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The UK’s research map is broader than it looks

Vivienne Stern sets out what 25 years of data tells the sector about specialisation in UK research

Vivienne Stern|05/11/26

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The UK’s research map is broader than it looks

What comes next for Research England

What comes next for Research England

Jessica Corner|04/11/26

Why we’re writing to all UKRI’s research students

Why we’re writing to all UKRI’s research students

Frances Burstow|04/11/26

Wonk Corner

The state of research infrastructure is harming research

David Kernohan|04/11/26

Four in ten students are living in poverty – but the government hides it

Jim Dickinson|02/11/26

Is action on graduate repayments really a priority for government?

The real collaboration question isn’t what, but why – and how?

The real collaboration question isn’t what, but why – and how?

Debbie McVitty|Comment|24/08/26

On 3 November Wonkhe will host The Collaboration Question in London. Debbie McVitty assesses where the conversation has got to and where it needs to go from here

The real collaboration question isn’t what, but why – and how?

On 3 November Wonkhe will host The Collaboration Question in London. Debbie McVitty assesses where the conversation has got to and where it needs to go from here

Debbie McVitty|Comment|24/08/26

Policy Watch

David Kernohan|01/11/26

£125m of student loan repayment refunds last year

David Kernohan|29/10/26

Wales promised students a minimum standard of mental health support and they got a map instead

Jim Dickinson|29/10/26

UCAS October deadline data suggests pessimism ahead

David Kernohan|29/10/26

Chancellors stopped talking about universities once they lost control of them

Jim Dickinson|28/10/26

New International Student Levy assessment is £100m worse than originally shown

James Coe|28/10/26

The Higher Education ShowListen to the latest episode

The Post-18 Project: Happily HEVA after

The Post-18 Project: Happily HEVA after

Antony Moss|The Post-18 Project|25/09/26

The Post-18 Project: Making Wales the best place in the UK to be a student

The Post-18 Project: Making Wales the best place in the UK to be a student

Gwenno Roberts|The Post-18 Project|10/08/26

The Post-18 Project: No country for young men

The Post-18 Project: No country for young men

David Kernohan|The Post-18 Project|22/07/26

The Post-18 Project: The silence of the loans

The Post-18 Project: The silence of the loans

John Blake|The Post-18 Project|07/07/26

The Post-18 Project: A ministry for Manchesterism

The Post-18 Project: A ministry for Manchesterism

John Blake|The Post-18 Project|29/06/26

The Post-18 Project: Demographic downturn and the post-18 system

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OfS begins second round of consultation on future TEF quality assessments

OfS begins second round of consultation on future TEF quality assessments

The regulator for providers in England has said how it sees the new Teaching Excellence Framework unfolding from 2027–28. Debbie McVitty works through the proposals

Debbie McVitty|Policy Watch|22/10/26

Everything in the 2026 Budget for higher education and students

Everything in the 2026 Budget for higher education and students

Team Wonkhe|Policy Watch|28/10/26

Wales picks benchmarks over bright lines to judge tertiary quality

Wales picks benchmarks over bright lines to judge tertiary quality

Jim Dickinson|Policy Watch|20/10/26

Ministers dodge the question of candour in universities

Ministers dodge the question of candour in universities

Jim Dickinson|Policy Watch|12/10/26

Counting the cost of teaching higher education in England

Counting the cost of teaching higher education in England

David Kernohan|Policy Watch|18/09/26

Data on Wonkhe

Can a dashboard solve higher education planning?

Can a dashboard solve higher education planning?

OfS has built one dashboard to rule them all - DK has thoughts

David Kernohan|Data|16/09/26

Everything you ever wanted to know about TRAC

Everything you ever wanted to know about TRAC

David Kernohan|Data|18/08/26

A bumper crop of higher education entrants, but is university becoming less popular among the better off?

A bumper crop of higher education entrants, but is university becoming less popular among the better off?

David Kernohan|Data|13/08/26

The NSS shows us that students still seem to like higher education

The NSS shows us that students still seem to like higher education

David Kernohan|Data|09/07/26

What can GCSE performance tell us about salaries aged 27?

What can GCSE performance tell us about salaries aged 27?

David Kernohan|Data|25/06/26

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