Students are still facing issues accessing essential digital services Students are still facing issues accessing essential digital services by Livia Scott Wonk Corner 3/09/24 1
TASO Conference at British Library John Blake gets interested in students – but what’s his theory of change? by Jim Dickinson Comment 14/08/24 4
Goodbye minimum service levels in universities. We never knew you Goodbye minimum service levels in universities. We never knew you by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 7/08/24 4
Image: Shutterstock What’s missing from OfS’ new approach on harassment and sexual misconduct? by Jim Dickinson Comment 1/08/24 4
Image: Shutterstock This time OfS needs to keep its promise on broken promises by Jim Dickinson Comment 29/07/24 2
Image: Shutterstock How consent education can be more than a tick-box exercise by Harriet Smailes Comment 26/06/24
If student panel members feed back their views but they're never minuted, did they make a sound? If student panel members feed back their views but they’re never minuted, did they make a sound? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 23/05/24 1
Image: Midjourney OfS consults on guidance over free speech. Confused? You will be by Jim Dickinson Comment 26/03/24 5
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
Image: Midjourney If the HE plane goes down, there’s little in place to protect students by Jim Dickinson Comment 30/11/23
Image: IKON The last thing that students need is less regulation by Jim Dickinson Long read 18/09/23 2
Image: Midjourney Two OfS investigation reports are now live. Are they fit for purpose? by Jim Dickinson Comment 12/09/23 3
When is a "notification" a "complaint" to the Office for Students? When is a “notification” a “complaint” to the Office for Students? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 31/07/23 1
Image: Shutterstock Regulation can be a blockage to making education better by Jim Dickinson Comment 21/07/23 5
Shutterstock_1618226416 The Commons’ Women and Equalities Committee report on attitudes towards women and girls in educational settings by Sunday Blake Policy Watch 5/07/23 2
More jam tomorrow from OfS on student rights More jam tomorrow from OfS on student rights by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 15/06/23
Image: Shutterstock Duty of care is not just about suicide prevention by Sunday Blake Comment 5/06/23 5
Image: Midjourney Students need to be treated like partners, not pawns by Rania Regaieg Comment 5/05/23
Image: Midjourney Universities are changing size and shape very rapidly. Can anyone keep up? by David Kernohan Comment 22/03/23 6
Image: IKON Student calls for freedom from harm are finally being heeded by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 23/02/23 4
Image: Shutterstock Should we record or ban staff-student relationships? by Sunday Blake Comment 23/02/23 3
Image: Shutterstock Why isn’t good practice on harassment and sexual misconduct a basic standard? by Rose Stephenson Comment 10/11/22 1
Image: Shutterstock Is OfS interested in extracurricular activity or not? by Jim Dickinson Comment 9/08/22
It's Welfare 1, Free Speech 0 as full-time draws near on Wales' Tertiary Bill It’s Welfare 1, Free Speech 0 as full-time draws near on Wales’ Tertiary Bill by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 21/06/22
Image: Shutterstock MPs are struggling to pin universities’ problems on the right body by Jim Dickinson Analysis 15/06/22
The thing about "low value courses" is that students have paid to be on them The thing about “low value courses” is that students have paid to be on them by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 26/05/22 4
Image: Shutterstock Are the inspectors coming for your business school? by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 26/05/22 7
Did marketisation really "cause" grade inflation? Did marketisation really “cause” grade inflation? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 14/05/22
Prepare for the public floggings as OfS u-turns on investigation transparency Prepare for the public floggings as OfS u-turns on investigation transparency by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 13/05/22 3
Image: Shutterstock The Free Speech Bill is back – but there’s still plenty of problems by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 11/05/22 3
Is there any actual policy behind the politics of in-person teaching? Is there any actual policy behind the politics of in-person teaching? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 4/05/22 5
Image: Shutterstock Universities have a complaints problem. Here’s how to fix it by Jim Dickinson Comment 4/05/22
Are we protecting students from the risks inherent in new providers? Are we protecting students from the risks inherent in new providers? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 29/04/22 1
Image: Shutterstock How have the TEF and the B3 bear landed in universities? by Jim Dickinson Analysis 16/03/22 1
Image: IKON Should the Office for Students obsess over outcomes? by Amelia McLoughlan Comment 16/11/21 2
Image: IKON Where does regulation in the student interest go next? by Jim Dickinson Analysis 15/11/21
Image: Shutterstock How will universities score in the great OfS spelling bee? by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 7/10/21 5
Image: Shutterstock External examiners are in the last chance saloon by Jim Dickinson Comment 5/08/21 8
Image: Shutterstock Are proposals on quality really in the student interest? by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 20/07/21 2
