Future of Higher Education Summit 2023, with delegates from more than 20 countries at our Silicon Valley headquarters. Learning experiences can be more personalized, interactive, and accessible.
New research study: Flexible working arrangements and presenteeism in UK higher education during and post-COVID
HEPI
OCTOBER 14, 2022
This blog was written by Dr Fotios Mitsakis, Senior Lecturer at Nottingham Trent Business School. With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic , an urgent shift to flexible working arrangements was introduced both for academic and administrative staff in the UK higher education sector.
Freedom of speech, lifts, and the importance of terminology
HEPI
OCTOBER 30, 2022
As the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill returns to Parliament today, HEPI is running two blogs on the issue. This blog was kindly contributed by Andrew. Boggs, University Clerk at Kingston University and Visiting Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Higher Education Policy Studies (OxCHEPs). Email Address.
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Mapping awarding gaps
HEPI
MAY 7, 2024
This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Dr Kerr Castle, Quality Enhancement & Standards Specialist at the Quality Assurance Agency. Get our updates via email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. These challenges have meanwhile been making headlines in the HE sector news.
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?Key regulatory questions for universities on Freedom of Speech
HEPI
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
This blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Andrew Boggs, Visiting Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Higher Education Policy Studies and University Clerk at Kingston University. This issue was highlighted in my previous HEPI blog on freedom of speech here.)
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30 years on: what do polytechnics teach us about transcending the vocational/ academic divide in today’s higher education landscape?
HEPI
DECEMBER 4, 2022
Katherine Emms is a Senior Education & Policy Researcher at the Edge Foundation. The current shortage of high-skilled professionals has again placed vocational education centre stage. To remedy this, the Edge Foundation has created a repository of past policy reviews.
It’s not just about the right qualifications: we also need the right careers support to boost productivity
HEPI
OCTOBER 17, 2022
This blog was contributed by Andrew Croydon, Director of Skills & Education Policy and Examinations at the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI). Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. A new government, but the same old debate.
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Washington Update: NPRM, FAFSA, Title IX, NC-SARA: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 206 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Tom Netting
The Change Leader, Inc.
MAY 7, 2024
In this episode of the Changing Higher Ed podcast, Tom Netting, President of TEN Government Strategies, joins Drumm to provide a comprehensive update on the latest developments in higher education policy.
Just what is the state of private education in 2023? By Nick Hillman
HEPI
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
The book brings together 55 different authors – including academics, a vice-chancellor and numerous education policy experts (such as Sam Freedman, Lord Lucas, Jonathan Simons , Ann Mroz and Tom Richmond). It is (nearly) true but, like lots of averages, it masks more than it reveals.
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Food for thought: takeaways from the 2023 Teaching Excellence Framework
HEPI
MARCH 4, 2024
This blog was kindly authored for HEPI by Dr Helena Lim , Head of Opportunities at evasys. A 2018 survey by the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) found that 73% of students said that the TEF had influenced their decision of where to study.
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10 points to note on today’s report on student accommodation costs – By Nick Hillman
HEPI
OCTOBER 26, 2023
I have learnt more from Martin than from just about anyone else in the UK higher education sector. I am delighted that the organisation I work for, the Higher Education Policy Institute, is publishing today’s report with Unipol. I hope, even in retirement, we will continue to benefit from his sagacity.
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Gamekeepers, poachers, policy wonks and knowledge
SRHE
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
I was excited to attend SRHE’s event, Bridging The Gap: Improving The Relationship Between Higher Education Research And Policy on 4 November 2022. The event promised to bring together and bridge the gap between those making higher education policy and those researching it.
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The Warwick Perspective on ‘Core Skills’
HEPI
JANUARY 18, 2024
This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Professor Pat Tissington , Academic Director (Employability and Skills) at the University of Warwick and Dr Pat Mertova , Consultant in Higher Education and Policy at the Associates in Higher Education Policy, Development and Quality (AHEPDQ).
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How to enable the employability of university graduates
HEPI
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
This book review was kindly authored for the HEPI blog by Obinna Okereke , Project Manager for Student Experience at Coventry University. How to Enable the Employability of University Graduates , edited by Saskia Loer Hansen and Kathy Daniels, presents a compilation of best practices for enabling employability within higher education (HE).
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The entrepreneurial university by design: a reflection on recent reporting and guidance
HEPI
DECEMBER 14, 2022
This blog was kindly contributed by Dr Robert Crammond, Senior Lecturer in Enterprise at the University of the West of Scotland (UWS). Previously a mooted buzzword, being ‘enterprising’ is now a necessity within educational settings. The concept of the entrepreneurial university is now firmly established in the mainstream.
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IIT Guwahati Launches Online Bachelor of Science (Honours) Degree in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence on Coursera
Coursera blog
JULY 6, 2023
The National Education Policy 2020 emphasizes on training and preparing professionals in cutting-edge areas that are fast gaining prominence, such as machine learning, AI, big data analysis, etc., NEP 2020 further highlights the importance of increasing the Gross Enrollment Ratio in higher education.
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How the Renters (Reform) Bill can deliver for all tenants – including students
HEPI
NOVEMBER 12, 2023
This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Calum MacInnes , Chairman of SAPRS (Student Accredited Private Rental Sector). Get our updates via email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Please get in touch with me if you wish to learn more about the SAPRS and its objectives.
