Wonkhe - Higher education: policy, people and politics.

21st Nov 2018

Freedom of speech helps charity, and society thrive – but it’s not an absolute right

by Aarti Thakor

19th Nov 2018

Adding to the confusion on freedom of speech

by Jim Dickinson

19th Nov 2018

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Student views, student surveys, and getting better at responding

by Jim Dickinson

14th Oct 2018

Latest articles

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How to write an engagement strategy

by James Ransom

21st Nov 2018

Investing in health and wellbeing: a very distinctive practice

by Paul Greatrix

20th Nov 2018

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Student loans visualised

by Arthi Nachiappan

20th Nov 2018

KEF clusters: helping fair comparison in a diverse sector

by Hamish McAlpine

19th Nov 2018

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KEF consultation closer

by Louis Coiffait

19th Nov 2018

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Letter from Australia: a lesson in pork-barrelling

by Julie Hare

18th Nov 2018

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True Crime on Campus #53: Head, shoulders, knees and toes

by Paul Greatrix

16th Nov 2018

Knowledge exchange

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What’s the latest with the knowledge exchange framework (KEF)?

by Louis Coiffait

28th Mar 2018

A new framework is born: meet KEF

by Louis Coiffait

12th Oct 2017

HE Finances

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How to read Sam Gyimah’s interview at Wonkfest18

by Team Wonkhe

12th Nov 2018

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Myths and realities of sector finance II: balances and borrowing

by David Kernohan

5th Nov 2018

Finding new sources of income

by June Matte

5th Nov 2018

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Walking and talking research impact

by Louis Coiffait

15th Nov 2018

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University of Suffolk making bright start in Ipswich

This time Louis Coiffait goes East, to visit the youthful University of Suffolk in sunny Ipswich.

by Louis Coiffait

9th Nov 2018

HE in Australia

Letter from Australia: The law of diminishing returns

by Julie Hare

13th Nov 2018

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Letter from Australia: The regional advantage

by Julie Hare

11th Nov 2018

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The tyranny of political agendas

by Julie Hare

7th Nov 2018

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Wonkhe Weekly – E.8 University finances, Brexit, sector reputation and Dubai

This week our panel discuss the state of the sector’s finances, research into the public perception of HE, Brexit and Dubai

by Team Wonkhe

Podcasts

16th Nov 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

Featured jobs

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Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research)

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Jobs

24th Oct 2018

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Deputy Director (Academic Practice Directorate) and Head of Digital Education

UWE Bristol (University of the West of England) Bristol £59k - £68k

Jobs

13th Nov 2018

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Associate Dean Strategy and Development (Faculty of Technology, Design and Environment)

Oxford Brookes University Oxford £78k - £82k

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2nd Nov 2018

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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

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

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

by Marcus Munafò

18th Oct 2018

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

Student surveys

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Don’t students need a TEF of their own?

by Jim Dickinson

22nd Oct 2018

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The NSS: a survey

by David Kernohan

15th Oct 2018

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Listening to the postgraduate student voice

by Conor Ryan

14th Oct 2018

Data on Wonkhe

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

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Drama backstage? Clearing statistics in 2018

by David Kernohan

19th 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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Watching the (graduate) detectives

by Paul Greatrix

13th Nov 2018

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One university and the centenary of remembrance

by Paul Greatrix

9th Nov 2018

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From happiness 101 to existential despair

by Paul Greatrix

6th Nov 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

Policy Watch: Subject TEF year 2

by David Kernohan

22nd Oct 2018

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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