Sunday 18 October 2026
David Kernohan

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David Kernohan

Deputy Editor

1,579 pieces

Newest first, since February 2011 · page 6 of 79

  1. · Wonk Corner

    OfS unveils registration condition on subcontracting

    DK and Jim get stuck in to new condition E10

    With Jim Dickinson

  2. · Wonk Corner

    Unions ask for RPI plus three per cent

    It’s New Jnches season again

  3. · 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

  4. · Wonk Corner

    Student visa restrictions for four countries

    New rules limit student recruitment due to asylum claims

  5. · 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!

  6. · 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

  7. · Wonk Corner

    Another 352 learners had a go on the LLE

    And yet the launch still appears to be going ahead

  8. · Wonk Corner

    How do we know if OfS is any good?

    OfS, inevitably, has thoughts. And data.

  9. · Wonk Corner

    HESES data, 2025–26

    The first look at student numbers for the 2025-26 academic year

  10. · Wonk Corner

    We need to look at SEND in the light of transition to university

    And we need to fix education data, again.

  11. · Data

    HESA Spring 2026: Staff

    In times of turmoil and upheaval in the sector what’s happening with full-time academic staff numbers? As David Kernohan explains, the picture is more complex than you may expect

  12. · Wonk Corner

    Postgraduate Research Experience Survey, 2025

    Students are, in the main, satisfied. But belonging, community, and culture remain a concern

  13. · Wonk Corner

    Updated financial data, 2024–25

    And a stab at an operating surplus/deficit

  14. · Data

    The sector has changed size and shape over the last decade

    David Kernohan tracks the changes in the subject and provider spread of student numbers over ten eventful years in UK higher education

  15. · Comment

    It’s time to respond to UCAS

    A new consultation from UCAS offers the chance to comment on application limits, insurance acceptances, and the use of deadlines. David Kernohan is ready to fill the form in

  16. · Wonk Corner

    OfS offers funding to support defence related skills provision

    And what is the Defence Universities Alliance?

  17. · Wonk Corner

    Was there a freedom of speech breach at Bangor?

    A proper 2022-style freedom of speech on campus panic plays out

  18. · Analysis

    Eight things to look for when we get the judgement on University of Sussex vs OfS

    David Kernohan watched Sussex vs OfS proceedings in the high court and was surprised by just how big some of the implications may be for the whole English HE sector

  19. · Wonk Corner

    Enhanced monitoring at RTC, condition of registration at Greater Manchester

    The latest from the slow and steady grind of the OfS quality assurance process

  20. · Comment

    How will OfS respond in Sussex vs the Office for Students?

    David Kernohan pulls out the key points from the Office for Students response to the judicial review of the processes that led to the decision to fine the University of Sussex