October 28, 2020 0

NEW WEBINAR: HEPI x London Metropolitan University, Tuesday 10 November: How can universities support their local communities during the Coronavirus pandemic?

Dear Colleague HEPI, in conjunction with London Metropolitan University, is delighted to invite you to a webinar ‘How can universities support their local communities during the Coronavirus pandemic?’, on Tuesday 10 November at 12pm-1pm. This free one hour webinar, bringing together leading voices and insight from universities and local government,[…]

October 22, 2020 0

Invitation to HEPI / Lloyds webinar on ‘The long-term impact of COVID-19 on the higher education sector’

HEPI, with support from Lloyds Bank, is delighted to invite you to a webinar on ‘The long-term impact of COVID-19 on the higher education sector’ on Wednesday 4 November between 11am – 12.15pm The events of 2020 have meant higher education institutions and policymakers have needed to focus on the[…]

October 22, 2020 0

Business Intelligence: A round-up of the week in HE: 16th October 2020

HE Policy OfS seeks views on distributing funding for increased student numbers (OfS, 15/10/2020) The Office for Students is seeking views on its approach to allocating up to £10 million in additional recurrent teaching grant, and up to £10 million in additional capital funding, to support increased student numbers in[…]

October 11, 2020 0

Webinar on ‘The Research Landscape’

HEPI, in conjunction with Elsevier, is delighted to invite you to a webinar on ‘The Research Landscape’, on Tuesday 20 October at 9.45am to 12pm This free half-day webinar, which includes a keynote address from Amanda Solloway, the Minister for Science, Research and Innovation, will focus on the research landscape[…]

September 30, 2020 0

Business Intelligence: A round-up of the week in HE: 25th September 2020

HE Policy OfS announces next steps for the National Student Survey (OfS, 23/09/2020) The Office for Students (OfS) has detailed arrangements for a review of the National Student Survey (NSS). Further Comment: The National Student Survey’s radical roots and branches (WonkHE, 23/09/2020) Keir Starmer has to abandon Corbyn’s promise on student fees (Guardian, 22/09/2020)[…]

September 23, 2020 0

How do we improve access and participation in higher education in an age of COVID-19?

Nick Hillman, Director of HEPI has sent the following invitation to NCUP members and asks that we circulate this to colleagues ‘How do we improve access and participation in higher education in an age of COVID-19?’ on Wednesday 30 September at 2.30pm to 3.45pm COVID-19 is having a radical impact[…]

September 7, 2020 0

HE News Round-up: lite edition 4th September 2020

Student Recruitment The time is now for Higher Education to evolve student recruitment (UB, 3rd September 2020) The global pandemic has introduced new challenges for recruitment and admissions leaders in higher education. Even before the onset of COVID-19, higher education institutions across the UK and Europe were evolving in response[…]

August 9, 2020 0

Business Intelligence: A round-up of the week in HE: 7th August 2020

HE Policy 30 things we learned from the OfS board papers for July 2020 (WonkHE, 06/08/2020) The Office for Students has published board papers for July 2020, and David Kernohan and Jim Dickinson have had a read so you don’t have to. Greening: English policy agenda will ‘level down’ opportunity[…]

August 8, 2020 0

HE News Round up 31st July 2020

HE Policy Registration decisions (July 2020) (27/07/2020) The Office for Students has refused the registration applications of AWA Business School Limited, Azores Properties Ltd (trading as Xcel College), ForMission Ltd and UK Advanced Technical Academy following a rigorous process of assessment and evaluation. OfS plans new regulations on free speech and[…]

June 26, 2020 0

HEPI announces publication of landmark report

The HEPI website announces publication of a Landmark report on the last decade of PGR education and an indication of what is to come after COVID-19: hepi.ac.uk/2020/05/14/landmark-report-on-the-last-decade-of-uk-postgraduate-education-provides-an-indication-of-what-is-to-come-after-covid-19/. There is also a very good ‘HEPI Analytical Report’, produced by Dr Ginevra House. Members who wish to obtain copies might email Past[…]