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The Robbins Review – Lessons for the Future by Professor Huw Morris
HEPI
OCTOBER 22, 2023
HEPI has marked the event with a Policy Note on the influence of the Robbins Report and a blog series – you can access all the material here. The review made a series of recommendations which have provided a reference point for comment on UK Government higher education policy ever since. The Times Were A-Changin!
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Gypsy, Roma, Traveller: living as an outcast
HEPI
FEBRUARY 5, 2023
This blog is in the form of an audio file by Nicole Cherruault, a journalist at The Times. This project came about after Nicole heard about HEPI’s 2022 report on the educational outcomes of Gypsies, Roma and Travellers (GRT). A full transcript is also provided below. First and foremost was racially motivated bullying in schools.
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Is the future tertiary?
HEPI
AUGUST 31, 2023
This blog was kindly authored for HEPI by Alice Wilby , Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Access, Participation and Student Experience) at University College Birmingham. Widening participation: We can develop full pathway education, with progression mapped from Levels 1 to 7.
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Unpacking Financial Disincentives and Driving Beyond the Short-Term Reward Mind-Set
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Blog: Beyond Transfer Knowing there is no easy way to “fix transfer,” the Beyond Transfer Policy Advisory Board (PAB) seeks to tackle the complicated problems and hidden complexities associated with credit mobility and transfer.
Redeveloping Academic Career Frameworks for Twenty-First Century: Why on Earth do we need another academic career pathway?
HEPI
OCTOBER 31, 2023
This blog was kindly authored for HEPI by Professor Mark Sterling, Pro-Vice-Chancellor at the University of Birmingham, and Dr Lia Blaj-Ward , Associate Professor (Teaching & Scholarship) at Nottingham Trent University. We invite universities to share the good practice they generate, and thus enable others to follow in their footsteps.
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A cross-system reframing of the civic university can help rebuild an infrastructure of opportunity
HEPI
DECEMBER 12, 2022
This blog was kindly contributed by Liz Shutt, now Programme Director for the new Insights North East initiative at Newcastle and Northumbria Universities. Until recently Liz was Director of Policy for both the University of Lincoln and the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership. More information is available here.
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Can the HE sector just carry on as it is now??
HEPI
JANUARY 30, 2023
Today’s HEPI blog is the text of a speech by Nick Hillman, Director of HEPI, to a joint meeting of the Senate and Council at Lancaster University. On there, you will see a new blog entry by one of your own Professors, Paul Ashwin, Head of Department here for Educational Research.
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International graduates find employers need more information on the Graduate Route visa?
HEPI
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
This blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Elaine Boyes, Executive Director, AGCAS and Anne Marie Graham, Chief Executive, UKCISA. Recent research by AGCAS (Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services) found that international graduates using the Graduate Route visa need resilience and perseverance to succeed in the UK job market.
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WEEKEND READING: 25 years on from the Dearing report, have we kept its spirit alive?
HEPI
NOVEMBER 5, 2022
These remarks were made by Nick Hillman, Director of HEPI, to yesterday’s Centre for Global Higher Education ( CGHE ) event marking the recent twenty-fifth anniversary of the Dearing report. Early on, one of our first reports concerned the personal and public economic benefits of higher education.
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The SAT and ACT Are Less Important Than You Might Think
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 30, 2023
Blog: Higher Ed Policy More than 80 percent of U.S. That proportion of institutions with test-optional policies has more than doubled since the spring of 2020. The development and use of standardized tests in higher education came out of the eugenics movement. But there are deeper issues, too, involving race and equity.
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What do students think about value for money?
SRHE
JANUARY 6, 2023
Prospective university students were in a similar position, being expected to make a cost-conscious decision about their degree education with limited understanding of their options. Student career aspirations, or lack thereof, played a dominant role in shaping students’ views on their education and how they perceived value for money.
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Affordability Disconnects
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
Blog: Beyond Transfer Many in higher education talk frequently of how flaws in transfer and credit mobility cost students time and money, but how that plays out is not well articulated. This can lead students to take courses that are not necessary for completion of a career-aligned credential.
Micro-credentials: The Path of Least Resistance
HESA
APRIL 4, 2023
Last month, Andreas Schleicher, the head of the OECD’s Education Directorate, gave a lecture to the Higher Education Policy Institute in London and made a series of statements around micro-credentials which were both accurate and at the same time seriously naïve. Higher education is conservative in most respects.
What Six Questions Tell Us About the Ontario Government
HESA
MAY 24, 2023
This has been rattling around in my mind since HESA was asked to make a submission to the Ontario Blue-Ribbon Panel on Post-Secondary Education Financing. The question about Northern education is interesting. And it would tell them what we would most like to know. You can see the full list here but I will try to summarize.
SRHE News at 50: Looking back…
SRHE
OCTOBER 20, 2022
SRHE News is now 50 issues old, covering a momentous 12 years for higher education worldwide, but especially in the UK, and even more especially in England – an opportunity to reflect on what we thought and how we felt as it happened, and whether things seem different now. No 4 The English experiment ).
Deprivation data: Introducing a new UK-wide area-based measure
SRHE
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
Examples noted by the researchers include stagnant productivity levels, large disparities in economic performance between areas and inequalities in our education system. Naturally, one of the questions being increasingly asked of the UK higher education sector is how it is helping to resolve some of the latter issues.
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