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12th Nov 2018

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Another hole in the regulatory bucket

The OFS register is a key part of the regulation system, and Mike Ratcliffe wonders why hundreds fewer providers are going to be on it than previously predicted?

by Mike Ratcliffe

12th Nov 2018

Topping up £6.5k fees and how to (re)build a funding council

by David Kernohan

12th Nov 2018

Wonkhe Weekly – E.7 Fees, bailouts and apps

This week our panel discuss Augar review leaks, university bailouts and Sam Gyimah’s apps – recorded in front of a live audience at Wonkfest18.

by Team Wonkhe

Podcasts

6th Nov 2018

Latest articles

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Letter from Australia: The regional advantage

by Julie Hare

11th Nov 2018

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University of Suffolk making bright start in Ipswich

by Louis Coiffait

9th Nov 2018

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One university and the centenary of remembrance

by Paul Greatrix

9th Nov 2018

The benefits of collaborating with Chinese universities

by Vivienne Stern

9th Nov 2018

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Graduate Outcomes: necessity is the mother of invention

by Mike Grey

8th Nov 2018

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Family matters for students

by Jacqueline Stevenson

8th Nov 2018

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Why perfect data tells an imperfect story

by Jonathan Stephen

7th Nov 2018

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The tyranny of political agendas

by Julie Hare

7th Nov 2018

Finding new sources of income

by June Matte

5th Nov 2018

Merger and acquisition – the elephant in the room?

by Allan Howells

5th Nov 2018

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Beyond the brown bear: stewardship, collaboration and cost control

by Shân Wareing

29th Oct 2018

TEF Latest

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The subject TEF journey continues

by Janice Kay

23rd Oct 2018

Developing subject-level TEF proposals: can the exercise live up to its aims?

by Sarah Stevens

23rd Oct 2018

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An outsider’s view of subject level TEF

by Iain Mansfield

22nd Oct 2018

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Don’t students need a TEF of their own?

by Jim Dickinson

22nd Oct 2018

Policy Watch: Subject TEF year 2

by David Kernohan

22nd Oct 2018

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Going global? – internationalisation and the TEF

by Deborah Johnston

11th Jul 2018

Academic governance in focus

What’s the point of academic governance?

by Trevor Pearce

21st Oct 2018

Governance – what counts as academic?

by Hugh Jones

21st Oct 2018

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Having regard to institutional autonomy

by Susan Lapworth

21st Oct 2018

University governorship should not be like marriage

by Peter McCaffery

21st Oct 2018

Amateur hour at the governing body

by Jim Dickinson

21st Oct 2018

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A matter of discipline

by Felicity Mitchell

31st Oct 2018

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Letter from Australia – getting the right mix?

In her latest letter from Australia, Wonkhe’s associate editor Julie Hare considers the question of diversity on university governing bodies.

by Julie Hare

21st Oct 2018

HE in Australia

Letter from Australia: shadow games

by Julie Hare

4th Nov 2018

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Letter from Australia: two don’t become one

by Julie Hare

31st Oct 2018

Letter from Australia: In search of quality research

by Julie Hare

29th Oct 2018

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24th Oct 2018

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Student surveys

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The NSS: a survey

by David Kernohan

15th Oct 2018

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Student views, student surveys, and getting better at responding

by Jim Dickinson

14th Oct 2018

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Listening to the postgraduate student voice

by Conor Ryan

14th Oct 2018

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Bullying, fraud and the need for a “just” culture

by Marcus Munafò

18th Oct 2018

Monday Morning HE Briefing

Everything going on in and around UK higher education digested, analysed and explained by our team of wonks – direct to your inbox.

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23rd Nov 2017

Access and Participation

The civic university is alive, but is it well?

by Richard Brabner

22nd Oct 2018

Getting on, not just getting in, is what matters

by Helen Higson

18th Oct 2018

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Beyond school qualifications: how to make admissions truly inclusive

by Josie McLellan

12th Oct 2018

What we now know about REF2021

by David Kernohan

23rd Jul 2018

Data on Wonkhe

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Myths and realities of sector finance II: balances and borrowing

by David Kernohan

5th Nov 2018

Myths and realities of sector finance

by David Kernohan

29th Oct 2018

Who works in a university?

by David Kernohan

11th Oct 2018

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The participation game

by David Kernohan

27th Sep 2018

Post-18 review

Taking is too easy: leaks from the Augar review

by David Kernohan

3rd Nov 2018

Developing flexible routes to higher skills

by John Cope

26th Oct 2018

Consensus, what consensus?

by Jim Dickinson

1st Oct 2018

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Long reads

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The strange tale of the University of London Bill

by David Kernohan

26th Jul 2018

Begone, fiscal illusions: understanding student loans in the national deficit

by Andrew McGettigan

18th Jul 2018

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UK degree algorithms: the nuts and bolts of grade inflation

by David Allen

15th Jul 2018

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Registrarism

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From happiness 101 to existential despair

by Paul Greatrix

6th Nov 2018

An end to campus transport misery? E-scooters on campus

by Paul Greatrix

2nd Nov 2018

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The luxury gap – a different approach to the university open day circuit

by Paul Greatrix

30th Oct 2018

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Beginner’s guides

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A beginner’s guide to the USS dispute

by David Kernohan

5th Mar 2018

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A beginner’s guide to the English regulatory transitional period

by Arthi Nachiappan

12th Feb 2018

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A beginner’s guide to the Office for Students

by Catherine Boyd

8th Jan 2018

A beginner’s guide to Open Access

by Graham Steel

14th Aug 2017

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A beginner’s guide to the Teaching Excellence Framework

by Ant Bagshaw

18th Jun 2017

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A beginner’s guide to Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) data

by David Morris

11th Jun 2017

Policy Watch

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Policy Watch: The Office for Students on free speech

by David Kernohan

12th Oct 2018

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MAC rains on sector’s hopes

by Louis Coiffait

11th Sep 2018

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A step change for access and participation?

by David Kernohan