Monday 5 October 2026
Jim Dickinson

Team Wonkhe

Jim Dickinson

Associate Editor (SUs)

2,616 pieces

Newest first, since August 2013 · page 124 of 131

  1. · SUs

    They don’t like the assessment, and they reject the feedback

    Assessment and Feedback has been the sector’s achillies heel since NSS was invented. Jim Dickinson looks at what SUs should argue for.

  2. · Analysis

    Whose registrations has the Office for Students refused?

    Jim Dickinson goes on the hunt for those cases where the Office for Students has refused the registration of a higher education provider.

  3. · SUs · Members

    A turn to the rights

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

  4. · Comment

    You better run, you better take cover

    Oh, so subject-level TEF is dead is it? And Augar will never happen, eh? Jim Dickinson is not so sure

  5. · SUs · Members

    Should students who owe their university money be able to graduate?

    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

  6. · SUs · Members

    Clearing the air

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

  7. · SUs · Members

    How to respond to OfS’ consultation on student consultation

    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

  8. · SUs · Members

    Rights and responsibilities

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

  9. · SUs

    How do we make students more powerful?

    We’ve talked before on the site about NSS Question 26, and the numerous limitations of the question. There’s two theories that surround poor performance in this “academic interests” question – either the question is faul

  10. · SUs · Members

    Can we “nudge” students towards better grades?

    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

  11. · Analysis

    OfS has a student information problem

    With OfS now regulating at full speed, Jim Dickinson and David Kernohan wonder how prospective students would find out whether their course was approved – and just what has happened to all the old HE providers?

    With David Kernohan

  12. · Comment

    A long hot summer in the library

    For Jim Dickinson, the university library is a key site in the ongoing struggle to offer services that meet the needs of a diverse student body.

  13. · Analysis

    Taking complaints seriously means supporting students to make them

    Complaints can be a crucial source of feedback to learn from, both for providers and OfS. Jim Dickinson wonders how a student would ever make one.

  14. · Comment

    What happens when a provider has to close?

    The closure of GSM London is bad news for students, but – for Jim Dickinson – it prompts wider questions about oversight, regulation, and student protection.

  15. · SUs · Members

    What is deliberative democracy and why should SUs think about it?

    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

  16. · SUs · Members

    Getting their money’s worth

  17. · SUs · Members

    What has Plato got to do with student rights and expectations?

    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

  18. · Comment

    Look who’s back: Jo Johnson returns to universities brief

    It looks like Jo Johnson is returning to the universities brief in government. Jim Dickinson has a think about what that might mean for the sector.

  19. · Analysis

    Seven things to note from July’s OfS board papers

    You might not have spotted the release of the OfS Board Papers – but Jim Dickinson did, and he’s here to digest them for you.

  20. · SUs · Members

    The value of SUs (archived)

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