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Newest first, since February 2011 · page 5 of 79
· Wonk Corner
Another bail out?
If we have indeed found evidence of DfE plans to prop up the sector, what might such a scheme look like?
· Wonk Corner
Their name is not Susan
A new job-share chief executive for the Office for Students
· Wonk Corner
Media literacy is changing – again. And this time the answers are not clear
David Kernohan has thoughts about disinformation. But why would you believe him?
· Wonk Corner
Financial sustainability in Welsh HE
The bits that are bad are plausible, and the bits that are good prompt questions.
· Wonk Corner
What is Chris Philp saying about international students on London campuses?
And on what basis?
· Wonk Corner
Comparing student support and support for NEETs
The costs are closer than you may imagine, but one gets repaid and one does not
· Wonk Corner
Measuring university contribution to social mobility
Are today’s rankings the full story?
· Comment
The graduate premium in a world of human capital
It turns out there are other bits of government beyond DfE with an interest in graduate earnings. David Kernohan unexpectedly finds hope in neoclassical economic theory
· Wonk Corner
Do one in ten students enter university without a single A level?
Yes – that’s right.
· Wonk Corner
Graduate Outcomes gets tested
DK finds a largely clean bill of health
· Wonk Corner
Is the future NEET?
Who leaves compulsory education and what do they do?
· Wonk Corner
OfS unveils registration condition on subcontracting
DK and Jim get stuck in to new condition E10
With Jim Dickinson
· Wonk Corner
Unions ask for RPI plus three per cent
It’s New Jnches season again
· Long read
Decision-making, for regulators
The Office for Students makes many regulatory decisions, but the evidence for these decisions is often hard to come by. David Kernohan asks whether more transparency would make for better regulation
· Wonk Corner
Student visa restrictions for four countries
New rules limit student recruitment due to asylum claims
· Wonk Corner
You’ll never believe where I found the secret LEO data!
Wish you knew what you might earn as a graduate from a given course at a given university? Wish no more!
· Comment
Performing learning in the AI age
AI has yet to have a meaningful impact on the flourishing world of the open mic night. David Kernohan argues that this tells us a lot about learning, community, and finding joy
· Wonk Corner
Another 352 learners had a go on the LLE
And yet the launch still appears to be going ahead
· Wonk Corner
How do we know if OfS is any good?
OfS, inevitably, has thoughts. And data.
· Wonk Corner
HESES data, 2025–26
The first look at student numbers for the 2025-26 academic year