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· Comment
Five immediate steps the government should take to support universities
Following uncertaintly after the referendum, Ant Bagshaw argues that the new government can create its own certainties for universities and proposes five measures that can be done straight away to shore up the sector’s f
· Analysis
The Brexistential threats universities now face
We need to get thinking now about the medium-to-long term effects of Brexit, and take action to pre-empt their effects. Ant Bagshaw runs down the bigger effects of our looming divorce from the EU.
· Comment
It (probably) won’t be that bad
Don’t panic! Don’t panic! Ant Bagshaw appeals for calm and the a renewed faith in the power of wonkery and wisdom as we negotiate our Brexit.
· Policy Watch
A league (table) of its own: why TEF must be more than a numbers game
As a ‘mock TEF’ is published, Ant Bagshaw discusses the issue of data and the new framework and how much it can be depended on to point the way towards a measure of teaching quality.
· Data
New transparency duties: an evolution, not a revolution
The government is promising a transparency revolution in higher education, and it now appears to be upon us. But does it go far enough and how will universities respond to the new challenges that it brings?
· Policy Watch
Standing up for standards in the new higher education system
The debate about standards in higher education is set to be re-opened following the introduction of a Teaching Excellence Framework and the White Paper’s proposals to give OfS responsibility for them.
· Analysis
Private lives of the British university: a vision of the future?
Will the TEF, OfS, and changes to regulation proposed by the government’s HE White paper put privatisation back on the agenda? It might make sense for some institutions may begin considering it once again.
With Benedict Wilkinson
· Policy Watch
Credit worthy
Team Wonkhe decided to get a head start on newly-reopened debate about credit accumulation and transfer. We know it’s an old debate, and seen as a fringe interest by proponents of a Schengen-style borderless higher educa
· Policy Watch
Let’s get down to fundamentals
Behind these headlines, Wonkhe has been thinking about some of the key nudges in the White Paper which could have a significant impact on the basic building blocks of the university.