Author
Hillary Gyebi-Ababio
Hillary Gyebi-Ababio is the vice president for higher education at the National Union of Students. Formerly she was the undergraduate education officer at Bristol SU.
12 pieces
Newest first, since February 2020
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What matters in quality: reflections from QAA’s outgoing student board members
Hillary Gyebi-Ababio and Eve Alcock reflect on their two years supporting the quality of teaching in the sector on the QAA board
With Eve Alcock
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Students are striking for a new vision for education
As NUS coordinates a national student day of action, Hillary Gyebi-Ababio explains why
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Accommodation costs are pricing students out of education
Introducing the results of the NUS/Unipol Accommodation Costs Survey 2021, Hillary Gyebi-Ababio argues that rent is pricing students out of education.
· SUs
Accommodation costs are pricing students out of education
Student housing has been in crisis for years. While it has been Covid outbreaks, accommodation lockdowns and wasted rent that have captured headlines over the last two years, in reality these exposed the grave injustices
· SUs
If hybrid learning is here to stay, student housing is about more than a bed
Student housing has been in crisis for years now – with poor living conditions, high and rising rents and a lack of availability of housing plaguing the sector. The pandemic has completely altered how students interact w
With Pango Simwaka
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SU Officers are waging war against essay mills
Students are wonderful. They are bright and they are eager to dive into the pool of knowledge that is the higher education sector. But in this pandemic, students’ confidence has taken a hit – and contract cheating vendor
With Steph Lomas and Harry South
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It’s good news for students in halls in London
Larissa Kennedy and Hillary Gyebi-Ababio describe plans that will improve the affordability, ownership and delivery of purpose-built student accommodation both in the capital, and elsewhere.
With Larissa Kennedy
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There is a debate about free speech on campus. Just not the one you think.
Three student leaders evaluate the way in which students and their representatives are portrayed over the free speech debate.
With Sunday Blake and Meg Price
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Rent reform would benefit students, universities and communities too
Larissa Kennedy and Hillary Gyebi-Ababio make the case for a new coalition aiming to address injustices facing those that rent their housing.
With Larissa Kennedy
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Students want universities to embrace technology
Students expect their universities to enable engagement, says Hillary Gyebi-Ababio – but the greatest power of digital technology is inclusion.
· SUs
For the emerging transition, the sector has lots to learn from SU leadership
Over the past few weeks, the higher education sector – and the student experience with it – has undergone a significant, if not the most dramatic, change it has ever seen. For much of the period, I along with millions of
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What do we mean when we say “sector leading”?
Universities compete fiercely on a range of metrics, from student numbers to diversity. Hillary Gyebi-Ababio warns them not to lose sight of the concrete issues they face