Another social mobility rethink Another social mobility rethink by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 5/12/24
Concern that affected no students resolved to OfS' satisfaction Concern that affected no students resolved to OfS’ satisfaction by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 3/12/24 3
Image: Shutterstock Universities need to remember to ask the tax question by Andrea Marshall Comment 3/12/24
OfS temporarily closes entry to the register OfS temporarily closes entry to the register by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 2/12/24 3
Image: Shutterstock Getting back to first principles on groups of providers by Richard Puttock Comment 2/12/24 8
Image: Shutterstock What universities do now is more important than how they came to be by David Kernohan Comment 2/12/24 5
Image: Shutterstock Good data needs to underpin applicant decision making, even if they never see it by Phil Richards Comment 2/12/24 3
Image: Shutterstock Student Loans Company data on fees and maintenance, 2023-24 by David Kernohan Data 29/11/24 2
Image: Shutterstock Creative arts graduates succeed because of their background, not in spite of it by Katie Normington Comment 27/11/24 5
How skills, careers, and industrial policy fit together How skills, careers, and industrial policy fit together by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 26/11/24 2
Image: Shutterstock We need better awarding gap metrics to genuinely address inequity by Katharine Hubbard Analysis 22/11/24 4
Image: Shutterstock Do we need a league table of scholars produced by Silicon Valley? by Lawrie Phipps Comment 21/11/24 4
What are tariff groups and why do they not matter? What are tariff groups and why do they not matter? by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 20/11/24 8
Image: Shutterstock What do students spend hardship funds on, and how can providers help? by Peter Gray Comment 20/11/24
Image: Shutterstock There are cold spots in arts, humanities, and social sciences provision by Ruairí Cullen Comment 20/11/24 3
Image: Shutterstock Credit for pre-university programmes in the US and New Zealand by Alexandra Lyons Comment 19/11/24 3
Image: Shutterstock The regulator does not have a handle on the financial state of English higher education by David Kernohan Analysis 15/11/24 7
OfS pays $100 to join an international quality assurance network OfS pays $100 to join an international quality assurance network by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 13/11/24
A handful of things from the October 2024 OfS board papers A handful of things from the October 2024 OfS board papers by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 12/11/24 1
Is VC pay really spiraling out of control? Is VC pay really spiraling out of control? by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 11/11/24 6
Image: Shutterstock Trashing universities is now a populist position by David Kernohan Long read 10/11/24 4
Image: Shutterstock Access and participation planning gains a regional dimension by David Kernohan Comment 7/11/24
Image: Shutterstock Local skills demand data may be more noise than signal by David Kernohan Data 6/11/24 1
wonkhe-inclusion-coming-back-together Collaboration is already baked in to the sector, and we need to see more of it by David Kernohan Policy Watch 6/11/24 2
Getting money back from the Student Loans Company Getting money back from the Student Loans Company by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 31/10/24
Birkbeck computing B3 performance justified Birkbeck computing B3 performance justified by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 30/10/24
Image: Shutterstock How to run a university careers service in difficult times by Mike Grey Comment 30/10/24 1
The Office for Students is pretty good, says the Office for Students The Office for Students is pretty good, says the Office for Students by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 29/10/24 3
What's the kerfuffle about PSNFL? What’s the kerfuffle about PSNFL? by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 25/10/24
Image: Shutterstock The demographic tide is turning, but university remains popular by David Kernohan Data 24/10/24
Access goes backwards in Scotland Access goes backwards in Scotland by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 22/10/24 1
Horizon funding could end up being a data definition problem Horizon funding could end up being a data definition problem by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 22/10/24
Image: Shutterstock Understanding the impact of professional development by Christine Jones Comment 22/10/24
What OfS has learned from the first round of quality assessment What OfS has learned from the first round of quality assessment by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 22/10/24 3
Image: Shutterstock What data do we need to formulate local skills policies? by David Kernohan Data 21/10/24 3
NSS 2024 - results by student characteristics NSS 2024 – results by student characteristics by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 16/10/24
Image: Shutterstock What pharmacy can teach us about offer-making and prestige by David Kernohan Data 16/10/24 2
Image: Shutterstock Research assessment has always been controversial, yet it necessarily persists by David Kernohan Long read 14/10/24
Image: Shutterstock Data can help predict where students are struggling with wellbeing by David Kernohan Analysis 10/10/24
Image: Shutterstock There should be hope for a fairer sector beyond what the UUK blueprint offers by Sol Gamsu Comment 10/10/24 3
