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· SUs · Members
Your purple prose just gives you away
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Wonk Corner
The silly story about Christmas just got serious
The silly debate about whether students will be allowed home at Christmas masks a much more important and urgent one.
· Wonk Corner
No, SAGE hasn’t told students they should stay at university over Christmas
On Wednesday evening Twitter appeared to go in meltdown when an iNews “exclusive” ran with the headline “Ministers ‘must tell students to stay on campus over Christmas’ to prevent Covid-19 outbreaks”.
· Comment
Does student voting intention tell us more about students or politics?
Jim Dickinson wonders whether new HEPI/YouthSight student polling data tells us more about students’ politics or parties’ attempts to court them.
· Wonk Corner
What have weddings got to do with student demands for refunds?
There has been a dribble of coverage in recent weeks around universities responding – in markedly different ways – to complaints from students about the “online pivot”.
· Wonk Corner
Can students pop home at the weekend?
A while ago now we looked at some of the difficulties there might be in law in defining a “household” which are easier to solve in guidance but harder if you’re about to fine someone.
· Wonk Corner
Will students adhere to test and trace rules?
As reports of outbreaks pile up across UK universities, one of the questions on my mind is whether we’ll discover from the investigation efforts going on whether students got a test as soon as they noticed symptoms, and
· Wonk Corner
What does reopening a campus do to infection in communities?
When a vaccine emerges and we’re out of this mess, one of the big questions is going to surround the trade-offs and balances between health, economic and educational needs that people have weighed up.
· Comment
Who are students going to live with next year?
New Covid restrictions could prevent student mixing for most of the academic year. Jim Dickinson calls for coordinated action that addresses a growing belonging problem.
· Comment
Not enough whack for the moles
As the UK prepares for new national restrictions, Jim Dickinson considers the implications for universities and students.
· Analysis
Do students’ unions waste money?
A think tank has been analysing the activities and expenditure of university students’ unions. Jim Dickinson tests the claims.
· Wonk Corner
Some new SAGE minutes won’t cheer you up
We’ve got a fresh batch of minutes and papers from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE).
· SUs · Members
Not enough whack for the moles
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· 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.