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· Policy Watch
Government free speech proposals represent a breakdown of trust and confidence
The government has published proposals on academic freedom and freedom of speech. Jim Dickinson and David Kernohan detect a fundamental breakdown of trust.
With Jim Dickinson
· SUs
Sunday 21 March is the most important day of the year
Sunday 21 March should be marked in red in your diary. It’s the day of the 2021 census in England and Wales – the biggest data collection exercise in the UK. On this day every household will complete an online form (this
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Data
Do local industries need local skills? And do universities deliver?
Everyone seems to be asking providers to help meet local skills needs, but what do we really know about local industry and graduate employment? David Kernohan knows his SICs from his SOCs.
· SUs · Members
How does QAA accreditation reflect student experience?
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Data
HESA Spring: Widening Participation UKPI
Is progress on participation moving as fast as the OfS trajectories suggest it should? David Kernohan plots the latest data
· Data
HESA, HESES and the missing students
Does loads of new data from OfS and HESA offer a chance to see whether we have a continuation problem this year? Not quite, finds David Kernohan.
· Policy Watch
OfS sets off in a new direction with new guidance and a new chair
Gavin Williamson has a fresh set of priorities for the Office for Students. David Kernohan and Jim Dickinson read between the lines.
With Jim Dickinson
· Data
Questioning the statistics that underpin TEF
Shirley Pearce’s review of TEF was supported by a superb analysis of the statistical issues from the Office for National Statistics. David Kernohan has a read.
· Wonk Corner
Where do students live and what are rents like?
The average rents (per property) and number of student houses in each district in England, for 2020.
· SUs · Members
Do students need to develop “civic skills” now?
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Data
UCAS End of Cycle 2020: Unconditional offers, student characteristics
A high-profile clampdown on various unconditional offers doesn’t seem to have slowed the growth of such practices. David Kernohan plots unconditional offers, and measures of student diversity for the 2020 intake.
· Data
UCAS End of Cycle 2020: winners and losers
All the action from the 2020 UCAS cycle – David Kernohan graphs who’s up, who’s down, and who’s recruiting regionally.
· Wonk Corner
James Wharton’s OfS chair hearing
What happens when you interview for a new Michael Barber?
· Wonk Corner
£50m for student hardship in England
More money to support student hardship is always welcome, but questions remain regarding how best to get it to those who will benefit most.
With Jim Dickinson
· Wonk Corner
Ofqual denies “mini exam” plans
What happens if you run a consultation and don’t get the answers you were hoping for?
· Wonk Corner
The Celtic Erasmus?
Richard Lochhead offered some surprising insights into Scottish (and by extension, Welsh) plans to rejoin Erasmus+
· SUs · Members
Understanding the HE journey of care experienced learners
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Data
HESA spring 2021: qualifications, subjects, student characteristics
Thirty-five per cent of graduates were awarded a first in 2019-20. David Kernohan digs into the data without detriment.
· Policy Watch
What’s the University of St Andrews (Degrees in Medicine and Dentistry) Bill all about?
The first scheduled piece of higher education legislation for 2021 is a delight. David Kernohan describes the complex past of medical provision in the Kingdom of Fife.
· Long read
From footwear to strategic funding – the curious world of subject-level data
Attempts by DfE to dive into the minutiae of academic subjects seldom work as intended. David Kernohan checks out Gavin Williamson’s attempt to rewrite OfS’s price groups, and introduces the wild world of subject codes.