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New rules
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Analysis
Sixteen golden nuggets from the December and February OfS board papers
Office for Students board papers for both December and February have been published. David Kernohan and Jim Dickinson pan for the gold.
With David Kernohan
· Wonk Corner
The Northern Ireland Assembly turns up the heat on higher education devolution
Some fascinating news out of the Assembly yesterday.
· Wonk Corner
Universities told not to swamp courses with students
Cry wolf. Oooh oooh. Try not to worry now.
· Wonk Corner
Why are we making it so difficult for students to get vaccinated?
Do you remember those months at the start of the academic year when students testing positive were showing up in stats at their home address rather than in their university towns and cities?
· Comment
It’s the government that’s about to have a chilling effect on student free speech and expression
Jim Dickinson reviews the threats to student protest posed by the Police, crime, sentencing and courts bill.
· Comment
It’s time to assure students about safety on campus
In the wake of the Sarah Everard case, Jim Dickinson asks if regulatory standards on harassment and sexual misconduct on campus will ever get implemented.
· Wonk Corner
Here’s how they’re cracking down on campus censorship in Florida
The moral panic over freedom of speech is arguably a US import, so it’s interesting now and again to cast an eye stateside to see the latest developments in the campus culture wars.
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Student submission
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Wonk Corner
Students in Wales have been getting value for money
The Welsh Parliament’s Children, Young People and Education Committee heard evidence yesterday on the effect of Covid-19 on further and higher education.
· Wonk Corner
More than one in four students feel lonely often or always
There’s a new batch of survey results out today on students and Covid-19 which reveals a remarkably lonely student body.
· Wonk Corner
DfE has updated its student movement guidance again
Various things happened last week that affect student “movement”.
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It’s all about the money
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Wonk Corner
Students can go home for Easter in England
Some good news for a change.
· Wonk Corner
OfS updates its consumer protection guidance
In many ways the March 2021 update to the Office for Students’ guidance on student and consumer protection during the pandemic is pretty inconsequential.
· Analysis
For many students isn’t it all about the money?
Jim Dickinson digs into the intel on household income underpinning the budget, and finds that students are either missing – or their income wildly distorted.
· Wonk Corner
Is on-campus Covid testing a type of theatre?
As March 8th draws nearer in England, higher education providers are being asked to step up efforts to get students to engage in twice weekly lateral flow (LF) testing.
· Comment
Students’ practical concerns are piling up – is it too late to resolve them?
The Office of the Independent Adjudicator has a fresh batch of Covid complaints summaries. Jim Dickinson reviews the wreckage.
· Wonk Corner
Donelan wades into the culture wars… again
“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean – neither more nor less.”
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Low society
With Wonkhe SUs explainer