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A Baker’s Dozen: Thirteen years of book reviews on higher education, 2013 to 2025 - HEPI
Fifteen years ago, in December 2010, students were rioting on the streets of London as the House of Commons voted to allow undergraduate tuition fees in England to rise to £9,000. These higher fees le...
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In a new HEPI paper, I gather together 30 of my book reviews relating to higher education:
www.hepi.ac.uk/reports/a-ba...
www.hepi.ac.uk/reports/a-ba...
In a new HEPI paper, I gather together 30 of my book reviews relating to higher education:
www.hepi.ac.uk/reports/a-ba...
www.hepi.ac.uk/reports/a-ba...
A Baker’s Dozen: Thirteen years of book reviews on higher education, 2013 to 2025 - HEPI
Fifteen years ago, in December 2010, students were rioting on the streets of London as the House of Commons voted to allow undergraduate tuition fees in England to rise to £9,000. These higher fees le...
www.hepi.ac.uk
December 18, 2025 at 7:48 AM
In a new HEPI paper, I gather together 30 of my book reviews relating to higher education:
www.hepi.ac.uk/reports/a-ba...
www.hepi.ac.uk/reports/a-ba...
My take on the new Curriculum and Assessment Review:
New Post: A Christmas present or a nightmare before Christmas? Assessing the Curriculum and Assessment Review www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/11/05/a...
November 6, 2025 at 6:32 AM
My take on the new Curriculum and Assessment Review:
I blame Tom Richmond for the fact I have Zombie by The Cranberries stuck inside my head again:
🚨NEW PODCAST🚨
Does the Post 16 White Paper have the right answers, or even the right questions?
@ukshane.bsky.social and @nickhillman.bsky.social joined me to explore what lies ahead for FE and HE respectively under the Government's proposed reforms.
Listen here: insideyoured.com
Does the Post 16 White Paper have the right answers, or even the right questions?
@ukshane.bsky.social and @nickhillman.bsky.social joined me to explore what lies ahead for FE and HE respectively under the Government's proposed reforms.
Listen here: insideyoured.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:26 AM
I blame Tom Richmond for the fact I have Zombie by The Cranberries stuck inside my head again:
My holiday reading included this excellent new book:
www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/08/30/e...
www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/08/30/e...
English lessons: Review of Nick Gibb's book on educational reform after 2010 - by HEPI Director Nick Hillman - HEPI
This is the second book on education in a row that I have reviewed on the HEPI website that comes from a right-of-centre perspective. The previous review (of a book by the President of the New College...
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August 30, 2025 at 5:58 AM
My holiday reading included this excellent new book:
www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/08/30/e...
www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/08/30/e...
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“For researchers, the ability to engage with a text in the original language is especially useful in situations where precise nuances—whether technical, legal [or] literary—really matter,” she [Megan Bowler, HEPI report author] said.
Collapse of languages has ‘knock-on effects’ for research
University-wide language provision increasingly important for international research capabilities, says Hepi report author. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
University-wide language provision increasingly important for international research capabilities, says Hepi report author. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
July 31, 2025 at 11:39 AM
“For researchers, the ability to engage with a text in the original language is especially useful in situations where precise nuances—whether technical, legal [or] literary—really matter,” she [Megan Bowler, HEPI report author] said.
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@ucflangs.bsky.social The University Council For Languages (UCFL) responds to welcome a new @hepi-news.bsky.social report and joins them in calling for urgent action on revitalising language learning university-council-for-languages.org/2025/07/31/n...
July 31, 2025 at 10:16 AM
@ucflangs.bsky.social The University Council For Languages (UCFL) responds to welcome a new @hepi-news.bsky.social report and joins them in calling for urgent action on revitalising language learning university-council-for-languages.org/2025/07/31/n...
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HEPI Director @nickhillman.bsky.social points to the 2004 decision to scrap the requirement for young people to study one language until the age of 16.
“It is, quite clearly in my view, the worst educational policy of this century.” he says.
“It is, quite clearly in my view, the worst educational policy of this century.” he says.
July 31, 2025 at 6:46 AM
HEPI Director @nickhillman.bsky.social points to the 2004 decision to scrap the requirement for young people to study one language until the age of 16.
“It is, quite clearly in my view, the worst educational policy of this century.” he says.
“It is, quite clearly in my view, the worst educational policy of this century.” he says.
Not precisely comparable but…I was hired in to lead London Metropolitan University when they had their licence to enroll international students removed in 2014. I started on August 1st, I got the licence restored on Sept 24. I will forever be grateful to our -expensive but well worth it- lawyers.
BREAKING: The Trump administration blocks Harvard from enrolling international students, amid an ongoing standoff with the university.
May 22, 2025 at 8:54 PM
