Thursday 1 October 2026
David Kernohan

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David Kernohan

Deputy Editor

1,574 pieces

Newest first, since February 2011 · page 62 of 79

  1. · SUs · Members

    An A-Z of higher education data for student officers and staff that support them

    With Wonkhe SUs explainer

  2. · Policy Watch

    Graduate “overeducation” isn’t as simple to spot as you might think

    David Kernohan has also read that back issue of the Oxford Review of Education, and played with some Graduate Outcomes data as well.

  3. · Data

    Graduate outcomes: wellbeing

    What do we know about the wellbeing of graduates? David Kernohan compares new data from Graduate Outcomes with national figures from ONS.

  4. · Data

    UCAS June deadline data: signs of hope?

    It looks like good news on applications from UCAS. But David Kernohan reminds us that there is a long way to go yet.

  5. · Wonk Corner

    Changes to DSA funding negatively affect students with most support from current system

    Students with disabilities who require the most support are facing a cut in government support of around £2,100.

  6. · Comment

    26 things we spotted in the April and May OfS board papers

    The Office for Students has published board papers for April and May, and David Kernohan and Jim Dickinson have had a read so you don’t have to.

    With Jim Dickinson

  7. · Wonk Corner

    Do courses that predominantly serve POLAR Q1 applicants have worse employment and further study outcomes?

    Wherever the “low quality courses” debate shifts, DK will be there with a graph.

  8. · Policy Watch

    The IFS on the Covid-19 risk to the sector

    A new report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies suggests an £11bn sector loss from Covid-19. David Kernohan looks under the bonnet.

  9. · Data

    The terrifying return of the UK’s worst higher education courses

    Low value courses are back – David Kernohan tries to hunt them down in the data.

  10. · Policy Watch

    What does the research and development roadmap mean for universities?

    The government is taking a fresh look at everything from research funding, to culture, to infrastructure. But David Kernohan wonders why is there so little about universities.

  11. · SUs · Members

    Next academic year and the “structure of learning”

    With Wonkhe SUs explainer

  12. · Policy Watch

    The bailout part II: new government schemes announced to stabilise university research

    The government has announced some significant new measures for universities and research impacted by Covid-19 this year. David Kernohan takes a first peek

  13. · Data

    It’s good to be king: this year’s LEO

    With little fanfare we have the latest slice of LEO data, covering the 2017-18 tax year. David Kernohan wonders what the point is.

  14. · Stacks

    The avalanche came – but what of it?

    As Michael Barber announces he is to step down next year, David Kernohan uses data trajectories to consider his impact as Office for Students chair.

  15. · Data

    Graduate Outcomes: subject and provider

    The second of three graduate outcomes releases gives David Kernohan the chance to look at destinations and experiences by subject and provider.

  16. · SUs · Members

    Ten important findings about young people and education from ONS research into the impact of Covid-19

    With Wonkhe SUs explainer

  17. · Analysis

    What does it mean to offer a full student experience this September?

    Student social mixing matters when we’re planning for September. Jim Dickinson and David Kernohan consider the implications of local lockdowns.

    With Jim Dickinson

  18. · SUs · Members

    Weighing up types of teaching in the student interest

    With Wonkhe SUs explainer

  19. · Data

    Gradual outcomes from Graduate Outcomes

    For the first time the public is able to see the results of HESA’s Graduate Outcomes survey. David Kernohan guides us through the key findings.

  20. · SUs · Members

    Can we (and should we) measure how much students learn?

    With Wonkhe SUs explainer