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Balls to left, Willetts to the right, creates an industrial strategy with a gaping hole for universities

Ed Balls and David Willetts have drawn on their experiences to set out competing visions of an industrial strategy. James Coe splits the difference with a challenge to the sector to define its own path

James Coe

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Comment

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25/04/25

Real inclusion is there for the taking

Zoe Torsney

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Comment

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25/04/25

Higher education postcard: Grey College, Durham

Hugh Jones

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Comment

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25/04/25

Wonk Corner

There could be university-style accommodation for apprentices in Greater Manchester

Mack Marshall

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23/04/25

The House of Lords debates student housing

Jim Dickinson

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22/04/25

DfE turns off the funding tap at the Oxford Business College

Jim Dickinson

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22/04/25

Is the SLC really on the verge of collapse?

Jim Dickinson

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21/04/25

How we know if OfS is any good

David Kernohan

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14/04/25

The Wonkhe Show

Podcast: Portugal special

Team Wonkhe

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25/04/25

Podcast: Easter special

Team Wonkhe

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09/04/25

Podcast: Regret, provider collapse, WP

Team Wonkhe

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04/04/25

Podcast: Sussex fine, franchising

Team Wonkhe

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28/03/25

Working-class students feel alienated from their creative arts degrees – here’s how to help

Sarah Weston

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Comment

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24/04/25

How our researchers are using AI – and what we can do to support them

Christina Boswell

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Comment

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24/04/25

Understanding the commuter student paradox

Martin Lowe

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Comment

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23/04/25

Employers will increasingly focus on graduates’ skills over technical knowledge

Stephen Isherwood

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Comment

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23/04/25

Who’s really falling behind within boys’ underachievement?

Nikolai Elkins

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Comment

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22/04/25

What if students were the architects of their own success?

Dáire Martin

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Comment

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22/04/25

Trusting students and reducing barriers by abolishing penalties for late work

Antony Moss

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Comment

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14/04/25

Antony Moss, Charlotte Ransom, Charlotte Adams,and Matt Myles-Brown share how they challenged traditional assumptions about assessment fairness

Trusting students and reducing barriers by abolishing penalties for late work

Antony Moss, Charlotte Ransom, Charlotte Adams,and Matt Myles-Brown share how they challenged traditional assumptions about assessment fairness

Antony Moss

Comment

14/04/25

Financial sustainability

Unclear legal duties can leave university trustees exposed when things go wrong

Neil Smyth

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Comment

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17/04/25

OfS insight on institutional closure lacks a firm statutory foundation

A new briefing from OfS offers learning from handling institutional closure. Matthew Howling, Neil Smyth, and Richard Sykes explain why even the best-intentioned insight can't mitigate for a legal vacuum

Matthew Howling

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Comment

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06/04/25

Breaking out of Bergentown – the case for hope in higher education

Mark Peace

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Comment

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18/03/25

Should higher education be thinking in terms of evolution or transformation?

Debbie McVitty

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Comment

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17/03/25

The five things universities do to cut costs

David Kernohan

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Analysis

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17/03/25

Data on Wonkhe

HESA has published full student data for 2023–24

David Kernohan

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Data

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04/04/25

Which universities recruit commuter students?

David Kernohan

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Data

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12/03/25

Universities that expand access have graduates who take longer to repay their loans

David Kernohan

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Data

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02/03/25

UCAS End of Cycle provider data, 2024

David Kernohan

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Data

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30/01/25

HESA Spring 2025: staff

David Kernohan

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Data

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29/01/25

Making SEISA official

Tej Nathwani

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Data

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22/01/25

Policy Watch

The Foreign Influence Registration Scheme has sector-specific implications

Team Wonkhe

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Policy Watch

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02/04/25

The Office for Students reviews TEF… again

David Kernohan

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Policy Watch

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27/02/25

New legislation in Scotland increases the SFC’s powers, but only up to a point

Scotland's Tertiary Education and Training Bill has arrived – with new powers over finances. Michael Salmon has regard

Michael Salmon

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Policy Watch

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07/02/25

Fairness and protection for students is coming – but not for those that need it now

Jim Dickinson

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Policy Watch

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06/02/25

Balls to left, Willetts to the right, creates an industrial strategy with a gaping hole for universities

Ed Balls and David Willetts have drawn on their experiences to set out competing visions of an industrial strategy. James Coe splits the difference with a challenge to the sector to define its own path

Real inclusion is there for the taking

Higher education postcard: Grey College, Durham

There could be university-style accommodation for apprentices in Greater Manchester

The House of Lords debates student housing

DfE turns off the funding tap at the Oxford Business College

Is the SLC really on the verge of collapse?

How we know if OfS is any good

Podcast: Portugal special

Podcast: Easter special

Podcast: Regret, provider collapse, WP

Podcast: Sussex fine, franchising

Working-class students feel alienated from their creative arts degrees – here’s how to help

How our researchers are using AI – and what we can do to support them

Understanding the commuter student paradox

Employers will increasingly focus on graduates’ skills over technical knowledge

Who’s really falling behind within boys’ underachievement?

What if students were the architects of their own success?

Trusting students and reducing barriers by abolishing penalties for late work

Antony Moss, Charlotte Ransom, Charlotte Adams,and Matt Myles-Brown share how they challenged traditional assumptions about assessment fairness

Trusting students and reducing barriers by abolishing penalties for late work

Antony Moss, Charlotte Ransom, Charlotte Adams,and Matt Myles-Brown share how they challenged traditional assumptions about assessment fairness

Unclear legal duties can leave university trustees exposed when things go wrong

OfS insight on institutional closure lacks a firm statutory foundation

A new briefing from OfS offers learning from handling institutional closure. Matthew Howling, Neil Smyth, and Richard Sykes explain why even the best-intentioned insight can't mitigate for a legal vacuum

Breaking out of Bergentown – the case for hope in higher education

Should higher education be thinking in terms of evolution or transformation?

The five things universities do to cut costs

HESA has published full student data for 2023–24

Which universities recruit commuter students?

Universities that expand access have graduates who take longer to repay their loans

UCAS End of Cycle provider data, 2024

HESA Spring 2025: staff

Making SEISA official

The Foreign Influence Registration Scheme has sector-specific implications

The Office for Students reviews TEF… again

New legislation in Scotland increases the SFC’s powers, but only up to a point

Scotland's Tertiary Education and Training Bill has arrived – with new powers over finances. Michael Salmon has regard

Fairness and protection for students is coming – but not for those that need it now

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