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· Wonk Corner
Michelle Donelan on free speech at Durham
Subscribers to the Wonkhe Daily will know that every day we cover written questions and answers to ministers in Parliament.
· Wonk Corner
Did OfS fix the digital divide?
Buried near the back of the Office for Students’ new Gravity Assist report on digital learning are some fascinating research results.
· Wonk Corner
Here’s some painkillers for the emerging admissions headache
Just before Christmas a student slid into my DMs with an interesting question.
· Comment
The pandemic has decimated the university experience – how do we put that right?
Jim Dickinson reviews Sutton Trust evidence on the impact of the wider student experience and how it’s been harmed by Covid-19.
· Wonk Corner
Scotland gets an updated strategic framework out of restrictions, but little certainty for the sector
A day after England’s road map out of restrictions appeared, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon unveiled plans for Scotland.
· Wonk Corner
Half of students in (some) halls got Covid
News reaches us from Public Health England (PHE) declaring that “Fewer than 1 in 5 university students had Covid-19 by end of autumn term”.
· Policy Watch
(Some) students on practical courses in England can return to campus in early March
The Westminster government’s Covid reopening roadmap is out. Jim Dickinson gets across the implications for higher education providers and students.
· Comment
The sector should resist calls to junk work on race and racism
As Gavin Williamson warns of a “chilling effect” on campus, Jim Dickinson finds plenty of chilling stuff buried in the government’s free speech proposals.
· SUs · Members
Jaw jaw not culture war
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· SUs · Members
How should SUs respond to DfE’s proposed free speech “standards”?
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Wonk Corner
What went on in the Higher Education Taskforce in October and November?
For much of the year, the main forum of discussion between the English higher education sector and the Department for Education (DfE) has been a taskforce established originally to deal with the fall out from last summer
· Policy Watch
Government free speech proposals represent a breakdown of trust and confidence
The government has published proposals on academic freedom and freedom of speech. Jim Dickinson and David Kernohan detect a fundamental breakdown of trust.
With David Kernohan
· SUs
Ten things SUs can do now on free speech and political diversity
In February 2021 we published the report from a project supporting a group of students’ unions to identify ways in which SU arrangements to secure freedom of speech and political diversity on campus might be taken forwar
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Comment
Another end to this year is possible
Jim Dickinson considers what it would take to end the academic year with a real focus on the interests of new, continuing and graduating students.
· SUs · Members
Dispute resolution
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· SUs
New supercomplaints procedures could be a gamechanger for SUs
One of the slogans at Malmo University Students’ Union in Sweden is “the union is BIG when you feel small”. It’s a reference to the role the SU plays in representing students to the university – the idea that via the uni
· Wonk Corner
Now we’re going to cut loads of students’ maintenance loans
I promise you that I am not making this up.
· Wonk Corner
Wales takes the lead in the “stupidest Covid regs affecting students” competition
I’ve been quite impressed with the way in which Wales has handled the pandemic generally and the way in which Kirsty Williams as Education Minister has handled the implications for students and universities specifically.
· Comment
Students prepare to board the bandwagon of Covid complaints
OIA is inviting comments on revised draft rules for Large Group student Complaints. Jim Dickinson has a few things to say.
· Policy Watch
OfS sets off in a new direction with new guidance and a new chair
Gavin Williamson has a fresh set of priorities for the Office for Students. David Kernohan and Jim Dickinson read between the lines.
With David Kernohan