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· Wonk Corner
What went on in the Higher Education Taskforce in August and September?
Back on 18 August right in the middle of the examnishambles, Universities Minister Michelle Donelan announced the formation of a Higher Education Taskforce.
· Wonk Corner
UKRI publishes its review of support for PGRs during the pandemic
Throughout the pandemic, universities minister Michelle Donelan has stressed that the pandemic shouldn’t mean that students have to “put their life on hold”, and the Office for Students has stressed that it is important
· Policy Watch
A Christmas miracle? DfE guidance on student travel
What’s in the long awaited DfE guidance for students returning home for Christmas? David Kernohan and Jim Dickinson sniff it suspiciously from a safe distance.
With David Kernohan
· Comment
What happened after the big student demo of 2010?
Jim Dickinson reflects on a decade of debates about students, consumers and marketisation in higher education.
· Wonk Corner
Move offers until after exams, says UCAS
This morning the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service stages a dramatic intervention on admissions.
· Analysis
Dropping out during a pandemic should bring neither shame nor penalty
Reflecting on polling on non-continuation, Jim Dickinson asks what students are learning this term – and what can we learn from them.
· Analysis
SAGE says move teaching online. Again.
Jim Dickinson dives into the latest batch of papers from SAGE, and finds familiar themes on harm reduction and moving teaching online.
· SUs · Members
Rounding the corner
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Analysis
Do students understand their rights during the pandemic?
As the higher education complaints watchdog launches a consultation on group complaints, Jim Dickinson looks at polling on whether students know what to complain about.
· Comment
Indie SAGE returns with a statement on the sector’s bleak midwinter
The independent version of SAGE is back with a new set of recommendations on universities and the winter. Jim Dickinson weighs up the proposals.
· Wonk Corner
Will it be lonely this Christmas?
Let’s have a think about your university’s Christmas break for a minute.
· Research
The costs of Covid restrictions on students are social
Jim Dickinson introduces headlines from a large survey on student wellbeing – and finds lonely students not getting the social learning experience they crave.
· SUs · Members
The new legal restrictions in England for the November lockdown
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Wonk Corner
DfE guidance on the “new national restrictions”
How should higher education in England approach the latest lockdown?
With David Kernohan
· Comment
Michelle Donelan trades tiers for fears
The minister has sent a couple of letters about the new English lockdown. Jim Dickinson dons his reading glasses.
· SUs · Members
Refunds and redress
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Comment
We are where we are. But why are we here? Universities and the lockdown
As new national lockdown measures loom large, Jim Dickinson considers the policy implications of keeping campuses “open”.
· Wonk Corner
Who’s falling between the cracks financially?
The Scottish Government has published a bunch of case studies of financial hardship faced by students this year.
· Wonk Corner
Guidance is out on getting students home safely for the holidays
Sorry. I’ve been a bit naughty here. We do not yet have anything from any of the four UK governments on the “Christmas issue”.
· Policy Watch
The Office for Students has a (new) plan
England’s higher education regulator has published a new business plan to cover the long winter months. Jim Dickinson tries to read the runes.