Some recent reports on Higher Education

Below are some links to recent reports on Higher Education, all of which can be downloaded free of charge.

General HE Facts & Figures

International HE Facts and Figures 2010  (UUK)

OECD Education at a Glance 2010 (international education statistics) 

Patterns of HE in the UK, Sept 2010 (UUK)

HE Policy

One step beyond: making the most of postgraduate education   Report on the findings of the review panel on postgraduate education, chaired by Professor Adrian Smith, March 2010


HE Supply and Demand to 2020  Report from the HE Policy Institute (HEPI), Feb 2011
 
Lessons from America  Prof Roger Brown's report on US HE and how the UK can avoid some of the pitfalls of a deregulated market  (HEPI), Feb 2011

Regulating financial sustainability in Higher Education  National Audit Office report for HEFCE and DBIS, March 2011

University Governance - Questions for a New Era (HEPI), April 2011 - how HE governance needs to change to align better with the changing balance of interests as funding shifts from Government to the student, including a call for a heightened role for alumni.

Private and diverse provision 

Diverse provision in higher education: options and challenges, Report to DBIS, July 2010 pub. February 2011 (HEFCE)

Growth of private and for-profit higher education providers in the UK, March 2010 (UUK) 

Graduate employment
 
The Graduate Market in 2011 - Annual review of vacancies and starting salaries at Britain's leading employers, Jan 2011 (High Fliers Research)
 
Graduate Career Stories - graduates describe their route to their current roles, Nov 2010 (HECSU)
 
What do graduates do?  2010 Analysis of 2008/9 graduate destinations (HECSU)
 
 
Real Prospects - graduates' experience of the reality of graduate employment, July 2010 (HECSU)

Other research reports

 
Tuition Fees and Student Financial Assistance: 2010 Global Year in Review - study from the Toronto-based consultancy Higher Education Strategy Associates provides an overview of policy trends in 40 countries, looking primarily at domestic fees and aid provision and finds a significant number of countries neither increased tuition nor reduced student financial aid