Sunday 4 October 2026
Jim Dickinson

Team Wonkhe

Jim Dickinson

Associate Editor (SUs)

2,616 pieces

Newest first, since August 2013 · page 116 of 131

  1. · SUs · Members

    Students, spring break, science and September

    With Wonkhe SUs explainer

  2. · Comment

    Are shared facilities and services the ultimate “toilet paper” issue this September?

    Jim Dickinson considers supply restrictions on university campuses in September – space, time and access to facilities – and wonders how we’ll prioritise who gets what.

  3. · SUs · Members

    OIA has new guidance out on how it will approach Covid complaints

    With Wonkhe SUs explainer

  4. · Analysis

    What does it mean to offer a full student experience this September?

    Student social mixing matters when we’re planning for September. Jim Dickinson and David Kernohan consider the implications of local lockdowns.

    With David Kernohan

  5. · SUs · Members

    Full and exciting

    With Wonkhe SUs explainer

  6. · SUs · Members

    What are “romantic advances” and why might they harm students?

    With Wonkhe SUs explainer

  7. · Comment

    This September, students should be able to try before they buy

    Jim Dickinson suggests that to boost confidence, we should let students experience higher education before they become liable to pay for it.

  8. · SUs · Members

    Rational thinking

    With Wonkhe SUs explainer

  9. · Policy Watch

    Students need detail about September – but is that possible?

    OfS has guidance out on making accurate promises to students. Jim Dickinson peers into the crystal ball.

    With Wonkhe SUs explainer

  10. · Comment

    Why encourage complaints when we’ve already decided to ignore them?

    DfE and OfS have been telling students to complain if the “quality isn’t there”. Jim Dickinson digs into the rationale for a Covid complaint.

  11. · Comment

    Should students take the gamble?

    Jim Dickinson considers whether and how universities might encourage students to not defer in September.

  12. · SUs · Members

    Bursting the bubbles

    With Wonkhe SUs explainer

  13. · Comment

    “The government will do whatever it takes to support people affected by Covid-19”

    Jim Dickinson goes looking for the financial help on offer from Government for students. Clue – there isn’t much.

  14. · SUs · Members

    DfE has published guidance on reopening universities in the autumn

    With Wonkhe SUs explainer

  15. · SUs · Members

    UUK has published some principles and considerations on emerging from lockdown

    With Wonkhe SUs explainer

  16. · Comment

    In September provision needs to be different but good – not different but bad

    As students and applicants worry about their experience in September, Jim Dickinson weighs up whether we should offer reassurance rather than honesty.

  17. · SUs · Members

    Social distance learning

    With Wonkhe SUs explainer

  18. · SUs · Members

    What are FE colleges being told about opening – and why might it matter for HE?

    With Wonkhe SUs explainer

  19. · SUs · Members

    NHS Test and Trace and the major questions for students

    With Wonkhe SUs explainer

  20. · Comment

    Lifting the lockdown means thinking through the implications for student conduct

    When a university brings a student to a town or city but keeps them largely off campus because of Covid-19, what happens next? Jim Dickinson paints a picture.