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International students and asylum claims

In the region of 16,000 student visa holders claimed asylum in 2024. Michael Salmon considers what’s going on

Michael Salmon

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Analysis

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01/04/25

Capability for change – preparing for digital learning futures

James Gray

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Research

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31/03/25

Effective regulation requires a degree of trust

Jim Dickinson

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Comment

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31/03/25

Wonk Corner

Students are a bit more woke than non-students. Chicken? Egg?

Jim Dickinson

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31/03/25

0.03 per cent of student maintenance loan payments might be fraudulent – and that’s still too much

David Kernohan

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30/03/25

The Sunday Times publishes the six universities with the highest lost loan fraud

Jim Dickinson

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30/03/25

Universities should shop themselves to OfS now over free speech. Maybe

Jim Dickinson

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28/03/25

The failure to fix university and student finances is Donald Trump’s fault

Jim Dickinson

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28/03/25

The Wonkhe Show

Podcast: Sussex fine, franchising

Team Wonkhe

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28/03/25

Podcast: Scotland, Secret Life of Students

Team Wonkhe

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18/03/25

Free speech, graduates, student finance

Team Wonkhe

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14/03/25

Podcast: OfS chair, employment, skills

Team Wonkhe

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07/03/25

DfE and OfS are running out of road on regulating a “free market” effectively

Jim Dickinson

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Comment

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31/03/25

Five regulatory process points you may have missed from the University of Sussex decision

David Kernohan

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Comment

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29/03/25

The difference between commuting by choice versus necessity

Elise Thornton

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Comment

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28/03/25

Higher education postcard: New College, Oxford

Hugh Jones

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Comment

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28/03/25

In the USA, universities are under attack on multiple fronts

Alistair Jarvis

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Comment

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27/03/25

We can all share the credit

Helena Vine

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Comment

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27/03/25

Sussex fined almost £600k over free speech

Jim Dickinson

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Long read

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25/03/25

The Office for Students has published its investigation into the university that employed Kathleen Stock. Jim Dickinson explains the record fine and the potential fallout

Sussex fined almost £600k over free speech

The Office for Students has published its investigation into the university that employed Kathleen Stock. Jim Dickinson explains the record fine and the potential fallout

Jim Dickinson

Long read

25/03/25

Financial sustainability

Breaking out of Bergentown – the case for hope in higher education

Mark Peace

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Comment

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18/03/25

Should higher education be thinking in terms of evolution or transformation?

Change is inevitable, but it can come fast, or slow. Debbie McVitty proposes a way of thinking about what that looks like in practice for higher education

Debbie McVitty

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Comment

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17/03/25

The five things universities do to cut costs

David Kernohan

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Analysis

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17/03/25

How does the higher education sector sustain digital transformation in tough times?

Debbie McVitty

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Comment

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10/03/25

We are living through the legacy of unrestrained borrowing

David Kernohan

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Comment

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17/02/25

Data on Wonkhe

Which universities recruit commuter students?

David Kernohan

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Data

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12/03/25

Universities that expand access have graduates who take longer to repay their loans

David Kernohan

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Data

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02/03/25

UCAS End of Cycle provider data, 2024

David Kernohan

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Data

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30/01/25

HESA Spring 2025: staff

David Kernohan

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Data

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29/01/25

Making SEISA official

Tej Nathwani

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Data

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22/01/25

Exploring the explosion in franchise and partnership activity

David Kernohan

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Data

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13/01/25

Policy Watch

The Office for Students reviews TEF… again

David Kernohan

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Policy Watch

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27/02/25

New legislation in Scotland increases the SFC’s powers, but only up to a point

Michael Salmon

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Policy Watch

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07/02/25

Fairness and protection for students is coming – but not for those that need it now

The higher education regulator in England is proposing a new regime to ensure students are treated fairly. Jim Dickinson wonders why it will only apply to a handful of them

Jim Dickinson

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Policy Watch

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06/02/25

When OfS reopens its register, there will be implications for everyone else

David Kernohan

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Policy Watch

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06/02/25

International students and asylum claims

In the region of 16,000 student visa holders claimed asylum in 2024. Michael Salmon considers what’s going on

Capability for change – preparing for digital learning futures

Effective regulation requires a degree of trust

Students are a bit more woke than non-students. Chicken? Egg?

0.03 per cent of student maintenance loan payments might be fraudulent – and that’s still too much

The Sunday Times publishes the six universities with the highest lost loan fraud

Universities should shop themselves to OfS now over free speech. Maybe

The failure to fix university and student finances is Donald Trump’s fault

Podcast: Sussex fine, franchising

Podcast: Scotland, Secret Life of Students

Free speech, graduates, student finance

Podcast: OfS chair, employment, skills

DfE and OfS are running out of road on regulating a “free market” effectively

Five regulatory process points you may have missed from the University of Sussex decision

The difference between commuting by choice versus necessity

Higher education postcard: New College, Oxford

In the USA, universities are under attack on multiple fronts

We can all share the credit

Sussex fined almost £600k over free speech

The Office for Students has published its investigation into the university that employed Kathleen Stock. Jim Dickinson explains the record fine and the potential fallout

Sussex fined almost £600k over free speech

The Office for Students has published its investigation into the university that employed Kathleen Stock. Jim Dickinson explains the record fine and the potential fallout

Breaking out of Bergentown – the case for hope in higher education

Should higher education be thinking in terms of evolution or transformation?

Change is inevitable, but it can come fast, or slow. Debbie McVitty proposes a way of thinking about what that looks like in practice for higher education

The five things universities do to cut costs

How does the higher education sector sustain digital transformation in tough times?

We are living through the legacy of unrestrained borrowing

Which universities recruit commuter students?

Universities that expand access have graduates who take longer to repay their loans

UCAS End of Cycle provider data, 2024

HESA Spring 2025: staff

Making SEISA official

Exploring the explosion in franchise and partnership activity

The Office for Students reviews TEF… again

New legislation in Scotland increases the SFC’s powers, but only up to a point

Fairness and protection for students is coming – but not for those that need it now

The higher education regulator in England is proposing a new regime to ensure students are treated fairly. Jim Dickinson wonders why it will only apply to a handful of them

When OfS reopens its register, there will be implications for everyone else

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