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· Wonk Corner
Students are entitled to tuition fee refunds over Covid
The (Westminster) government has responded to the House of Commons Petition Committee report on the impact of Covid-19 on students.
· Analysis
A model emerges on Covid-19 and universities
Jim Dickinson reviews newly published modelling on universities and Covid-19 and wonders about the assumptions
· Wonk Corner
How will the new law on gatherings affect students in England?
We now have, in the form of a statutory instrument, the regulations that convert and “simply” previous guidance on socialising.
· Comment
Pushing student societies underground would threaten community safety
As the UK cracks down on socialising, Jim Dickinson wonders whether a heavy handed interpretation might damage students’ education and community safety.
· Wonk Corner
How will the new law on gatherings affect students in Scotland?
This is the second in our little series of posts on how the “tightening” of restrictions on social activity on Monday will affect students – and the good news is that things are considerably simpler in Scotland than they
· Wonk Corner
How will the new rules on gatherings work for students in Wales?
We now have Wales’ amendments to the Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No.2) (Wales) Regulations 2020, which will come into force on 14 September 2020.
· Wonk Corner
Applicants get a government-backed gap year
The Department for Education has published details of a package of support for students who have had to defer entrance to higher education because of the examnishambles.
· SUs · Members
Keep up at the back
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Wonk Corner
Labour presses the government on students and universities
On Wednesday Labour’s Shadow Universities Minister Emma Hardy wrote to the government demanding that it urgent implements a “credible plan” to ensure that universities can reopen safely – including action on testing, dig
· Policy Watch
Revised guidance for England on universities and Covid-19 means tiers before Christmas
The government has published its guidance for universities in England on reopening campuses. Jim Dickinson wonders if it’s too little too late.
· Wonk Corner
What is a household anyway?
As I write we’re waiting on the publication of the statutory instrument that puts into legal practice the messaging given to the press all day on “social gatherings of more than six people”.
· SUs · Members
Do both modules? Here’s £500. Or maybe £1,000.
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Comment
Is it Freshers Flu or Covid-19?
Will students get a test if they have Covid symptoms? Jim Dickinson spends time with student reps and concludes things need to get simpler and clearer.
· SUs · Members
The full weight of the procedures
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Analysis
Could higher education ruin the UK’s Christmas?
There’s a new paper out prepared by a government task and finish group on higher education and Covid-19. Jim Dickinson reviews the risks.
· Wonk Corner
Indie SAGE drops its call for mandatory student and staff testing
Indie SAGE has now published the final version of its statement on universities in the context of Covid-19.
· SUs · Members
Covid-19, student discipline and student opportunities
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· SUs · Members
The impacts of purpose-built student accommodation
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Wonk Corner
Ireland, students and sexual consent
When you’re buried inside the detail of England’s higher education system, it’s easy to miss how bureaucratic it is – and how slow it is to respond to demands for change.
· Comment
Can OfS help universities bridge the digital divide?
As new findings on students and the “digital divide” emerge, Jim Dickinson considers the character of regulation required to address it.