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by Team Wonkhe
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OfS rebalances the free speech/harassment see-saw on antisemitism

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Visa oversubscription at UCL may be more than just a PR problem

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Twenty things that MPs won’t know about when it comes to student finance

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Higher education postcard: Warsash Maritime School

by Hugh Jones
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3/10/25
1
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by Mack Marshall
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2/10/25
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Policy Radar September 2025

by Wonkhe SUs explainer
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2/10/25
So how are we going to do outcomes based regulation for modular provision?
So how are we going to do outcomes based regulation for modular provision?

So how are we going to do outcomes based regulation for modular provision?

by David Kernohan
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2/10/25
3
Maybe the levy just moves money to where it's needed most
Maybe the levy just moves money to where it's needed most

Maybe the levy just moves money to where it’s needed most

by Jim Dickinson
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2/10/25
2
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Higher education needs a plan in place for student “pastoral” use of AI

by Kieran Phelan
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2/10/25
The Augar review is back, baby. Just don't about talk yourself
The Augar review is back, baby. Just don't about talk yourself

The Augar review is back, baby. Just don’t about talk yourself

by Jim Dickinson
Wonk Corner
1/10/25
1
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The PM’s announcement on higher level participation is a win for the HE sector

by Debbie McVitty
Comment
1/10/25
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Comment
1/10/25
7
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The fifty per cent participation target is no more. Again.

by David Kernohan
Comment
30/09/25
2
Students are being othered again - and everyone loses out
Students are being othered again - and everyone loses out

Students are being othered again – and everyone loses out

by Jim Dickinson
Wonk Corner
30/09/25
Have universities got the capacity and cash to respond to the government's agenda?
Have universities got the capacity and cash to respond to the government's agenda?

Have universities got the capacity and cash to respond to the government’s agenda?

by Jim Dickinson
Wonk Corner
30/09/25
1
More spin out data arrives
More spin out data arrives

More spin out data arrives

by David Kernohan
Wonk Corner
30/09/25
1
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How Community Innovation Practitioners are reshaping place-based innovation

by Rachel Connor
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30/09/25
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We are merging. What do the students think?

by Steve Coole
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29/09/25
How much should the new maintenance grant be?
How much should the new maintenance grant be?

How much should the new maintenance grant be?

by Jim Dickinson
Wonk Corner
29/09/25
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Grants return, the levy stays

by Team Wonkhe
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29/09/25
5
Universities should be central to rebuilding communities
Universities should be central to rebuilding communities

Universities should be central to rebuilding communities

by Jim Dickinson
Wonk Corner
29/09/25
Students are working harder than ever - because they have to
Students are working harder than ever - because they have to

Students are working harder than ever – because they have to

by Jim Dickinson
Wonk Corner
29/09/25
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Can universities use "Report and Support" tools or not?

Can universities use “Report and Support” tools or not?

by Jim Dickinson
Wonk Corner
29/09/25
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The Wonkhe HE staff survey – how good is work in higher education?

by Debbie McVitty
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29/09/25
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by David Kernohan
Analysis
29/09/25
2
I have a lot of questions about the LLE
I have a lot of questions about the LLE

I have a lot of questions about the LLE

by Jim Dickinson
Wonk Corner
28/09/25
1
Who's ready for a debate at 930am on a Sunday?
Who's ready for a debate at 930am on a Sunday?

Who’s ready for a debate at 930am on a Sunday?

by Jim Dickinson
Wonk Corner
28/09/25
2
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Building and rebuilding trust in higher education

by Claire Hamshire
Comment
27/09/25
3
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Relieving the burden

by Mack Marshall
SUs
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26/09/25
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Here’s what the OfS sector level sexual misconduct data says and what it means for SUs

by Mack Marshall
SUs
blogs-su
26/09/25
Universities should define what good supervision looks like
Universities should define what good supervision looks like

