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The grade inflation mutant algorithm, 2026

Grade inflation is falling, but OfS still thinks too many are getting good degrees. David Kernohan asks what it would take to know what is really going on

David Kernohan

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Data

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16/01/26

Higher education postcard: Teesside University

Hugh Jones

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Comment

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16/01/26

The Renters’ Rights Act is a disaster for independent students

Niall Hignett

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Comment

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16/01/26

Wonk Corner

41 per cent of Reform-voting undergraduates don’t think Reform should be allowed to speak on campus

David Kernohan

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15/01/26

What’s in the Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill?

David Kernohan

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13/01/26

OfS has published board papers from December. Think partnership not punishment

Jim Dickinson

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02/01/26

Iran’s students are again at the centre of nationwide unrest

Jim Dickinson

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02/01/26

Students and the strategy to halve violence against women and girls

Jim Dickinson

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19/12/25

The Wonkhe Show

Podcast: Free speech, Scottish budget, Mickey Mouse

Team Wonkhe

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15/01/26

Podcast: Erasmus+, student loans, Rhineland study tour

Team Wonkhe

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08/01/26

Podcast: REF 2029, franchising crackdown, year in review

Team Wonkhe

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11/12/25

Podcast: AI, uni finances, civic

Team Wonkhe

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04/12/25

Connecting, devolving and prioritising innovation – it’s the Northern Growth Strategy

James Coe

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Comment

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15/01/26

For a stronger, fairer Wales HE belongs in every manifesto

Elwen Evans

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Comment

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15/01/26

What the Employment Rights Act 2025 means for higher education

Siân Jackson

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Comment

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14/01/26

Parliament has debated a statutory duty of care again

Jim Dickinson

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Comment

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13/01/26

Universities need standards, not role models

Robert Abrahart

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Comment

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13/01/26

Are we reducing research security risk, or just shifting it around?

Sapna Marwaha

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Comment

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13/01/26

A more focused research system does not by itself solve structural deficits

Anton Muscatelli

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Comment

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05/01/26

Anton Muscatelli and Miles Padgett think through the deeper issues in UK research – from cost recovery and dual support to doctoral training and organisational structure – that won’t be solved by simply asking institutions to play to their strengths

A more focused research system does not by itself solve structural deficits

Anton Muscatelli and Miles Padgett think through the deeper issues in UK research – from cost recovery and dual support to doctoral training and organisational structure – that won’t be solved by simply asking institutions to play to their strengths

Anton Muscatelli

Comment

05/01/26

Financial sustainability

Counting the cost of financial challenges in English higher education

Stephen Roper

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Analysis

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02/12/25

The latest sector-wide financial sustainability assessment from the Office for Students

Debbie McVitty digests the autumn update from OfS on the financial outlook for English HE providers

Debbie McVitty

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Policy Watch

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20/11/25

Advance HE must deepen our expertise in supporting transformation and change

Alistair Jarvis

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Comment

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30/10/25

The higher education sector needs an honest broker to support structural change

Matthew Howling

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Comment

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14/10/25

Higher education mergers are a marathon not a sprint

Debbie McVitty

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Comment

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15/09/25

Data on Wonkhe

Alterni-TEF, 2026

David Kernohan

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Data

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05/01/26

2025 higher education in twelve charts

David Kernohan

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Data

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15/12/25

UCAS End of Cycle sector level data, 2025

David Kernohan

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Data

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11/12/25

What might lower response rates mean for Graduate Outcomes data?

Tej Nathwani

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Data

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04/11/25

Subcontractual higher education beyond the headlines

David Kernohan

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Data

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20/10/25

Outcomes data for subcontracted provision

David Kernohan

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Data

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16/10/25

Policy Watch

The great UKRI budget shake-up

Michael Salmon

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Policy Watch

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17/12/25

Re-associating with Erasmus+ is only the first step

Jim Dickinson

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Policy Watch

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17/12/25

Everything you need to know about REF 2029

James Coe has all the details on the big REF 2029 announcements

James Coe

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Policy Watch

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10/12/25

Budget 2025 for universities and students

Team Wonkhe

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Policy Watch

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26/11/25

The grade inflation mutant algorithm, 2026

Grade inflation is falling, but OfS still thinks too many are getting good degrees. David Kernohan asks what it would take to know what is really going on

Higher education postcard: Teesside University

The Renters’ Rights Act is a disaster for independent students

41 per cent of Reform-voting undergraduates don’t think Reform should be allowed to speak on campus

What’s in the Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill?

OfS has published board papers from December. Think partnership not punishment

Iran’s students are again at the centre of nationwide unrest

Students and the strategy to halve violence against women and girls

Podcast: Free speech, Scottish budget, Mickey Mouse

Podcast: Erasmus+, student loans, Rhineland study tour

Podcast: REF 2029, franchising crackdown, year in review

Podcast: AI, uni finances, civic

Connecting, devolving and prioritising innovation – it’s the Northern Growth Strategy

For a stronger, fairer Wales HE belongs in every manifesto

What the Employment Rights Act 2025 means for higher education

Parliament has debated a statutory duty of care again

Universities need standards, not role models

Are we reducing research security risk, or just shifting it around?

A more focused research system does not by itself solve structural deficits

Anton Muscatelli and Miles Padgett think through the deeper issues in UK research – from cost recovery and dual support to doctoral training and organisational structure – that won’t be solved by simply asking institutions to play to their strengths

A more focused research system does not by itself solve structural deficits

Anton Muscatelli and Miles Padgett think through the deeper issues in UK research – from cost recovery and dual support to doctoral training and organisational structure – that won’t be solved by simply asking institutions to play to their strengths

Counting the cost of financial challenges in English higher education

The latest sector-wide financial sustainability assessment from the Office for Students

Debbie McVitty digests the autumn update from OfS on the financial outlook for English HE providers

Advance HE must deepen our expertise in supporting transformation and change

The higher education sector needs an honest broker to support structural change

Higher education mergers are a marathon not a sprint

Alterni-TEF, 2026

2025 higher education in twelve charts

UCAS End of Cycle sector level data, 2025

What might lower response rates mean for Graduate Outcomes data?

Subcontractual higher education beyond the headlines

Outcomes data for subcontracted provision

The great UKRI budget shake-up

Re-associating with Erasmus+ is only the first step

Everything you need to know about REF 2029

James Coe has all the details on the big REF 2029 announcements

Budget 2025 for universities and students

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