Sunday 4 October 2026
Jim Dickinson

Team Wonkhe

Jim Dickinson

Associate Editor (SUs)

2,616 pieces

Newest first, since August 2013 · page 118 of 131

  1. · Comment

    Keep calm and carry on paying your tuition fees (and rent)

    As the emergency turns into a prolonged crisis, what is it reasonable for students to expect from their experience? Jim Dickinson has a think

  2. · SUs · Members

    OfS publishes guidance on teaching, assessment, student support and consumer rights during Covid-19

    This is a briefing for Wonkhe SUs subscribers. To find out more go to the SUs page in the menu above.

    With Wonkhe SUs explainer

  3. · SUs · Members

    Always the last place you look

    This is a briefing for Wonkhe SUs subscribers. To find out more go to the SUs page in the menu above.

  4. · SUs

    Ten things we’ve learned so far from the Covid-19 crisis

    Apparently, it’s almost “Easter”. Whilst blogs that assert to have learned anything from the Covid crisis are bound to look old in a matter of days, there is in theory a chance to at least pause now the adrenalin of argu

  5. · Comment

    If the risks have changed, then so should the protections

    Student Protection Plans are supposed to alleviate the risks of enrolling faced by students. Jim Dickinson on what needs to change in light of Covid-19.

  6. · Comment

    Is it in students’ interests to enrol in September?

    Jim Dickinson has been trying to identify the students on programmes that should enrol in September – and he’s struggling

  7. · SUs · Members

    HE is a risky business. But who for?

    This is a briefing for Wonkhe SUs subscribers. To find out more go to the SUs page in the menu above.

  8. · Policy Watch

    Covid-19: Is secrecy over university finances in the student interest?

    The English HE regulator is responding to Covid-19. David Kernohan and Jim Dickinson look at what universities will have to do if their finances look shaky

    With David Kernohan

  9. · SUs · Members

    Looking around the corner

    This is a briefing for Wonkhe SUs subscribers. To find out more go to the SUs page in the menu above.

  10. · Comment

    Cut-throat competition over students is the opposite of what we need in a crisis

    Cut-throat competition over students is the opposite of what we need in a crisis, argues Jim Dickinson who looks at the choices facing OfS and DfE over Covid-19

  11. · SUs · Members

    Student rights and Covid-19: OIA on complaints during the pandemic

    With Wonkhe SUs explainer

  12. · SUs · Members

    How can students feel safe and not safe all at the same time?

    With Wonkhe SUs explainer

  13. · Comment

    Covid-19 puts “student partnership” to the test

    Jim Dickinson rounds up some things SUs have been raising with universities wise enough to let them in the Covid-19 planning room

  14. · SUs · Members

    Bin the plan

    This is a briefing for Wonkhe SUs subscribers. To find out more go to the SUs page in the menu above.

  15. · Analysis

    The B3 bear has been in court – and won

    There’s been a judicial review of an OfS decision. Jim Dickinson and David Kernohan look at the judgment and the implications.

    With David Kernohan

  16. · SUs

    Coronavirus and protecting students’ interests

    This is a briefing for Wonkhe SUs subscribers. To find out more go to the SUs page in the menu above.

    With Wonkhe SUs explainer

  17. · Comment

    Will more “free speech” regulation have unintended consequences?

    Amber Rudd was invited to a student event, then uninvited. Jim Dickinson on the crackdown that’s coming on no platforming as a result

  18. · SUs

    #SUFutures – Is it time to bin off the SU strategic plan?

    Ed Marsh and Jim Dickinson make the case for new kinds of strategic planning processes in SUs

    With Ed Marsh

  19. · SUs · Members

    Activities and opportunities

    This is a briefing for Wonkhe SUs subscribers. To find out more go to the SUs page in the menu above.

  20. · SUs

    Southern SUs slides and resources 3/4 Mar 2026

    Session 1: How to take your lobbying to the next level Slides Plus: How to be “positively pushy” to get things done for students Live players, dead players and influencing tactics and skills Session 2: What we can learn