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· Wonk Corner
Should students get a refund? Some should, says a committee – but they won’t
The House of Commons petitions committee is clueless on consumer law and student rights
· SUs · Members
The other half
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Long read
If we must reopen campuses, we musn’t waste them on teaching
Jim Dickinson calls for a focus on the reality of student and staff lives as campus planning for next year starts to come to a conclusion.
· SUs
Changes to courses and the issue of “consent”
When a student (consumer) signs up for a service, they are entering into an agreement with a service provider that is making a set of promises about that service. Here we pull together some of the threads from briefings
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Comment
26 things we spotted in the April and May OfS board papers
The Office for Students has published board papers for April and May, and David Kernohan and Jim Dickinson have had a read so you don’t have to.
With David Kernohan
· SUs
What exactly are students going to do with their time?
At various points during the pandemic I’ve been writing about and talking to institutions and their SUs about the student experience. You know the sort of thing – the ways in which the student experience has and will be
· Wonk Corner
Should universities and courses at risk of failure be kept a secret?
Jim Dickinson reviews the commentary around the edges of today’s Institute for Fiscal Studies (IfS) report.
· Comment
The B3 bear is coming out of hibernation to close your low value provision
With the pubs open and the barbers back in business, sector regulation should shortly kick back in. Jim Dickinson looks at how OfS might respond to ministerial missives on value.
· Wonk Corner
OfS backs off
The Office for Students (OfS) has announced that it has scaled back and narrowed proposals to fine providers that change admissions strategies because of financial pressures related to the coronavirus pandemic
· SUs · Members
The new student normal
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· SUs · Members
Racism on campus and social norming
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Comment
Changing course? Seeking consent isn’t as simple as it looks
Do students have the right to refuse changes to their course in September? Jim Dickinson on the intersection of the politics and the legal position.
· SUs · Members
A £500 washing machine in an Airbnb
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· SUs · Members
Students, spring break, science and September
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· 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.
· SUs · Members
OIA has new guidance out on how it will approach Covid complaints
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· 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
· SUs · Members
Full and exciting
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· SUs · Members
What are “romantic advances” and why might they harm students?
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· 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.