Monday 19 October 2026
David Kernohan

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David Kernohan

Deputy Editor

1,579 pieces

Newest first, since February 2011 · page 21 of 79

  1. · Analysis

    What can the NSS can tell us about staff pay?

    You’d think that more teaching-focused academic staff at the top end of the pay scale would help meet student expectations on assessment and feedback. And like, David Kernohan, you’d be wrong

  2. · Wonk Corner

    UCU responds to the 2024-25 pay offer

    Not fans of it, but not to the degree you might expect

  3. · Data

    National Student Survey 2024

    David Kernohan has the charts and the caveats you need from the 2024 National Student Survey

  4. · People

    Who is Jacqui Smith?

    From a trainee teacher in Worcester to Strictly Come Dancing, David Kernohan traces the career of DfE Minister of State Jacqui Smith

  5. · Wonk Corner

    General election results, 2024

    Reform is stronger where higher education is weaker

  6. · Wonk Corner

    UCEA “full and final offer” in 2024-25 pay round

    If inflation goes as low as projected, it is an above inflation pay rise for everyone. But it isn’t what was asked for.

  7. · Wonk Corner

    The data secrets of HEFCW capital funding

    You can learn a lot more from this release than how much capital HEFCW is handing out

  8. · Comment

    Your Wonkhe election night viewing guide, July 2024

    If you love higher education, and you are committed to staying up for the election results, David Kernohan presents the key seats, data dashboards, and polling considerations you need

  9. · Wonk Corner

    How are young voter registration and voter authority applications looking?

    The sad fact is that young people are less likely to vote in elections than any other group.

  10. · Data

    TRAC data, 2022-23

    A transparent comparable way of understanding sector financial woes exists. David Kernohan presents what little of it we are allowed to see

  11. · Policy Watch

    Scotland to (possibly) lose two funding agencies

    Do we really need the Student Awards Agency Scotland? Or Skills Development Scotland? The Scottish government is asking you. David Kernohan has the details

  12. · Data

    There’s more to LEO than Mickey Mouse

    LEO data isn’t great for finding poor quality courses, but DK reckons there’s a lot more we can learn from it

  13. · Wonk Corner

    The public would blame government for university closures

    Fans of universities, but not as much as they used to be, and it won’t affect how they vote.

  14. · Wonk Corner

    Science, research, and innovation hustings

    What happened at the Royal Society

  15. · Wonk Corner

    General election manifestos 2024: The Scottish National Party

    It’s a devolved matter

  16. · Analysis

    A historic shift in higher education manifesto promises

    For the first time since the second world war, the consensus on the need for more graduates has collapsed. David Kernohan picks up the pieces

  17. · Wonk Corner

    General election manifestos 2024: Reform UK

    Universities? not really big fans of them

  18. · Data

    HESA Spring 2024: Graduate Outcomes

    Data on the graduating class that had to deal with Liz Truss’s economy. David Kernohan wonders why things didn’t look worse for them

  19. · Wonk Corner

    General election manifestos 2024: Labour

    Skills can only get England

  20. · Wonk Corner

    General election manifestos 2024: Plaid Cymru (the Party of Wales)

    Probably not looking for a coalition with Labour…