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Labour takes steps to bring higher education and local skills closer together

by Michael Salmon

19/11/25

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Over 20 years of frozen London PhD weighting means change is overdue

by Nico Henry

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19/11/25

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Duty of care isn’t about mental health, it’s about preventing harm

by Robert Abrahart

19/11/25

OfS capital allocations, 2025-26

OfS capital allocations, 2025-26

by David Kernohan

18/11/25

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Higher education’s civic role has never been more important to get right

by Adam Leach

18/11/25

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The surprising pragmatism of Reform UK voters towards international education

by Rhiannon McQuone

17/11/25

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The political centre of gravity continues to shift towards higher education sceptics

by Steve O’Neil

17/11/25

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What all SUs need to know about sexism and sexual violence in UK medical education

by Team Wonkhe

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16/11/25

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The Renters Rights Bill is law – what should SUs do to prepare for May 1st 2026?

by Jim Dickinson

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16/11/25

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Efforts to build belonging may get the problem the wrong way around

by Jim Dickinson

14/11/25

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The one where they still don’t have any friends

by Mack Marshall

14/11/25

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Higher education postcard: the University of Hertfordshire

by Hugh Jones

14/11/25

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What’s in the new Office for Students strategy?

by David Kernohan

13/11/25

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How SUs nurture community through space ritual and contribution

by Niall Sweby

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13/11/25

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Student protection is needed in all higher-level learning

by Charlotte Corrish

13/11/25

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Podcast: Access, governance, festival vibes

by Team Wonkhe

12/11/25

If we wanted to do skills planning, could we?

If we wanted to do skills planning, could we?

by David Kernohan

12/11/25

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Making creative practice research visible

by Roy Hanney

12/11/25

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The higher education “market” still doesn’t work

by Jim Dickinson

12/11/25

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Helping students to make good choices isn’t about more faulty search filters

by Jim Dickinson

12/11/25

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Imagine if we gave everyone a first

Imagine if we gave everyone a first

by Jim Dickinson

11/11/25

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How to build smarter partnerships and become digitally mature

by Andrea Marcinkus

11/11/25

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What does specialisation for a university mean in a defence-led economy?

by Richard Davies

11/11/25

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Little England's splendid isolation in European HE looks increasingly absurd

Little England’s splendid isolation in European HE looks increasingly absurd

by Jim Dickinson

10/11/25

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New on The Post-18 Project: Earning the license

by Mark Leach

The Post-18 Project

10/11/25

Medical students are being failed by a system that won't take responsibility

Medical students are being failed by a system that won’t take responsibility

by Jim Dickinson

10/11/25

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Adopting AI across an institution is a pressing leadership challenge

by Janice Kay

10/11/25

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In learning, AI must become a co-creator, not a shortcut

by Nick Jennings

10/11/25

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What makes peer tutoring work and why SUs should be running it

by Team Wonkhe

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10/11/25

Resolving this campus culture war could save lives

Resolving this campus culture war could save lives

by Jim Dickinson

9/11/25

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Student loneliness isn’t going away and the evidence on what works is getting stronger

by Team Wonkhe

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9/11/25

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What’s in APPs on belonging and social connection?

by Team Wonkhe

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9/11/25

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Tuutorointi proves peer support works when you resource it as infrastructure, not sparkle

by Team Wonkhe

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9/11/25

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What SUs need to know about a new book on belonging

by Team Wonkhe

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9/11/25

Educator expertise is needed to work out how AI can uplift, not constrain, cognition

Educator expertise is needed to work out how AI can uplift, not constrain, cognition

by Debbie McVitty

7/11/25

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OfS reported for non-compliance

OfS reported for non-compliance

by David Kernohan

7/11/25

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See it, say it, sorted

by Mack Marshall

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7/11/25

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Webinar: Now that’s what I call great officer comms

by Mack Marshall

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7/11/25

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What SUs need to know about grade inflation, algorithms and degree transcripts

by Team Wonkhe

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7/11/25

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Higher education postcard: Keble College, Oxford

by Hugh Jones

7/11/25

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Podcast: Banned algorithms, Schools curriculum, Wales student finance

by Team Wonkhe

6/11/25

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The Office for Students steps on to shaky ground in an attempt to regulate academic standards

by David Kernohan

6/11/25

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Algorithms aren’t the problem. It’s the classification system they support

by Jim Dickinson

6/11/25

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Students taking resits need specific support

by Karen Lander

6/11/25

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What we still need to talk about when it comes to the LLE

by Vy Chuong

6/11/25

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Northern Ireland can be a testbed for research culture

by Chris Browne

5/11/25

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New heights in tertiary partnerships

by Lisa Roberts

5/11/25

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Universities in England can’t ignore the curriculum (and students) that are coming

by Jim Dickinson

5/11/25

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The three “f” words I can’t stop saying at uni

by Rosie Ellen Birch

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4/11/25

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Higher education should back a national digital skills wallet

by Patrina Law

4/11/25

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What might lower response rates mean for Graduate Outcomes data?

