HEPI are hiring a Communications Manager. If you have comms experience and want to work with an exceptional team in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you! www.hepi.ac.uk/about-us/vac...
Rose Stephenson
@rstephenson123.bsky.social
Director of Policy at the Higher Education Policy Institute. Foodie, adventurer, mother of two. Proudly Yorkshire. Views my own.
The OECD’s ‘Education at a Glance 2025’ report shows that higher education delivers strong returns, the UK remains a top choice for international students, and qualified teachers are key. 🎥 Watch highlights from the UK launch event, hosted by HEPI and Cambridge, here: https://cambrid.ge/45ZtVAD
Education at a Glance 2025 | Launch highlights from OECD, HEPI & Cambridge
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HEPI has had a glow-up! Check out the new website here: www.hepi.ac.uk
Shaping Policy, Enhancing Higher Education - HEPI
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New Post: New report shows a catastrophic decline in formal language learning www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/07/31/n...
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@hepi-news.bsky.social is hiring! We are seeking a Policy Manager to support our work stimulating debate and influencing higher education policy. More info here: smartthinking.org.uk/job/policy-m...
Policy Manager - Smart Thinking
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What does our future workforce look like – and how are universities responding? An @hepi-news.bsky.social blog by Jamie Roberts and Aiste Viduolyte of the @russellgroup.bsky.social www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/05/01/w... c
What does our future workforce look like – and how are universities responding? - HEPI
Russell Group universities are forging local partnerships to upskill workers and meet the UK’s urgent graduate workforce demands.
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'Higher education must continue to prioritise its values and mission: a commitment to evidence as well as to equality and social mobility.' A @hepi-news.bsky.social blog by @omaromalleykhan.bsky.social of TASO. www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/04/11/n...
Navigating higher education in a changing landscape - HEPI
Higher education must defend its value while resourcing evaluation and access efforts amid financial pressures and widening inequalities.
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The core trilma here remains the same - the govt needs to accept one of three things: high student migration, higher domestic student fees (or higher taxes to fund universities) or university bankruptcies. Those are the only options, given where we are. Pick one.
Glen O'Hara@gsoh31.bsky.social · last yr.The UK government is proposing to finally finish off its universities by further tightening the terms of the graduate visa route. The stupid fools. Playing with dangers they don't even understand. www.ft.com/content/f441...
'Similarly, the PSHE Association identify the importance of lessons being 'planned and taught by trained, knowledgeable and engaged specialists'. 100% this. An @hepi-news.bsky.social blog by @sarrajenkins.bsky.social www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/04/07/o...
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Delighted and grateful to have had this response posted by @hepi-news.bsky.social. One Step Beyond raises important issues about student preparedness for HE, an area I am passionate about. www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/04/07/o...
One Step Beyond: A View from a School - HEPI
Preparing students for higher education requires better careers advice, life skills teaching, and support for unassessed academic skills.
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I've written a blog for @hepi-news.bsky.social, explaining why calling for more male teachers to act as role models for boys is a flawed plan buff.ly/2tOEdPo:
Lunchtime Reading: Will having more male teachers as role models solve 'the boy question'? - HEPI
There’s little evidence that increasing the number of male teachers will improve boys’ academic outcomes or attitudes.
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Reflections on free speech - an international student perspective: www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/04/03/f...
Free speech and the University of Sussex - HEPI
There are times, as a scholar from another country, that events in your adopted home catch you off guard. The fears of those around you are so far removed from your own experience that you are baffled...
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Teachers in London are far more likely to expect their pupils to attend university compared with other parts of the UK, according to a new report that looks at the future of widening participation initiatives. @julietterowsell.bsky.social reports #AcademicSky #EduSky
London teachers more likely to expect pupils to go to university
Three-quarters of teachers in the capital predict at least half their class will go into higher education, according to new polling
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Great @wonkhe.bsky.social podcast this week. Forensic discussion on franchising and free speech by @viviennestern.bsky.social and @jonathansimons.bsky.social Well worth a listen.
