HEPI

APRIL 14, 2024

This HEPI blog was authored by Isabelle Bristow, Managing Director UK and Europe at Studiosity, a HEPI Partner. Studiosity is a learning technology company, working with 100+ universities globally, serving 1.8 million university students across the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the Middle East.

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ACRLog

MARCH 21, 2024

I’ll start this post with some examples of declining digital and computer literacy that me and my colleagues have noticed just in the past academic year with students. Although the IT Help Desk is just a few feet down from the Library Service Desk at my library, we become tech support in so many ways.

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HEPI

MARCH 18, 2024

This HEPI blog was authored by Josh Freeman, Policy Manager at HEPI, with kind contributions from Rebecca Mace, Senior Lecturer and AI Lead at the University of West London (UWL), and UCAS. The audience was staff who work with young people looking to enter higher education. This blog discusses the results.

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HEPI

MARCH 19, 2024

This blog is an adapted version of a speech delivered by Simran Dhanjal-Field, CEO of Student Hubs. Student Hubs is a charity which seeks to enable all students to participate in social and environmental challenges during their education. The speech was delivered at the Student Hubs’ Conference in January.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Blogs Adult learners: who they are and what they want from college Across the last few years, colleges and universities have increasingly prioritized adult learner enrollment to offset declining undergraduate enrollment and diversify revenue streams. Adult learners are diverse because adults are diverse.

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SRHE

JANUARY 15, 2024

In seeking to provide a more recent set of perspectives, I was commissioned by a Uni Connect partnership (of local universities, colleges and schools) to gather the insights of 14 teaching professionals based in schools and colleges located in the English West Midlands. That is [affecting] plans for where they go’ next.

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HEPI

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Dr Michelle Morgan, Dean of Students at the University of East London. This piece is the first part of two discussing the rise in student mental health issues. The second part will be published tomorrow. These data provide valuable insights into student characteristics.

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HEPI

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Dr Michelle Morgan, Dean of Students at the University of East London. This piece is the second part of two discussing the rise in student mental health issues. The first part was published yesterday: you can read it here.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

APRIL 9, 2024

Using Student Profiles as Content Marketing Tools Last year, I wrote about the importance of organic content in higher education marketing. In that piece, I touched on student testimonials as a content option for institutions of higher education. Student testimonials allow you to hear actual input from your most valuable customers.

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HEPI

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

This blog was kindly authored for HEPI by Peter Block , head of Media Operations Management , a professional services business. Right now, with the start of another academic year only a few weeks away, a new cohort of students are preparing to embark on their intellectually most significant academic journey.

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HEPI

JANUARY 26, 2024

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Maddy Godin, Policy Researcher (Higher Education) at the Russell Group. Yesterday’s announcement from Robert Halfon, Minister for Higher Education, confirmed the expected news that student maintenance loans will be increased by just 2.5%.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Luoma, director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at Sacred Heart University. “In In general, it’s really opened conversations about flexibility and thinking about how we can use technology to be more inclusive to provide opportunities.” Smith University (JCSU), taught Introduction to Network Science spring semester 2020.

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HEPI

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

This blog was kindly written for HEPI by Fiona Walsh McDonnell ( LinkedIn ) , Partnerships and Development Director at the charity Student Hubs , which supports students to engage in social action in their community. Equal partnership is vital for these activities to work, and crucially to innovate.

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HEPI

MARCH 28, 2024

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Alex Blower, Access and Participation Manager at Arts University Bournemouth. The debate about whether it is something that universities ‘should be doing’ rattles on. The debate about whether it is something that universities ‘should be doing’ rattles on.

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HEPI

APRIL 17, 2023

This HEPI blog was kindly written by Tracey Lumb, of Students Organising for Sustainability and is part of two-blog series. This overview article introduces the pilot and will be followed by a case study from Keele University. Why was Drug and Alcohol Impact programme developed?

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Today's Learner

MARCH 27, 2024

Reading Time: 3 minutes Helping students help themselves is key in the Developmental Math classroom , whether your course is in-person, online or hybrid. I help students fill their knowledge gaps in a way that’s timely, meaningful and that respects their privacy and dignity.

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HEPI

MAY 4, 2023

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Jon Down , Director of Development and Ellie Garraway , CEO, of Grit Breakthrough Programmes. Grit delivers intensive personal development and coaching programmes in universities across the UK. But student expectations and the attendant realities are not just impacted by financial concerns.

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HEPI

JANUARY 11, 2023

This blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Kim Eccleston, Head of Strategy and Reform – Strategy, Policy and Public Affairs, at UCA S. Over the past three years, we have been working to develop and deliver new improvements to provide a more flexible system for all when exploring and connecting to choices. What are we doing?

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HEPI

OCTOBER 26, 2022

This blog was kindly contributed by Dr Adam Shore, Director of the School of Business and Management at Liverpool John Moores University, Chair of the Chartered Association of Business Schools’ Learning, Teaching and Student Experience Committee, and Board Director of the National Centre for Entrepreneurship in Education (NCEE).

