Higher Education Policy Institute

The Higher Education Policy Institute is the UK's only think tank devoted exclusively to higher education. The Director is @nickhillman. RTs aren’t endorsements

[Nick Hillman @nickhillman]

See you there?!

[Higher Education Policy Institute @HEPI_news]

We’ve two events in Birmingham tomorrow morning, one on soft power featuring Lord Willetts and a higher ed questiontime featuring Baroness Cash.

NO CONFERENCE PASS NECESSARY - these are outside the secure zone.

More details here:

https://t.co/yAGDddS9tf

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New Post: WEEKEND READING: UUK Contextual Admissions Guidance: A Response https://t.co/o15eGRDNBq https://t.co/o15eGRDNBq

[William Whyte @william_whyte]

As a child, I went most weeks to @AldeBooks and it is thrilling to find this there today!

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New Post: WEEKEND READING: Before saying yes: the missing test in provider exit https://t.co/8fH61PGgWe https://t.co/8fH61PGgWe

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New Post: Access isn’t enough: why universities must make the hidden curriculum visible https://t.co/mHn3I9G5nB https://t.co/mHn3I9G5nB

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New Post: Reflections from Labour Party conference 2026 https://t.co/nldOms95L8 https://t.co/nldOms95L8

[The PIE News @ThePIENews]

BREAKING NEWS: The Home Office has suspended Buckinghamshire New University’s student sponsor licence, effective 30 September.

https://t.co/9bfYZqn2Rw

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New Post: ‘Who’s looking after the researchers?’ The missing conversation in research culture https://t.co/lejSKBNVCF https://t.co/lejSKBNVCF

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UK ‘not making the most’ of universities’ soft power, MP says https://t.co/hSHtxw944o via @timeshighered

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New Post: Leading through disruption https://t.co/t5e6ZeymME https://t.co/t5e6ZeymME

[Association of Colleges (AoC) @AoC_info]

“I am delighted to see the Chancellor’s announcement on the “rebirth” of the Union Learning Fund," says @AoCDavidH, CEO at AoC in our latest statement.

Read more here:
https://t.co/xEQ5Qz9vyn

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Coverage of one of our events earlier today at the Labour Party Conference:

[Times Higher Education @timeshighered]

Universities need to work harder to “regain their credibility” and ensure their public benefits are not becoming “invisible”, the Labour party conference has heard
https://t.co/YGCQqdfTOo

[William Whyte @william_whyte]

I’ve been reviewed by David Willetts!

[Gavin Moodie @GavinMoodie]

@HEPI_news Thanx for Willetts' most interesting review of Whyte, W. (2026). The university: A history in stone, silk, and blood. Harvard University Press.

https://t.co/6cwR09ArI6

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That didn’t take long. A complaint about the new BCA metrics comes up in the first 5 mins of our event with @duolingoUK and a range of universities at the Labour Party Conference:

[Nick Hillman @nickhillman]

How many serving world leaders were educated in the US, the UK, France, Russia, Australia and (rising star) India. Find out here in the 10th anniversary edition of the Soft-Power Index:
https://t.co/AvFo647sRH

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HEPI’s Soft-Power Index is out today - it’s the 10th anniversary edition https://t.co/ViypIxD4f9

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New Post: Review of William Whyte: The University: A History in Stone, Silk and Blood https://t.co/RpY14joHYg https://t.co/RpY14joHYg

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New Post: New HEPI and CUP&A Report: ‘Soft Power Index 2026’ https://t.co/EblfLvSDsO https://t.co/EblfLvSDsO