Director, Higher Futures; NED and chair; former vice-chancellor and academic. Still cyclist, dad, grandad and European. All opinions my own.https://bsky.app/profile/chrishusbands.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrishusbands.bsky.social/post/3mrsb6fqiok2sLast week, HEPI published my report 'New Choices: revisiting strategic futures for higher education in England'. This morning, I have summarised the argument for the HEPI blog https://www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/07/29/new-choices-revisiting-strategic-futures-for-english-higher-education/.29 Jul 2026 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:fny2pttw36xbflnxeeimgwtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrsb6fqiok2shttps://bsky.app/profile/chrishusbands.bsky.social/post/3midro6ltp22oDelighted to see that the LSE podcast on HE mergers is now live https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducation/2026/03/31/university-mergers-head-heart-and-hidden-costs31 Mar 2026 08:39 +0000at://did:plc:fny2pttw36xbflnxeeimgwtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3midro6ltp22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/chrishusbands.bsky.social/post/3loxqs3a6cc2rIn this morning's HEPI blog, I look at recent discussion of HE and outline the choices facing government and universities https://www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/05/12/new-government-familiar-problems/12 May 2025 10:22 +0000at://did:plc:fny2pttw36xbflnxeeimgwtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3loxqs3a6cc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrishusbands.bsky.social/post/3ljhsisdos22rIn our new Higher Futures Insight piece, Janice Kay and I look at the questions universities need to ask about engaging rapidly changing student populations https://higherfutures.co.uk/new-rules-of-engagement/03 Mar 2025 11:04 +0000at://did:plc:fny2pttw36xbflnxeeimgwtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljhsisdos22r