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SRHE

APRIL 10, 2024

by Roz Collings It was University Mental Health day on Thursday 14 th March 2024. This is a national UK project organised by Student Minds and University Mental Health Advisory Network, aiming to start a conversation to ensure university wide mental health is a priority.

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HEPI

DECEMBER 11, 2023

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Professor Christopher Smith , Executive Chair of the Arts and Humanities Research Council. The gap between supply and demand is inverse to the situation in parts of science, where jobs requiring a PhD exceed the supply. In 2020/21, there were about 18,000 arts and humanities doctoral candidates.

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HEPI

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The Unite Foundation partnered with UCAS on their recent ‘Next Steps Report’ which shines a light on the potential and ambition of young people leaving care and the challenges they can face when exploring university options. I am a first-year undergraduate Global Law student at Queen Mary University of London.

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HEPI

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

This blog by Ceri Nursaw, the Chief Executive of NCEE, is the eighth entry in our current series on leadership in higher education. For the first time, we have seen that for leaders the biggest challenge is ensuring they lead their teams well. Yet within the sector, some universities do have a way to go to support their staff.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Wisdom Given and Received Higher Ed Leaders Share Advice That’s Helped Them and Can Help You bridget Thu, 10/05/2023 - 06:00 Higher Ed Leadership Professional Development Weekly Wisdom The University Innovation Alliance (UIA) began our Innovating Together Podcast in April 2020. We’d like to share some of our favorite replies.

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Helix Education

APRIL 4, 2024

Meet Gen Z donors where they are How can we move beyond labels and turn this cliche picture of Gen Z into something useful to fundraisers? How can we build a genuine case for support that appeals to and effectively engages these young alumni donors? Organizations can customize their social hashtag, and the Walls.io

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 16, 2022

I was pleased to wake up one morning last week to find Steven Mintz’s blog post for Inside Higher Ed “ The F Word ” awaiting me in my inbox. The piece argues forcefully for the need to place faculty at the forefront of the student success movement.

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HEPI

MARCH 24, 2023

This HEPI guest blog has been written by Obinna Okereke , Project Manager – Student Experience at Coventry University. However, the conversation on skills shortages, international students’ employability, and graduate outcomes overlooks an underutilised resource a lot of UK universities have access to, LinkedIn Learning.

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HEPI

JUNE 26, 2023

Michelle Morgan , Dean of Students at the University of East London , has kindly authored this HEPI blog. The increase in the number of PGT enrolments was, in part, due to the rise in full-time Non-EU student participation (see Table 1). Outlining future considerations based on this information.

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HEPI

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

This blog was kindly authored by Owen Bubbers-Jones, HE specialist at investigations expert CMP. Allegations of sexual harassment and assault by students aren’t going away with awareness campaigns and helplines. But bringing in lawyers can raise the stakes all round. LinkedIn: [link].

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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). In particular, it is notable that support for universities among voters in England runs higher than support for universities among voters in the United States.

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WCET Frontiers

APRIL 27, 2023

You can watch the recording of the webcast to listen to the discussion and learn from our journey! We’ll continue this work moving forward, and I know our team is excited to continue to build upon this experience. I also really appreciate the ideas for including accessibility in student experiences.

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HEPI

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Derfel Owen ( LinkedIn ), Director of Education Services at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Ant Bagshaw , Senior Advisor at L.E.K. This is the second part of two blogs focusing on the Office for Students. It has been troubled, but the course can be corrected.

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HEPI

JUNE 22, 2023

This blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Kortext (one of the sponsors of yesterday’s HEPI Annual Conference ) working with Andrew, a student and EDI Disability Officer. Yesterday, HEPI and Advance HE released the 2023 iteration of the annual Student Academic Experience Survey (SAES).

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HEPI

MARCH 22, 2023

This guest blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Dr Rachel Maxwell, Community Manager at Solutionpath. Rachel was formerly Head of Learning and Teaching Development: Policy and Practice at the University of Northampton and can be contacted at: [link] and @DrRachLTB ). Generating evidence-informed answers to ‘what works?’

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Higher Ed Ethics Watch

JANUARY 25, 2023

It is no surprise to college professors that academic cheating is on the rise even though virtually every university has a policy on academic integrity. The reasons are many as discussed below but lax standards by professors and indifference towards cheating can motivate students to cheat. How Widespread is Cheating?

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Campus Sonar

APRIL 11, 2024

We focused on how audiences explain the purpose of higher ed, the value of a degree based on current outcomes, and how those outcomes could evolve if trust and values aligned. And the notion that we’re the ivory tower and are somehow distant from our communities, is, in part, a critique around transparency.

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HEPI

MAY 3, 2023

On Tuesday, 16 May 2023, HEPI – in conjunction with Universities UK and Kaplan – will be launching new modelling from London Economics on the economic contribution of international students to the UK. For more details, including how to book a free place, see here.

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