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· Comment
How do we persuade students to behave themselves this coming term?
Jim Dickinson has been reading draft university community Covid compacts – and fancies a game of “kebabathon” instead.
· Wonk Corner
Who decides if a university has to close over Covid?
Who has powers to order the closure of a university, or at least a building or campus, in the event of a major outbreak of Covid-19?
· Wonk Corner
Some student finance updates from the weekend
First up if you heard Radio 4’s Any Questions, you’d have caught an excruciating moment.
· SUs · Members
A gesture of goodwill
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Analysis
Universities get some Indie SAGE advice on reopening campuses in September
The independent version of the government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies has advice on reopening campuses. Jim Dickinson considers the implications.
· Wonk Corner
Donelan issues her doctor’s orders on access
The newspapers are furious with Universities Minister Michelle Donelan this morning over her orders to the sector on who to prioritise where courses are close to full.
· Comment
A month to go, and still lots of questions to answer
Whose job is it to worry about what students will do on Saturdays next term? Jim Dickinson looks for someone to take a lead.
· Wonk Corner
Clearing up after the mess of a u turn
Time for a quick round up of what’s been going on in the aftermath of the chaos.
· Wonk Corner
They met the terms of their offer. Aren’t we required to admit them?
The headache highlighted across the media that arises from the great results u-turn surrounds universities and courses that are “full” but now have a surfeit of students who have the grades to be admitted.
· Analysis
The Office for Students loses in court – with major implications for the sector
Bloomsbury Institute has won its appeal against an Office for Students decision to refuse its registration application. Jim Dickinson gets across the detail and the implications.
· SUs · Members
Examnishambles
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Comment
Can I see clearing now the rain has gone
OfS called for “absolute clarity” for applicants over what is on offer in September. Jim Dickinson asks if students can see the wood for the trees.
· Wonk Corner
Three locks, but the credibility horse has bolted
“I still remember that nerve-wracking morning”, says Gavin Williamson in the Telegraph today, as he prepares for another.
· Wonk Corner
Students, symptoms and self-declaration
Elsewhere on the site there’s a great piece up from Levi Pay raising concerns and possible solutions about student conduct strategies in relation to Covid-19.
· Comment
Why has a gap year suddenly become such a risky option?
Jim Dickinson weighs the risks of enrolling versus taking a year out this September and wonders why all the warnings are weighted one way.
· SUs · Members
Serious silly season
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Wonk Corner
Are Dutch students thick as a plank?
Over the past couple of months plenty of news has emerged from North America about universities’ approaches to campus reopening and concerns about student behaviour.
· Comment
30 things we learned from the OfS board papers for July 2020
The Office for Students has published board papers for July 2020, and David Kernohan and Jim Dickinson have had a read so you don’t have to.
With David Kernohan
· SUs · Members
Amending mental health services in light of the pandemic
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Comment
We need a plan for student housing for the next decade
As HEPI publishes a new report on the realities of student accommodation, Jim Dickinson and David Kernohan urge decision makers to indulge in some planning.
With David Kernohan