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· Wonk Corner
OfS to gain powers to publish without risk of defamation
A recent government amendment to the Skills and Post-16 Education Bill means we could be hearing a lot more about OfS investigations
· Wonk Corner
Choosing a university name – the definitive ranking
The best ways to construct your university name – ranked.
· Policy Watch
What’s in the levelling up white paper for universities?
There’s lots of evidence for the power of universities in local areas in the levelling up white paper, but very little policy to back it up. David Kernohan goes on a search
· Wonk Corner
HESA Spring 2022: Staff data, part one
A very stark message from the top line staff data from the 2020-21 academic year.
· SUs · Members
A desire to belong – ethnic minority students’ lived experience of being a PGR
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Comment
Finance is forcing universities to do the right thing
A sustainable sector requires action on the environment, social issues, and governance – so say investors. David Kernohan talks to KPMG’s Marc Finer to find out more
· Analysis
The same students at the same providers?
Did the increase in students placed during the 2021 cycle do anything for widening access? David Kernohan keeps it in proportion
· Data
UCAS End of Cycle 2021: Provider data
Who’s up, who’s down, how subjects have shifted, and the latest on unconditional offers – David Kernohan with the dashboards on admissions
· Data
HESA spring 2022: Student data
David Kernohan breaks down what we’ve learned from 2022’s first release of sector data
· Wonk Corner
A tsunami of disruption
Apocalyptic visions of the collapse of global higher education are getting old.
· Wonk Corner
Exploring exploring student outcomes
There’s a big load of contextual data from OfS out. I’ve plotted it.
· SUs · Members
The absolutely fundamental guide to assessing students
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Wonk Corner
Changes to Graduate Outcomes fees for providers
Graduate outcomes is all over the latest OfS regulatory proposals. And guess who is paying for it?
· SUs · Members
Students are borrowing money to gamble
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Long read
How OfS will construct indicators for regulation
In redefining definitions, the Office for Students is making policy in a less than accessible way. David Kernohan offers you a way in
· Policy Watch
The Office for Students has designed a new TEF
The Teaching Excellence Framework has a fresh new look. David Kernohan is on the front row
· Policy Watch
How universities actually identify “low quality” courses
Universities UK’s framework for programme review attempts to shed more light on an often-ignored facet of quality assurance. David Kernohan changes the bulb.
· Analysis
A duty to disclose a decade of inward investment? An ill-considered amendment
David Kernohan unpacks the burden and confusion that underpins a recently proposed financial disclosure amendment to the Freedom of Speech Bill
· Comment
21 things we learned from December’s OfS Board Papers
OfS had a board meeting on 2 December 2021. The papers are out, and Jim Dickinson and David Kernohan have picked out the choicest morsels for your delight
With Jim Dickinson
· Analysis
International applicants want more support and guidance
David Kernohan reads a new report from UCAS that suggests the sector still has some way to go on giving international applicants the information they need to make good choices