ICYMI: A cracking @hepi-news.bsky.social blog by Luke Arundel of TASO. Luke explains why planning for 'impact-by-scale' from the starting point of a new initiative is key to progress. www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/03/07/m...
Making an impact at scale - HEPI
To tackle inequality in higher education, interventions must be designed with scalability in mind to ensure lasting, widespread impact.
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ICYMI: An @hepi-news.bsky.social blog to mark International Women's Day by Prof. Lisa-Dionne Morris. www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/03/08/i...
International Women's Day: Black Women Shaping the Future of Academia - HEPI
Black women in academia and industry have made groundbreaking contributions, yet persistent barriers demand urgent structural change for true equity.
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Why better paternity leave, more male nurses and men's leadership courses are needed to accelerate action this International Women's Day. My blog for @hepi-news.bsky.social on #IWD2025. www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/03/08/t...
To accelerate action on gender equality, we must consider both sides of the coin. #IWD2025 - HEPI
It’s International Women’s Day. Today on the site, Professor Lisa-Dionne Morris explores the critical role of Black women in academia and industry leadership, particularly in Engineering and STEM, hig...
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My latest blog for @hepi-news.bsky.social wraps up the most recent sector thinking on AI. Rebalancing to a skills-first focus will ensure relevance for institutions and their graduates. Thanks to Kortext for the inspiration. www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/03/10/w...
Will the use of generative AI shift higher education from a knowledge-first system to a skills-first system? - HEPI
On the eve of the release of HEPI’s Student Generative AI Survey 2025, HEPI hosted a roundtable dinner with the report’s sponsor, Kortext, and invited guests to discuss the following essay question: H...
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ICYMI: Catch up with the HEPI/LSBU Social Mobility Index webinar from earlier this week: www.youtube.com/watch?v=52_N...
Launch of HEPI / LSBU 2024 English Social Mobility Index
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Just a reminder that if young people are to 'earn or learn', those living in rural communities need transport to get to college/apprenticeships/work. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Young people who refuse to work to lose benefits, says minister
Liz Kendall says young people will have a responsibility to take up new opportunities for
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The interesting HE folks starter pack now upgraded with @theahua.bsky.social added! Enjoy! go.bsky.app/MmHk4p7
Let students review marked exam scripts, says thinktank Hepi paper says keeping papers under lock and key could be harming student learning #AcademicSky #EduSky
Let students review marked exam scripts, says thinktank
Hepi paper says keeping papers under lock and key could be harming student learning
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'I swear you should get special consideration marks if you’re on day two of your period for an exam.' I enjoyed this take on Famke's paper: thetab.com/2024/11/14/m...
Men do better in exams, women do better in coursework - here's the science why
Girlies are at a disadvantage at exam-heavy unis like Oxbridge
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Published by HEPI this week: Advancing Translational Research, by Lan Murdock and Rose Stephenson, with a foreword by Dame Margaret Hodge. www.hepi.ac.uk/2024/11/07/a...
Advancing Translational Research - HEPI
The Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) today publishes Advancing Translational Research (HEPI Policy Note 57) with a foreword from Baroness (Margaret) Hodge of Barking. The authors, Lan Murdock,...
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New Post: Addressing financial challenges in the HE sector: Mills and Reeve reflects on an October roundtable with university leaders buff.ly/48GhGZv
Addressing financial challenges in the HE sector: Mills and Reeve reflects on an October roundtable with university leaders - HEPI
UK university leaders are exploring collaborative strategies to tackle financial pressures and adapt to declining student numbers.
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Very interesting talking point from @hepi-news.bsky.social on the male/female first class degree awarding gap at @universityofoxford.bsky.social and Cambridge. Would it help women to ditch high-stakes final exams and reform the “combative” tutorial system? www.thetimes.com/uk/education...
Oxbridge urged to reform exams so more women get firsts
Menstrual symptoms are said to be among the disadvantages causing worse results than at other universities
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