Universities should define what good supervision looks like

by Jim Dickinson
Wonk Corner
26/09/25
3
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Students are being affected by strangulation

by Harriet Smailes
Comment
26/09/25
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High quality recruitment practice is everyone’s responsibility

by Simon Emmett
Comment
26/09/25
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by Hugh Jones
Comment
26/09/25
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The “regulatory burden” on sexual misconduct needs to lift the weight from students

by Jim Dickinson
Comment
25/09/25
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What OfS’ data on harassment and sexual misconduct doesn’t tell us

by Anna Bull
Comment
25/09/25
Higher education’s social licence
Higher education’s social licence

Higher education’s social licence

by Michael Salmon
Wonk Corner
25/09/25
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Is research culture really too hard to assess?

by Yolana Pringle
Comment
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Restrictions on use of NDAs continue to tighten

by William Downing
Comment
25/09/25
The interest on my student loan is more than I'm paying back. Help!
The interest on my student loan is more than I'm paying back. Help!

The interest on my student loan is more than I’m paying back. Help!

by Jim Dickinson
Wonk Corner
24/09/25
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Understanding the 2026 league tables
Understanding the 2026 league tables

Understanding the 2026 league tables

by David Kernohan
Wonk Corner
24/09/25
1
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KEF deserves a boost

by James Coe
Comment
24/09/25
1
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What we can do about belonging for postgraduates

by Katy Burgess
Comment
24/09/25
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Thirty things we found (or didn’t find) when we went looking for policies on PGT supervision

by Jim Dickinson
SUs
blogs-su
23/09/25
More jam tomorrow as the SNP prioritises promises over protections for student renters
More jam tomorrow as the SNP prioritises promises over protections for student renters

More jam tomorrow as the SNP prioritises promises over protections for student renters

by Jim Dickinson
Wonk Corner
23/09/25
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Why student perspectives are important when things go wrong in higher education providers

by Adam Waddingham
SU Blogs
blogs-su
23/09/25
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Generic AI cannot capture higher education’s unwritten rules

by Kurt Barling
Comment
23/09/25
3
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Students as curriculum critics

by Ann Barnes
Comment
23/09/25
2
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A showdown over students is coming in the Housing (Scotland) Bill

by Jim Dickinson
SUs
blogs-su
22/09/25
Quality assurance moves faster than the speed of regulation
Quality assurance moves faster than the speed of regulation

Quality assurance moves faster than the speed of regulation

by David Kernohan
Wonk Corner
22/09/25
3
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From improvement to compliance – a significant shift in the purpose of the TEF

by Chris Husbands
Comment
22/09/25
Dey departs, but what of his bill?
Dey departs, but what of his bill?

Dey departs, but what of his bill?

by Michael Salmon
Wonk Corner
22/09/25
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OfS’ understanding of the student interest requires improvement

by Jim Dickinson
Comment
22/09/25
1
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Check your contract: Legal clauses SUs should look at in their student-uni agreement

by Jim Dickinson
SUs
blogs-su
22/09/25
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An assessor’s perspective on the Office for Students’ TEF shake-up

by Dilly Fung
Comment
22/09/25
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How (and why) to respond to the consultation on OfS’ proposals on quality

by Jim Dickinson
SUs
blogs-su
21/09/25
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What happens when universities stop asking questions?

by Daniel Sokol
Comment
19/09/25
11
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The value of sport

by Will Roberts
SUs
blogs-su
19/09/25
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Podcast: Quality reforms, duty of candour, skills

by Team Wonkhe
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19/09/25
Inflation for Chevening scholars is much higher than it is for home students
Inflation for Chevening scholars is much higher than it is for home students

Inflation for Chevening scholars is much higher than it is for home students

by Jim Dickinson
Wonk Corner
19/09/25
2
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Higher education postcard: Lincoln College, Oxford

by Hugh Jones
Comment
19/09/25
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What does the national student money survey say this year – and what do SUs need to know

by Mack Marshall
SUs
blogs-su
18/09/25
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The value of sport in welcome week

by Will Roberts
SU Blogs
blogs-su
18/09/25
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TEF6: the incredible machine takes over quality assurance regulation

by David Kernohan
Policy Watch
18/09/25
3
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What Ofsted inspections reveal about university leadership and culture

by Brian Culleton
Comment
18/09/25
3
A machinery of government muddle over skills
A machinery of government muddle over skills

