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Just over a year ago the government’s flagship Levelling Up White Paper was published. Now, two Prime Ministers later, the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill is being scrutinised line-by-line in the House of Lords, but the fervour that seemed to grip the white paper release seems to be slipping away at the top of government. The contribution

This blog has been kindly written by Ceri Nursaw, Chief Executive of NCEE. It is the fourth in the current series of blogs produced for HEPI by NCEE On International Women’s Day it feels appropriate to talk about female leadership in universities. With still only seven women CEOs in the FTSE 100, and one fifth

This guest blog has been kindly written by Professor Tony Wall and Dr Adam Shore of Liverpool Business School, Liverpool John Moores University. It is the third in the current series of blogs produced for HEPI by NCEE Higher education institutions play a critical role in shaping the next generation of leaders and professionals. As

This guest blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Professor Judith Lamie, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for International Engagement at Swansea University. It is the second in a new series of blogs produced jointly with the HEPI Now I am no scientist, as will become evident, but technology is a wonderful thing – from the advent of

Welcome to the new series of the NCEE / HEPI leadership blogs. Launching the new series is Professor Paul LeBlanc, President of Southern New Hampshire University (one of the largest universities in the United States), who has been described by Forbes Magazine as one of the ‘most influential people in higher education’. Many have written about the

Universities need to be at the centre of long-term partnerships in our cities and regions, helping to build thriving communities with creative, innovative businesses at their heart. This means moving beyond projects and prioritising deep links between sectors, and supporting staff and students to work with local government, further education, the NHS, business and communities. This

This blog was kindly contributed by Ceri Nursaw, Chief Executive of the National Centre for Entrepreneurship in Education (NCEE). Over 12 weeks, HEPI has hosted blogs exploring the topic of leadership in higher education. In the final post in the series, Ceri reflects on some of series’ key messages. Our Autumn Talking Leadership series with

This question was posed recently at the All Party Parliamentary Group for Universities and NCEE had the opportunity to address a mix of MPs, Lords, Baronesses, Vice-Chancellors and senior higher education leaders. Here’s what I said … To look forward it is useful to first look back. It’s nearly 20 years since the Lambert Report

This blog was written by Professor Ken Sloan, Vice-Chancellor, Harper Adams University. It is the 11th in our series on leadership in partnership with the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) Prior to becoming Vice-Chancellor at Harper Adams University, I served as a Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Monash University in Australia. The purpose of my role at Monash

This blog was written by Professor Sara Spear, Dean of the Faculty of Business and Law at St Mary’s University. It is the tenth in our series on leadership in partnership with Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) The ‘Building Belonging in Higher Education’ report by Wonkhe and Pearson emphasised the need for institution-wide approaches to developing student belonging, proposing ‘connection