The University of East Anglia (UEA) were proud to host the UK & Ireland Higher Education Institutional Research (HEIR) Network 2025 Annual Conference on the 4th and 5th of September.​

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The theme for HEIR 2025 was articulated across four key tracks: 

• Widening Access: exploring effective ways to boost participation of underrepresented groups and widen equality, diversity and inclusion in HE. 

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• Supporting Retention: investigating what provision and interventions allow HEIs to support all students throughout the student lifecycle. 

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• Improving Outcomes: tackling the link between learning and attainment, student experience and employability, within and beyond national policy frameworks. 

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• Informing Policy: harnessing research and evaluation and promoting collaborations to bridge institutional practice and HE policy.