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This month the C.H.A.S.E consortium has launched a Code of Conduct, a voluntary, human-rights-based framework for media organisations committed to preventing and addressing online gender-based violence. Signatories commit to zero tolerance for gender-based online violence, responsible moderation practices, staff training, transparent complaint mechanisms, and regular public reporting on compliance. The Code is aligned with EU legal standards, including the Digital Services Act,

The emergence of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) technology and the increasing sophistication of such tools have raised concerns about their imp

The latest results for the English Social Mobility Index, which is compiled by London South Bank University (LSBU) and published by the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI), shows the University of Bradford, Aston University and the University of Wolverhampton in the top three places. The annual LSBU English Social Mobility Index is published each year by […]

New research from Wonkhe finds that assessment design – not AI policy – is what determines whether students use AI to learn or to produce. Jim Dickinson and Mack Marshall explain

Students aren't confused about AI – they're making rational choices in a system that has removed the incentives to learn. Jim Dickinson and Mack Marshall preview findings from new research on learning in an age of AI Students aren't confused about AI – they're making rational choices in a system that has removed the incentives to learn. Jim Dickinson and Mack Marshall preview findings from new research on learning in an age of AI

National Audit Office director Charles Nancarrow explains what his team found when they assessed how the government and UKRI are investing in research infrastructure National Audit Office director Charles Nancarrow explains what his team found when they assessed how the government and UKRI are investing in research infrastructure

 building relationships with staff and peers is an important factor in student wellbeing.

Resources Regional Areas of Research Interest: Challenges, opportunities and next steps Back to resources Published by Charlotte Campbell, Rob Davies, Melissa Hawkins, Max French, Charlotte Pell 09 March 2026, 10:13 UTC Share Areas of Research Interest Engaging with local and regional authorities...

The share of PhD students who publish during their studies rose by 70 per cent between 2000 and 2020, according to a new report on UK doctoral graduates’ contribution to innovation published by the Innovation and Research Caucus. The report draws on a dataset of almost 350,000 doctoral graduates, examining their outputs in terms of research publications and patenting, and examining regional and gender differences.

Levels of satisfaction with the PGR experience across participating institutions are the highest reported in over a decade.

This briefing note examines how being in deep poverty in childhood – proxied by eligibility to free school meals at age 16 – continues to shape graduates’ earnings long after university. Using the Longitudinal Education Outcomes dataset to track the education and work pathways of 520,000 graduates...

Prepare for populism: Universities need to rebuild their legitimacy with all major parties and the public as they head into a tougher political era. In Preparing for Populism (HEPI Debate Paper 44), Professor Diana Beech and Edward Venning show that public patience with universities is thin as populist sentiment rises. The report argues the higher education sector’s […]

A summary of evidence on the barriers to higher education. It is part of work package 2 under the Diamond Reforms to Student Finance Evaluation Plan 2024 on widening access and participation.

Some 94 per cent of students say they use generative AI to help with assessed work, according to this year’s HEPI/Kortext student generative AI survey. The findings, based on a Savanta survey of just over 1,000 full-time undergraduates, are said to show a “somewhat polarised AI landscape,” with a roughly even split between students who say AI makes them feel more or less lonely, between those students who felt their institution encourages AI use and those who did not, and between those students who preferred using AI and those who favoured traditional research sources.

A TASO-led study on the use of learner analytics to identify students with poor wellbeing has found no measurable causal link between the use of “nudges” to signpost wellbeing support and the subsequent uptake of such services, nor any link to re-engagement with studies. The report does note that there is “widespread literature” on the power of nudges to improve outcomes, and so their use should not be dismissed despite the findings of this study. But TASO also cautions that it is “not clear” that analytics data can effectively target students who are at risk of poor wellbeing. 

This report explores the need for a move beyond transactional validation agreements toward long-term, structural partnerships between HE and FE