Monday 19 October 2026
David Kernohan

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David Kernohan

Deputy Editor

1,579 pieces

Newest first, since February 2011 · page 10 of 79

  1. · Wonk Corner

    Understanding the 2026 league tables

    We look for surprises, but it is the fine detail that holds the key to getting the best out of university league tables

  2. · Wonk Corner

    Quality assurance moves faster than the speed of regulation

    Good news for the 2020-21 cohort, I guess

  3. · Policy Watch

    TEF6: the incredible machine takes over quality assurance regulation

    There’s something for everyone in the latest rethink of the Teaching Excellence Framework, but – as David Kernohan suggests – bringing disparate approaches together can highlight fundamental weaknesses

  4. · Wonk Corner

    Are students really that keen on generative AI?

    It appears not so much

  5. · Analysis

    How to do the perfect merger

    David Kernohan wonders how England’s regulatory apparatus will cope with a “super-university”

  6. · Data

    High tariff providers may be making medium tariff offers

    It’s well known that higher tariff providers did well this recruitment cycle. But what is going on? David Kernohan gets stuck in to the data

  7. · Wonk Corner

    Losing pieces of HESES

    The time-honoured teaching funding data collection is on a radical weightloss plan – but it needs to stop snacking on subjects.

  8. · Comment

    The first multi-university group arrives

    The University of Greenwich and the University of Kent are moving together into a single governance structure. Mark Leach and David Kernohan report on the sector’s first “super university”

    With Mark Leach

  9. · Wonk Corner

    Another ballot for industrial action

    Once more, with feeling

  10. · Comment

    Sledgehammers, screwdrivers, and primary legislation

    Is there room for a bill that only exists to fix problems with other bills? David Kernohan gets out the parliamentary tool box.

  11. · Wonk Corner

    Two-tier research?

    It’s going to be a busy three months for Research England

    With James Coe

  12. · Wonk Corner

    What to take away from Edward Peck’s speech at the Universities UK conference

    David Kernohan reads Edward Peck’s speech

  13. · Wonk Corner

    Finding opportunities for efficiency in shared services

    Shared services still popular – and here’s how to do them

  14. · Wonk Corner

    When will OfS show its working?

    Think of a number, any number…

  15. · Data

    A levels and acceptances, 2025

    All the numbers and all the action from JCQ results day in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland

  16. · Wonk Corner

    Data driven university application guide, 2025

    One for “the kids”

  17. · Wonk Corner

    People want their children to go to university

    New polling from YouGov and University Alliance

  18. · Data

    OfS Outcomes (B3) data, 2025

    The Office for Students has updated its outcomes (B3) dashboards with another year of data. DK is here to help you make sense of it

  19. · Wonk Corner

    SQA results day, 2025

    Results and higher education entry for 2025 in Scotland

  20. · Wonk Corner

    Now you can apply to run an LLE module!

    Fun times for all.