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