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· Wonk Corner
Policy Exchange weighs in with proposed cuts for higher education
With supposedly neutral cost-cutting policy proposals you do need to watch the politics.
· People
Who is Gillian Keegan?
It’s a big promotion for new Secretary of State for Education Gillian Keegan. David Kernohan traces her journey.
· Wonk Corner
Staff at 150 higher education providers could take industrial action
More industrial action is on the way as UCU successfully meets ballot thresholds
· Comment
What is Liz Truss’ higher education legacy?
David Kernohan makes a brave attempt to define Prime Minister Liz Truss’s impact on higher education
· Analysis
Notifications might (eventually) lead to regulation
What happens when you notify OfS of a concern? As David Kernohan finds out, not very much – for quite a long while.
· Policy Watch
The blend gets another tweak
Susan Orr’s blended learning report, and the OfS response, get Jim Dickinson and David Kernohan thinking about growth
With Jim Dickinson
· Wonk Corner
Open University to sell stake in MOOC platform FutureLearn
A decade after “the year of the MOOC”, it seems that online learning at scale is struggling.
· Wonk Corner
DfE funding to support expansion to meet demographic demands
It’s not as good for the sector as you might think
· Wonk Corner
OfS consults on risk-based access
The OfS consultation on a risk based approach to access and participation is out now. David Kernohan gives you the context.
· Wonk Corner
Do international students really “prop up frankly substandard courses”?
Another edifying day at the Conservative Party Conference
· People
Who is new Science Minister Nusrat Ghani?
We have – at last – a new Science Minister. David Kernohan asks who she is and what she might do in the role
· Policy Watch
OfS dashboards usher in a new era of regulation
The OfS B3 data dashboards are here – Jim Dickinson and David Kernohan ask what this says about the state of higher education regulation in England.
With Jim Dickinson
· Wonk Corner
Changes to cancellation data collection
Prevent monitoring now includes non-Prevent data. What’s that all about then?
· Wonk Corner
Little demand for fee loan backed short courses
How many people have applied to the short course trial? Only slightly more people than were in Blazin’ Squad.
· Comment
Is it time for another major review of higher education?
Most higher education policy planning starts (and ends) with fees. David Kernohan wants a review of the other stuff
· Comment
Fourteen things we spotted in July’s OfS board papers
For the second time this month, we read the OfS board papers so you don’t have to
· Policy Watch
How does your provider pay for power?
With the announcement of government measures to support non-domestic energy consumers, David Kernohan examines how your campus keeps the lights on and the radiators warm
· Wonk Corner
A leaner HESA estates collection
One of the sector’s most fascinating datasets gets an overhaul in the face of falling submissions
· Wonk Corner
Are graduates really happier on Saturday?
New HESA research explores a surprising factor contributing to graduate survey responses
· Data
Can a university league table ever be “good”?
With today’s release of the Good University Guide 2023, David Kernohan asks what we mean when we rank universities