by Tej Nathwani

4/11/25

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Diamond’s a distant memory as Wales plays inflation games with fees and maintenance

Diamond’s a distant memory as Wales plays inflation games with fees and maintenance

by Jim Dickinson

3/11/25

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What is “storming fortnight” and can officer teams survive it?

by Team Wonkhe

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3/11/25

Learning and work is for the well off

Learning and work is for the well off

by David Kernohan

3/11/25

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Change the incentives to change the economy

by James Coe

3/11/25

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Securing educational excellence may demand a new leadership compact

by Charles Knight

3/11/25

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How expensive is it to study in London? Still depends who you ask

How expensive is it to study in London? Still depends who you ask

by Jim Dickinson

3/11/25

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What does it actually cost to apply to a postgraduate course?

by Team Wonkhe

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2/11/25

Yes, there is a graduate earnings premium (even if you account for prior qualifications)

Yes, there is a graduate earnings premium (even if you account for prior qualifications)

by David Kernohan

1/11/25

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Renter’s riot act

by Mack Marshall

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31/10/25

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The SFC has ditched outcome agreements – here’s what the new system means for SUs

by Team Wonkhe

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31/10/25

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Here’s what the public thinks about universities, and why that matters to SUs

by Mack Marshall

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31/10/25

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The network effects of a university collapse

by Jamie Warner

31/10/25

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Higher education postcard: Totley Hall Training College

by Hugh Jones

31/10/25

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Does commuting to university really damage student wellbeing?

by Jim Dickinson

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30/10/25

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How to use the Abrahart triangle for change

by Team Wonkhe

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30/10/25

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How to stop students being ripped off by the emerging guarantor market

by Team Wonkhe

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30/10/25

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Podcast: Public attitudes, housing, employability

by Team Wonkhe

30/10/25

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Advance HE must deepen our expertise in supporting transformation and change

by Alistair Jarvis

30/10/25

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Dialogic assessments are the missing piece in contemporary assessment debates

by Blessing Maregere

30/10/25

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Student accommodation – a tale of two cities, and 2point4 students

by Jim Dickinson

30/10/25

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The Renters' Rights Act is out of the oven, but the student housing market is still cooked

The Renters’ Rights Act is out of the oven, but the student housing market is still cooked

by Jim Dickinson

29/10/25

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Guide to Renter’s Rights Act (England) for students

by Team Wonkhe

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29/10/25

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Students need a better deal on public transport

by Penny Hampden-Turner

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29/10/25

Systems not silos in Ottoline Leyser's valedictory select committee appearance

Systems not silos in Ottoline Leyser’s valedictory select committee appearance

by James Coe

29/10/25

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Purpose, strategy, and operations in that order – how to make a federation work

by James Coe

29/10/25

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Is it time to change the rules on NSS publication?

by Richard Puttock

29/10/25

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OfS board papers join the web 2.0 revolution

OfS board papers join the web 2.0 revolution

by David Kernohan

28/10/25

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Only radical thinking will deliver the integrated tertiary system the country needs

by Ian Dunn

28/10/25

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Everyone cares until someone asks for a statute

by Robert Abrahart

28/10/25

Students’ realities don’t fit into the white paper

Students’ realities don’t fit into the white paper

by Mack Marshall

27/10/25

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The white paper is wrong – changing research funding won’t change teaching

by James Coe

27/10/25

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The white paper on regulation

by David Kernohan

27/10/25

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Who gets to be an artist?

Who gets to be an artist?

by Jim Dickinson

24/10/25

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Students live in terrible housing. Can SUs do anything about it?

by Team Wonkhe

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24/10/25

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How to use planning policy and the Skills White Paper to make student housing better

by Team Wonkhe

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24/10/25

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Paying the price

by Mack Marshall

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24/10/25

We need to talk about Kalven

We need to talk about Kalven

by Jim Dickinson

24/10/25

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A not so happy birthday to the Robbins Review

A not so happy birthday to the Robbins Review

by Jim Dickinson

24/10/25

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A university system reliant on international students has an obligation to understand them

by Jenny Steele

24/10/25

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Higher education postcard: London South Bank University

by Hugh Jones

24/10/25

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What’s in the post-16 white paper for postgraduate study?

by Mark Bennett

24/10/25

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A generation of students has been failed and forgotten again

by Jim Dickinson

24/10/25

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Students are developing amazing skills through the SU (if they can uncover them)

by Team Wonkhe

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23/10/25

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Policy Radar October 2025

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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23/10/25

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Now that’s what I call AI 2025

by Mack Marshall

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23/10/25

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What SUs need to know about the changes to employment law

by Team Wonkhe

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23/10/25

“Apprenticeship units” and the LLE

“Apprenticeship units” and the LLE

by Michael Salmon

23/10/25

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Graduates, you will [not] pay less under a Labour government

Graduates, you will [not] pay less under a Labour government

by Jim Dickinson

23/10/25

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The importance of civility in higher education

by Lydia Dye-Stonebridge

23/10/25

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