Saturday 3 October 2026
David Kernohan

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David Kernohan

Deputy Editor

1,574 pieces

Newest first, since February 2011 · page 71 of 79

  1. · SUs · Members

    A code for quality

    David Kernohan with a handy explainer on the UK Quality Code and why it matters to students (and their unions). This is a briefing for Wonkhe SUs subscribers. To find out more go to the SUs page in the menu above.

    With Wonkhe SUs explainer

  2. · Data

    Why we can’t get no dissatisfaction

    David Kernohan looks at the NSS from the other side of the looking glass, and visualises student dissatisfaction.

  3. · Analysis

    The £800k stealth tax on English higher education

    David Kernohan calculates the OfS fee income surplus that will be returned to the the Treasury.

  4. · Analysis

    Are graduates overeducated and underpaid?

    David Kernohan asks what we can learn from the ONS’ investigation into “overeducation”

  5. · Analysis

    Access and participation in focus

    David Kernohan and Arthi Nachiappan pick up some key trends from the OfS access and participation data.

    With Arthi Nachiappan

  6. · Policy Watch

    Taking care of business – the OfS 2019-20 business plan

    Jim Dickinson and David Kernohan assess the Office for Students’ new business plan.

    With Jim Dickinson

  7. · Data

    Access and participation data unpacked

    More than a gigabyte of comma-separated variables wasn’t enough to stop David Kernohan visualising OfS access and participation data.

  8. · Analysis

    Do the write thing – the surprising written questions MPs ask about the sector

    Arthi Nachiappan and David Kernohan analyse written questions to find out why so many MPs have been concerned about niche sector issues.

    With Arthi Nachiappan

  9. · SUs · Members

    Why should I care about QAA and HESA?

    DK likes the QAA and HESA. He thinks you should like them too, and wants to be sure your views will be held as the sector decides what they should be doing.

    With Wonkhe SUs explainer

  10. · Comment

    The DfE EdTech strategy – abort, retry, fail?

    David Kernohan casts a critical eye over a strategy that seems to do more for vendors than it does for learners.

  11. · Analysis

    Financial health in HE – does a calm sea conceal dangerous currents?

    A more diverse sector means more financial volatility than ever before. David Kernohan constructs some likely regulatory approaches to financial healthcare.

  12. · SUs · Members

    It’s name is LEO

    It’s name is LEO, but it doesn’t dance on the sand. Oh no. It’s a big load of data about how much graduates earn, and David Kernohan is on hand to make sense of it. This is a briefing for Wonkhe SUs subscribers. To find

    With Wonkhe SUs explainer

  13. · Data

    Salary data doesn’t pay the bills

    LEO is out, and Universities UK has concerns. So does David Kernohan.

  14. · Data

    HESA institutional finance 2019 release: KFI is going to rock you

    David Kernohan adds up the latest HESA data about university finances.

  15. · Long read

    A brief history of plagiarism and technology

    David Kernohan takes the long view in considering the history of technological efforts to prevent student plagiarism in the UK.

  16. · Data

    Subjects of study and students with disabilities

    Data from HESA gives David Kernohan the chance to drill deep into the subject hierarchy, and examine the representation of students with disabilities.

  17. · Data

    A touch of class: HESA data on first undergraduate degree outcomes

    David Kernohan visualises HESA data on the classifications of degrees awarded, by institution

  18. · SUs

    A beginner’s guide to HESA data

    Tthere are a lot of good things about HE data that can help you – and the main thing is how widely available it is. David Kernohan introduces HESA data for SUs. This is a briefing for Wonkhe SUs subscribers. To find out

    With Wonkhe SUs explainer

  19. · Policy Watch

    Office for Students subscription fees rise again

    It’s Office for Student registration fee announcement day. Let David Kernohan be your guide. (updated 18/03 and 18/04)

  20. · Policy Watch

    We need to talk about Data Futures

    Data Futures has been delayed for at least 12 months. David Kernohan asks why, and what next.