What’s in the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill? What’s in the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill? by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 9/10/24 1
University efficiency savings and independent school efficiency savings University efficiency savings and independent school efficiency savings by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 7/10/24 4
UCU recommends yes on pay-related, no on pay UCU recommends yes on pay-related, no on pay by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 4/10/24 4
Image: Shutterstock OfS reports on business provision at Regent College London by David Kernohan Analysis 4/10/24 13
Image: Shutterstock The OU reflects on the Phoenix tribunal findings by David Kernohan Analysis 2/10/24 9
Image: Shutterstock Like, about six things we learned from the July OfS board papers by David Kernohan Comment 1/10/24
Image: Shutterstock Why students go elsewhere for postgraduate study by Scott Rawlinson Analysis 1/10/24 3
Image: Cogdog@Flickr, public domain. Fees of £10,500 would be a return to the policies of 2017 by David Kernohan Comment 28/09/24 7
Image: Shutterstock Bridging the gap between mainstream and higher education by Zahara Chowdhury Comment 28/09/24
wonkhe-inclusion-coming-back-together The allure of collaborative advantage and the danger of collaborative inertia by Nic Beech Comment 27/09/24
Research England funding allocations, 2024-25 Research England funding allocations, 2024-25 by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 25/09/24
Productivity and skills doesn't always mean vocational and intermediate Productivity and skills doesn’t always mean vocational and intermediate by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 23/09/24
Image: Shutterstock Efficiency and effectiveness are harder to find than to talk about by David Kernohan Comment 23/09/24
2024 UCAS cycle, 28 days after JCQ results day 2024 UCAS cycle, 28 days after JCQ results day by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 19/09/24
Some students are regularly skipping meals to cut costs Some students are regularly skipping meals to cut costs by Mack Marshall Wonk Corner 18/09/24 1
Applied Business Academy to close all higher education courses Applied Business Academy to close all higher education courses by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 17/09/24 2
OfS Key Performance Measures on student outcomes OfS Key Performance Measures on student outcomes by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 17/09/24
UCU responds to the latest UCEA offer UCU responds to the latest UCEA offer by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 16/09/24 2
Image: Shutterstock Staff are working dangerously long hours, and their employers should be concerned by Alastair Smith Analysis 16/09/24 9
Image: Shutterstock Preventing staff burnout makes financial as well as compassionate sense by Kelli Wolfe Comment 16/09/24 8
Image: Shutterstock What HESA data can tell us about provider recruitment strategies by David Kernohan Data 13/09/24 1
wonkhe-stem-plants-cuts The future of higher and degree apprenticeships under Labour by Mandy Crawford-Lee Comment 12/09/24
UCEA “full and final offer” in 2024-25 pay round, September version UCEA “full and final offer” in 2024-25 pay round, September version by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 9/09/24 17
OfS student characteristics data, 2024 OfS student characteristics data, 2024 by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 3/09/24 1
Image: Shutterstock International quality standards are evolving, but England is watching from the sidelines by Douglas Blackstock Comment 3/09/24 4
An actual, old-fashioned, bidding competition from OfS An actual, old-fashioned, bidding competition from OfS by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 2/09/24 1
Image: Shutterstock "You've got 20 validation errors, and I've got 43..." HESA Student data 2022-23, open data (part one) by David Kernohan Data 29/08/24 1
What on earth is going on in Clearing? What on earth is going on in Clearing? by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 20/08/24 9
Navigating Clearing, with data Navigating Clearing, with data by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 9/08/24 1
wonkhe-pounds-falling Without further funding the government needs to be clearer about what it expects from universities by Lily Bull Comment 8/08/24 4
SQA results day and Clearing day 1 SQA results day and Clearing day 1 by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 6/08/24
Image: Shutterstock Student outcomes data for partnership provision needs proper transparency and context by Ellen Engstrom Comment 6/08/24
Image: Shutterstock Bringing international trust back into the English quality assurance system by Vicki Stott Comment 4/08/24 3
Image: Shutterstock The independent review of the OfS gets its completely wrong on quality by Paul Ashwin Comment 3/08/24 2
Image: Shutterstock The local power of universities is transformative by Katie Normington Comment 1/08/24 2
Image: Shutterstock 13 redacted items, and the rest of the news from the May 2024 OfS board papers by David Kernohan Comment 31/07/24
Universities are backing away from community sports Universities are backing away from community sports by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 31/07/24 1
Image: Shutterstock Four things no-one wants to admit about research culture by Elizabeth Gadd Comment 31/07/24 3
OfS steps in on consumer rights OfS steps in on consumer rights by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 30/07/24 1