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Is grade inflation running wild?

Mark Corver presents a new way of thinking about the grade inflation debate which questions the government’s claim that too many students are getting good degrees

by Mark Corver

9/12/19

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The university mental health charter is here

Addressing student mental health is a wicked problem for universities. Leigh Spanner and Gareth Hughes of Student Minds introduce the new University Mental Health Charter as a guide to solving it

by Leigh Spanner

9/12/19

General election 2019

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Will we see a youthquake in 2019? Solve for X

by David Kernohan

7/12/19

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Global education matters to students at this election

by Erica Ramos

6/12/19

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The road to 2.4 per cent lies beyond the university

by David Willetts

2/12/19

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We’re not “alternative providers”, we’re higher education’s SMEs

by Alex Proudfoot

2/12/19

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How do we “end” the marketisation of education?

by Hannah Sketchley

29/11/19

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We need more nurses, but this is not the way to get them

by David Kernohan

26/11/19

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PODCAST: Free speech, UCAS data, HE SMEs, student data

This week on the podcast we discuss HE SMEs, UCAS data, a report on freedom of expression and chat how students feel about the use of their data.

by Team Wonkhe

6/12/19

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We have no idea how much education related exports are worth to the UK

by David Kernohan

6/12/19

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A flying start in university leadership

by Paul Greatrix

6/12/19

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A strained environment: tackling sexual violence and harassment in US colleges

by Olivia Kew-Fickus

6/12/19

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What students really think about freedom of expression

by Jonathan Grant

5/12/19

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How will Wales regulate its universities in the future?

by Jim Dickinson

5/12/19

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The journal publication system betrays the purpose of science

by Alexandra Freeman

4/12/19

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Simulation games: can gaming break barriers to university?

by Liam Arnull

4/12/19

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Wonkfest 2019

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The signal and the noise – Nate Silver in conversation

by David Kernohan

5/11/19

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“Other countries are astonished by the complexity of our tertiary education system”

by Sofia Ropek

5/11/19

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There’s tension in this TEF review

by Jim Dickinson

5/11/19

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Sir John Kingman in conversation at Wonkfest

by Matt Grogan

5/11/19

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Universities facing the future – creating a wonk manifesto for the general election

by Team Wonkhe

4/11/19

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“Even if the Conservatives win the election, we’re likely to see reform of the capitalist model”

by Debbie McVitty

4/11/19

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Data on Wonkhe

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The thickening fog of the UCAS RPAs

by Mark Corver

2/12/19

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Credible data needs the support of an incredible team

by David Kernohan

19/11/19

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Who’s responsible for postgraduate access work?

by Sally Hancock

12/11/19

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Registrarism

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Sims U: even more real than real campus life

by Paul Greatrix

19/11/19

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Super Furry Animals: More beastly campus action

by Paul Greatrix

15/11/19

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Changing Places: your niche rankings update

by Paul Greatrix

12/11/19

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True Crime on Campus #55: yet more animal antics

by Paul Greatrix

24/10/19

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Long reads

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What did you do in the quality wars?

by David Kernohan

21/10/19

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The signal and the noise: Nate Silver, Bayesian methods and higher education

by Graeme Wise

13/10/19

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On fake news and faculties

by David Kernohan

30/09/19

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Policy Watch

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Which is the best pre-election higher education briefing?

by David Kernohan

20/11/19

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People shouldn’t have to choose between education and financial security, says Labour

by Sofia Ropek

13/11/19

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Freedom of speech means the same tired old arguments

by David Kernohan

12/11/19

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