Graeme Wise is a Contributing Editor to Wonkhe and previously served in senior policy roles at University Alliance and the National Union of Students.
10 pieces
Newest first, since November 2014
· Comment
A plan to expand and diversify English higher education through the 2020s
With the number of 18 years olds set to soar in the next decade, Graeme Wise suggests a way that higher education could grow sustainably without costing taxpayers the earth.
· Long read
The signal and the noise: Nate Silver, Bayesian methods and higher education
Ahead of Nate Silver’s much-anticipated appearance at Wonkfest, Graeme Wise asks what the sector can learn from his approach to statistics
· Analysis
Governance, pedagogy and hallmarks – a challenge
Graeme Wise, Head of Policy at the University Alliance reflects on governance, pedagogy and hallmarks in HE.
· Analysis
Higher education bills we’ve known and loved
With the forthcoming Higher Education and Research Bill now announced, we make a brief survey of legislation that has shaped higher education over the past decades of reform and debate.
· Analysis
General Election: what next for universities?
The UK wakes up this morning to a defacto Conservative majority, leaving decimation amongst the Liberal Democrats and Labour Party. But what happens now for our universities?
With Mark Leach and Martin McQuillan
· Live
A new government takes shape
We’ve been live blogging the election results, aftermath and formation of the new government since Thursday night. Find the latest updates here, including developments on Tuesday.
With Mark Leach, Martin McQuillan and Dewi Knight
· Comment
Winners and losers from £6,000 fees
A fortnight ago, the higher education choice at the forthcoming general election became clearer as a result of Labour’s policy announcement. Graeme Wise returns to the issue to assess the winners and losers from the £6,0
· Analysis
Labour’s HE funding plan – why raiding my tax break is a good idea
In the run up to Labour’s expected announcement that they will cut fees from £9,000 to £6,000, Graeme Wise looks at the method proposed to pay for it – the controversial cut in pensioner tax relief – and finds a progress
· Data
The hidden bang-for-buck heroes of UK research
So, the results are in, and most of the sector is looking at the winners and losers: in league tables, power ratings, grade point averages, and the rest – but Graeme Wise on the data blog is following the money.
· Data
Introducing data
In the 21st century, data makes the world go round. It powers enterprise and connectivity, as oil and steam did in the last two centuries. It comes in many varieties and flavours – ‘raw’ data, ‘processed’ data, ‘big’ dat