Wonkhe - Home of the higher education debate

11/05/21

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“I just want to know the vibe, miss” – supporting student transition

Thanks to Covid-19 school and college leavers are less prepared than usual for transition into university. Debbie McVitty explores the implications.

by Debbie McVitty

10/05/21

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Should student recruitment stay digital-first post Covid?

by Corey Snow

12/05/21

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What’s in the Queen’s Speech for higher education?

by David Kernohan

11/05/21

Darling buds: your May 2021 dumb uni rankings update

by Paul Greatrix

11/05/21

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Invisible engagement: how can we support students when we can’t see what’s going on?

by Ruth Taylor

10/05/21

Arts cuts bring further complications

by David Kernohan

Data

10/05/21

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True Crime on Campus #58: Coming out of lockdown

by Paul Greatrix

7/05/21

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What should we say about September?

by Jim Dickinson

7/05/21

PODCAST: Levelling up, India, research culture, racism

by Team Wonkhe

Podcasts

7/05/21

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Does Neil O’Brien have the answer to the levelling up question?

by Jim Dickinson

Analysis

6/05/21

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London’s funding affects us all

by Diana Beech

6/05/21

Wonk Corner
Small thoughts and hot takes from Team Wonkhe

All students can now “return” to campus. But what for?

by Jim Dickinson

10/05/21

Students can’t leave. And that protects providers.

by Jim Dickinson

7/05/21

Nine out of ten students are already at uni

by Jim Dickinson

6/05/21

Applications and acceptances, by subject and provider

by David Kernohan

5/05/21

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Wonkhe's Covid data dashboard

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by Mark Leach

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12/10/20

Build Back Higher - voices from across higher education

How to achieve fair admissions this summer

by Mark Corver

Analysis

30/04/21

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Ask not what you might do, but why you’re doing it

by Claire Taylor

29/04/21

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Build Back Higher: what the pandemic has taught us about student life

by Ben Vulliamy

12/04/21

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Build Back Higher: the right policy mix for skills, institutions and places will drive the recovery

by Joe Marshall

12/04/21

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Build Back Higher: dialogue and community will return to post-Covid learning

by Tansy Jessop

12/04/21

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Build Back Higher: post-Covid university life could be kinder, more inclusive – and less risk averse

by Josie Fraser

12/04/21

Harassment and sexual misconduct on campus

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Fair procedures aren’t as easy to run as OfS thinks

by Georgina Calvert-Lee

23/04/21

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Students want protection for themselves and others

by Anna Bull

23/04/21

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How to do more than the bare minimum on harassment and sexual misconuct

by Graham Towl

22/04/21

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by Mark Leach

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17/01/20

Policy Watch

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What is there for higher education in the Scottish election manifestos?

by Matt Grogan

26/04/21

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Post qualification offer making is nearly as good as the current system

by David Kernohan

22/04/21

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What is there for higher education in the Welsh election manifestos?

by Matt Grogan

18/04/21

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Micro-credentials – big problems?

by David Kernohan

16/04/21

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Data on Wonkhe

Is it time to change our SOCs?

by David Kernohan

Data

21/04/21

It’s census time, and the sector has an important role to play

by David Kernohan

1/03/21

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HESA, HESES and the missing students

by David Kernohan

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10/02/21

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Wonkhe Mondays

Your free weekly sense-check about everything going on in UK HE

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23/11/17

Registrarism

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Big cats on campus

by Paul Greatrix

30/04/21

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Essay corruption on an industrial scale

by Paul Greatrix

27/04/21

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The all new Wonkhe cathedral and uni match up fun quiz!

by Paul Greatrix

23/04/21

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Shirley Williams’ 13 higher education suggestions

by Paul Greatrix

20/04/21

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Long reads

The funding debate returns to top up fees

by David Kernohan

19/04/21

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ARPA, ARIA, defence, and innovation: when research goes to war

by David Kernohan

16/03/21

Gravity Assist lacks force

by David Kernohan