A machinery of government muddle over skills

by Michael Salmon
Wonk Corner
17/09/25
The new campus culture wars may well surround sex and pornography
The new campus culture wars may well surround sex and pornography

The new campus culture wars may well surround sex and pornography

by Jim Dickinson
Wonk Corner
17/09/25
2
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Gaza, higher education, and the ethics of institutional neutrality

by Aneeza Pervez
Comment
17/09/25
6
It was hip to be square
It was hip to be square

It was hip to be square

by Jim Dickinson
Wonk Corner
16/09/25
1
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Reputation versus sunlight – universities and the new duty of candour

by Jim Dickinson
Policy Watch
16/09/25
2
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Despite the headwinds, universities must keep leading by example on climate change

by David Duncan
Comment
16/09/25
2
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Roll up roll up for the great higher education fire sale

by Jim Dickinson
Comment
16/09/25
7
What is happening to the SSR?
What is happening to the SSR?

What is happening to the SSR?

by Jim Dickinson
Wonk Corner
15/09/25
1
Are students really that keen on generative AI?
Are students really that keen on generative AI?

Are students really that keen on generative AI?

by David Kernohan
Wonk Corner
15/09/25
1
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Higher education mergers are a marathon not a sprint

by Debbie McVitty
Comment
15/09/25
2
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Super-universities and human sized art schools

by Hedley Roberts
Comment
15/09/25
4
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How to do the perfect merger

by David Kernohan
Analysis
15/09/25
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Europe’s cautionary merger tales through student eyes

by Jim Dickinson
Comment
15/09/25
1
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The one-year loophole: How students can escape PBSA contracts in 2025/26

by Jim Dickinson
SUs
blogs-su
12/09/25
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Digital takeaways for SUs from this year’s student digital experience survey

by Mack Marshall
SUs
blogs-su
12/09/25
Why are we panicking about mature student participation?
Why are we panicking about mature student participation?

Why are we panicking about mature student participation?

by Jim Dickinson
Wonk Corner
12/09/25
2
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Podcast: Mergers, reshuffle

by Team Wonkhe
Podcasts
12/09/25
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High tariff providers may be making medium tariff offers

by David Kernohan
Data
12/09/25
7
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We cannot address the AI challenge by acting as though assessment is a standalone activity

by Duna Sabri
Comment
12/09/25
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Comparing students with the general population is misleading when it comes to suicide

by Robert Abrahart
Comment
12/09/25
10
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Higher education postcard: matriculation

by Hugh Jones
Comment
12/09/25
3
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We’re missing the care leavers in postgraduate study support

by Jacob Dyke
SU Blogs
blogs-su
11/09/25
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Falling mature student numbers requires policy action

by Rachel Hewitt
Comment
11/09/25
1
Losing pieces of HESES
Losing pieces of HESES

Losing pieces of HESES

by David Kernohan
Wonk Corner
10/09/25
2
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The first multi-university group arrives

by Mark Leach
Comment
10/09/25
15
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Academic coaching is data-driven support for students in the dark

by Buxi Duan
Comment
10/09/25
Students not being able to access essential digital tools is still a problem
Students not being able to access essential digital tools is still a problem

Students not being able to access essential digital tools is still a problem

by Livia Scott
Wonk Corner
9/09/25
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There’s no magic wand for student wellbeing

by Ben Lewis
Comment
9/09/25
1
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Back to the future for the TEF? Back to school for OfS?

by Paul Ashwin
Comment
9/09/25
2
Another ballot for industrial action
Another ballot for industrial action

Another ballot for industrial action

by David Kernohan
Wonk Corner
8/09/25
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