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· Wonk Corner
Learning and work is for the well off
Social mobility and “levelling up” through learning will take a lot more policy thinking to get right.
· Wonk Corner
Yes, there is a graduate earnings premium (even if you account for prior qualifications)
But this is old data and needs updating
· Wonk Corner
OfS board papers join the web 2.0 revolution
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· Comment
The white paper is wrong – changing research funding won’t change teaching
Changing research funding isn’t enough to bring about sector specialisation. James Coe has the politics and DK has the stats in a correlational look at the white paper.
With James Coe
· Analysis
The white paper on regulation
New policy proposals mean new rules – both in law and in the regulatory framework. David Kernohan breaks it down into three steps
· Policy Watch
What is in the post-16 education and skills white paper for higher education?
Higher education reform is here – along with a comprehensive strategy for post-16 education and skills. Debbie McVitty and David Kernohan work through the details of the government’s agenda for HE
With Debbie McVitty
· Data
Subcontractual higher education beyond the headlines
Outside of the problematic headlines, what is subcontractual provision of higher education? David Kernohan explores
· Comment
Higher education data explains why digital ID is a good idea
As a sector, and a nation, we don’t do personal identifiers well. And, as David Kernohan points out, it causes us problems
· Data
Outcomes data for subcontracted provision
How do students who are registered at one provider and taught elsewhere get on? And what combinations of the two do best? David Kernohan introduces a long-awaited OfS dataset
· Wonk Corner
Universities Wales election manifesto
Universities in Wales need to be able to work with whatever government they end up with.
· Comment
We know the detail. But what’s the story?
There’s been enough hints about the content of the white paper – for David Kernohan what is still missing is a narrative
· Data
OfS Access and Participation data dashboards, 2025 release
Struggling to put your provider’s access and participation performance in context? David Kernohan has your back
· Data
OfS characteristics dashboards, 2025 release
What does the sector look like in 2025, in terms of the chances that groups of students can get in or get on? David Kernohan paints a picture using the latest OfS data
· Wonk Corner
Conservatives have a poor quality higher education policy
It’s back.
· Analysis
What the saga of Oxford Business College tells us about regulation and franchising
The Secretary of State de-designated courses delivered by Oxford Business College through franchise agreements, but a court found that her decision contravened essential requirements of procedural fairness. David Kernoha
· Analysis
Making grants and the levy work
After the big policy announcement comes the detail on implementation. David Kernohan runs through the options for targeted grants and an international fee levy
· Wonk Corner
So how are we going to do outcomes based regulation for modular provision?
OfS doesn’t know.
· Comment
The fifty per cent participation target is no more. Again.
Keir Starmer joins the ranks of those to abandon Tony Blair’s target of having 50 per cent of young people enter higher education. David Kernohan has the receipts
· Wonk Corner
More spin out data arrives
The first update to the spin out register comes with some new features
· Analysis
Exploring the motivation and satisfaction of higher education staff
Staff in higher education are motivated by many factors – David Kernohan assesses the gap between aspiration and experience