Image: Shutterstock Student experience during the pandemic could have been worse by Jim Dickinson Comment 28/06/21
Universities told not to swamp courses with students Universities told not to swamp courses with students by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 17/03/21
Image: Shutterstock It’s time to assure students about safety on campus by Jim Dickinson Comment 15/03/21
OfS updates its consumer protection guidance OfS updates its consumer protection guidance by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 5/03/21
Image: Shutterstock Government free speech proposals represent a breakdown of trust and confidence by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 16/02/21 1
Image: Shutterstock Our radical student-led proposals will secure and champion campus free speech by Patrick O’Donnell Research 1/02/21 3
Image: Shutterstock Should students tell tales on their university or college? by Jim Dickinson Comment 27/01/21 1
Image: Shutterstock Classic cars, careers, consumerism and confidence – how to address students’ complaints during the pandemic by Jim Dickinson Comment 21/01/21
Image: Shutterstock Regulatory crackdowns on broken promises are not all that they seem by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 15/01/21 1
Image: Shutterstock Wonkhe surveys a survey about a student survey by David Kernohan Comment 26/10/20 5
Image: Shutterstock Student consumers, refunds, discounts and the law by David Palfreyman Comment 24/07/20 1
Image: Shutterstock Out of money? Out of time? OfS has a (new kind of) plan by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 17/07/20 6
Image: IKON Students can be partners and consumers all at once in Wales by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 15/07/20 2
Should universities and courses at risk of failure be kept a secret? Should universities and courses at risk of failure be kept a secret? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 6/07/20 1
Image: Shutterstock The B3 bear is coming out of hibernation to close your low value provision by Jim Dickinson Comment 6/07/20 1
Image: IKON Changing course? Seeking consent isn’t as simple as it looks by Jim Dickinson Comment 29/06/20 2
Image: IKON This September, students should be able to try before they buy by Jim Dickinson Comment 15/06/20 4
Image: Shutterstock Students need detail about September – but is that possible? by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 10/06/20 2
Image: Shutterstock If the risks have changed, then so should the protections by Jim Dickinson Comment 1/04/20
Image: Shutterstock Is it in students’ interests to enrol in September? by Jim Dickinson Comment 30/03/20 2
Image: Shutterstock Covid-19: Is secrecy over university finances in the student interest? by David Kernohan Policy Watch 26/03/20 3
Image: Shutterstock Cut-throat competition over students is the opposite of what we need in a crisis by Jim Dickinson Comment 19/03/20 1
Image: Shutterstock Will more “free speech” regulation have unintended consequences? by Jim Dickinson Comment 9/03/20
Image: Shutterstock How can disabled students hold universities to account on access? by Mette Anwar-Westander Comment 14/02/20 3
Image: Shutterstock Should students pay their fees on a credit card? by Jim Dickinson Comment 3/02/20
Image: IKON Wicked problems: reputation, exit, failure and protection by Ben Elger Comment 27/01/20 3
Image: Shutterstock The Office for Students is toughening up on harassment and sexual misconduct by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 9/01/20
Image: Shutterstock An extra present under the tree – students get better rights for Christmas from OfS by Jim Dickinson Analysis 20/12/19 2
Image: Shutterstock Student welfare and safeguarding are issues of quality by Jim Dickinson Comment 8/11/19 2
Image: Shutterstock This is no ordinary strike in no ordinary year by Jim Dickinson Comment 7/11/19 4
Image: Shutterstock Update from the Cabinet Office on electoral registration and NI numbers by Jim Dickinson blogs-su 1/11/19
Image: Shutterstock Why do we “exempt” universities from keeping students safe? by Jim Dickinson Analysis 7/10/19
Image: Shutterstock The story so far on student contracts by Jim Dickinson SU Blogs blogs-su 16/09/19
Image: Shutterstock Kneejerk reactions to grade inflation don’t help solve the problem by Jim Dickinson Comment 19/07/19 1
Image: Shutterstock If sunlight is the best disinfectant, how do we let more in? by Jim Dickinson Analysis 11/07/19
A fairy tale or a horror story: the curious proposal to remove capped marks by Tracey Horton Comment 25/06/19 5
Image: Shutterstock Votes for students: getting everyone on the register by Paul Greatrix Registrarism 30/04/19
Image: Shutterstock Taking care of business – the OfS 2019-20 business plan by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 29/04/19 1
Image: Shutterstock A small spanner in the works for the essay mill cheats by Paul Greatrix Registrarism 9/04/19 1
Image: Shutterstock Are holes starting to emerge in sector regulation? by Jim Dickinson Analysis 21/01/19
Image: Shutterstock Let’s go fly a kite: Running and regulating universities by Smita Jamdar Analysis 7/01/19 5
Image: Shutterstock Protect and survive: the story of Student Protection Plans by Jim Dickinson Long read 26/11/18 1
Image: Shutterstock “As much freedom as is good for them” – looking back at in loco parentis by David Malcolm Analysis 7/03/18
Image: Shutterstock ‘Dear Michael Barber’ – the letter of the law by Paul Greatrix Registrarism 6/03/18
Image: Shutterstock The role of students in regulation, notes from Scandinavia by Ben Vulliamy Comment 14/02/18