Wednesday 30 September 2026
David Kernohan

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David Kernohan

Deputy Editor

1,572 pieces

Newest first, since February 2011 · page 59 of 79

  1. · Data

    Wonkhe’s Covid-19 data dashboards

    Tracking Covid-19 cases in England and Wales against patterns of student residence.

  2. · Analysis

    England’s newest university has a familiar name

    How quickly can you start up a new higher education provider in England? In certain circumstances, less than four months. David Kernohan explores a curious anomaly.

  3. · SUs · Members

    What does a campus mean?

    With Wonkhe SUs explainer

  4. · Policy Watch

    Donelan strikes an uncertain chord at the Commons Education Committee

    The Minister of State for Universities gave us a lot to think about in her accountability hearing at the Commons Education Committee. David Kernohan tries to find harmony.

  5. · Analysis

    Understanding insolvency in higher education

    As financial pressures on higher education providers begin to become apparent, there are still many questions about how insolvency would work in the English sector. David Kernohan investigates.

  6. · Wonk Corner

    Higher tariff providers clean up on 18yo FT English domiciled UG applicants

    Office for Students analysis of UCAS data shows some interesting side effects from this years “unusual” cycle.

  7. · Comment

    Call Keir on campus

    The leader of the opposition listened to student and parent voices. David Kernohan was there.

  8. · Comment

    Do higher level vocational qualifications lead to higher earnings than degrees?

    The Prime Minister’s comments on an earnings boost for higher technical courses need to be caveated. David Kernohan explains.

  9. · Explainer

    What is happening at universities right now, and why?

    What is going on? If you’ve not been following what has been going over the summer, or you are bewildered as to why we are in this situation, David Kernohan takes you through the basics.

  10. · Wonk Corner

    Nicola Sturgeon on weekend student restrictions

    Nicola Sturgeon spent most of her daily Covid press conference talking to students.

  11. · Comment

    Quietly, the RAB charge is reaching worrying levels

    There was a time when English higher education policy was focused entirely on loan repayment rates. As David Kernohan discovers, new data indicates that 53 per cent of money lent out will not be repaid.

  12. · SUs · Members

    Online learning – is it any good?

    With Wonkhe SUs explainer

  13. · Wonk Corner

    Small area participation data for England

    The Office for Students has given us the most detailed area-based look at English participation in higher education yet.

  14. · Policy Watch

    The National Student Survey’s radical roots and branches

    We have the remit of the OfS “bureaucracy review” of the national student survey. David Kernohan has questions.

  15. · Wonk Corner

    Head, Hands, Face, Space: Policy Exchange at the Labour Fringe

    A cross between a belated book launch and a policy panel saw three shades of Labour advance ideas of post-compulsory education. David Kernohan listened in.

  16. · Policy Watch

    Black graduates are less satisfied with their careers

    HESA generates new knowledge from old data – David Kernohan looks at why Black graduates don’t have satisfying careers.

  17. · Wonk Corner

    More on provider spending on Students’ Unions

    There’s a lot of questions to ask of the data from the recent Adam Smith Institute report on students’ unions.

  18. · Wonk Corner

    Letter from Michelle Donelan to the Office for Students – September 2020

    This week saw Michelle Donelan sent her first “ministerial direction” letter to the Office for Students.

  19. · Analysis

    Postgraduate study is not a passport to high earnings

    A new report from the IFS looks at the salary benefit from postgraduate study, and sees low pay in the education sector. David Kernohan makes sense of it all.

  20. · Policy Watch

    University chairs finalise governance code of practice

    A new code of practice makes for a more hands on style of university governance. David Kernohan investigates.