Image: Midjourney Ships, Sugababes and Trigger’s broom – how promises to students get broken by Jim Dickinson Comment 15/04/24 2
The longer Labour leaves announcing on student finance, the more it could be Quack Quack oops The longer Labour leaves announcing on student finance, the more it could be Quack Quack oops by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 3/04/24
Image: Midjourney How thin is Scottish student funding being spread? by Jim Dickinson Comment 20/02/24 1
Image: Midjourney There are better ways to fund and govern universities as quasi-public services by Jim Dickinson Comment 5/02/24 2
Wholesale provider collapse should be the least of most students' worries Wholesale provider collapse should be the least of most students’ worries by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 15/01/24 3
What sort of state are university finances in? What sort of state are university finances in? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 18/05/23 5
UKRI stipends aren't going up by as much as we thought UKRI stipends aren’t going up by as much as we thought by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 3/05/23
Image: Shutterstock Labour should go back to the future to find answers on maintenance by Jim Dickinson Comment 7/02/23
Image: Shutterstock The public supports universities and students more than we think by Jim Dickinson Comment 2/02/23
Image: Shutterstock Can industrial action accelerate a resolution to the pay and pensions dispute? by Jim Dickinson Comment 30/01/23 4
Image: Two Point Studios/Sega If you keep students happy, they’ll learn – and joust by Ben Huskins Comment 23/09/22
PGRs get a 13 per cent increase on their stipends PGRs get a 13 per cent increase on their stipends by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 3/09/22 1
Image: IKON Can rapid collegiality help address permanent volatility? by Jim Dickinson Comment 1/09/22 1
Image: Shutterstock Is the international expansion miracle about to push up against capacity constraints? by Jim Dickinson Comment 22/08/22 3
Image: Shutterstock Tighter finances will impact students. Should we warn them? by Jim Dickinson Comment 17/08/22 1
The poorest students are being fiddled out of £2,000 this autumn The poorest students are being fiddled out of £2,000 this autumn by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 5/08/22
Image: IKON Is poor information about student costs careless or calculated failure? by Jim Dickinson Comment 3/08/22 3
Should Scotland scrap free tuition? Should Scotland scrap free tuition? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 2/08/22 1
Should universities be charging master's deposits? Should universities be charging master’s deposits? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 27/07/22 4
Image: IKON Some students were entitled to a Covid refund after all by Jim Dickinson Analysis 2/07/22 4
Should Labour drop free education? Should Labour drop free education? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 17/06/22 4
Lower fees, more student grants. In Ireland. Lower fees, more student grants. In Ireland. by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 5/05/22
Image: Shutterstock The government has missed an opportunity to alleviate the impacts of debt by Claire Callender Comment 25/02/22
Image: Shutterstock The same but different – devolution and the response to Augar by Lucy Hunter Blackburn Comment 25/02/22 1
Image: Shutterstock There’s a giant student-shaped hole in the government’s Augar response by Jim Dickinson Comment 24/02/22
Image: Shutterstock A student hardship crisis could be coming – here’s how to avert it by Jim Dickinson Comment 15/10/21 1
SLC clarifies the position on distance learning and student loans SLC clarifies the position on distance learning and student loans by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 23/09/21
Image: Shutterstock Asking graduates to pay more may not be the little “tweak” we think it is by Jim Dickinson Comment 10/09/21 3
Image: Shutterstock For many students isn’t it all about the money? by Jim Dickinson Analysis 5/03/21
Image: Shutterstock Are tuition fee refunds as difficult as they sound? by Jim Dickinson Comment 29/01/21 2
Image: Shutterstock Student maintenance gets kicked into the long grass again by Jim Dickinson Comment 25/01/21 1
Image: Shutterstock Why aren’t students getting clarity on compensation and refunds? by Jim Dickinson Comment 29/09/20 3
Students are entitled to tuition fee refunds over Covid Students are entitled to tuition fee refunds over Covid by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 17/09/20 5
Image: Shutterstock Ministers shouldn’t park funding for nursing students by Isobel Hall Comment 3/10/19 1
Image: Shutterstock What’s driving the growth in overseas PhD numbers in Australia? by Julie Hare Australia 24/01/19
Image: Shutterstock Family means-testing for student loans is not working by Becca Bland Comment 19/09/18 1
Image: Shutterstock Ambulance chasers chase students chasing refunds after strikes by Gill Evans Comment 30/04/18
Image: Shutterstock Assessing the realities of student income and expenditure by David Kernohan Policy Watch 26/03/18 1
Image: Shutterstock ‘Dear Michael Barber’ – the letter of the law by Paul Greatrix Registrarism 6/03/18
Image: Shutterstock Fairness, parity, clarity: a new social contract for Scottish students by David Kernohan Policy Watch 21/11/17 6
wonkhe money small “Frugality” won’t solve systemic student finance problems by Rita Hordósy Analysis 9/10/17
Image: Shutterstock Feast or famine: student finance must be reformed by Lynne Condell Analysis 20/09/16
Image: Shutterstock Degrees of satisfaction: the Student Academic Experience Survey by Louisa Darian Policy Watch 9/06/16 1
wonkhe-ice-small Spending Review: Loan repayment freeze is a tax on social mobility by Andrew McGettigan Analysis 26/11/15 2
Wonkhe Registrarism lazy river at the new Osprey Fountains dorm complex on the University of North Florida campus (The Florida Times-Union, Jon M. Fletcher) Lazy rivers and the end of higher education by Paul Greatrix Registrarism 20/08/15 1
Image: Shutterstock Time to rebalance funding, regulation and autonomy by Jim Dickinson Comment 20/02/15
wonkhe john denham Policy failures in higher education: reflecting on ELQs by David Malcolm Analysis 5/01/15 4
Show and Tell: The Office of Fair Trading is Looking at Universities (again) by Paul Greatrix Registrarism 4/12/13 0