2,649 pieces
Newest first, since August 2013 · page 18 of 133
· Wonk Corner
Under LLE, some full-time students will have their maintenance loan cut by 58 per cent
This isn’t the first time I’ve posted on the subject of “what is a full-time course”.
· Wonk Corner
DfE attempts to explain the LLE to applicants. Badly
The Westminster government has published some “student facing” material on loan funding under the new Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE) system.
· Comment
The walls are closing in on our doomed student loan system
Jim Dickinson unpacks the bleak new numbers behind England’s student loans – and the growing pressure on repayments and fiscal rules
· Wonk Corner
Complaints are going up and nobody knows why
It’s a document that is simultaneously impressive and frustrating in almost equal measure.
· SUs · Members
What SUs can do about delayed visas and late arrivals
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Comment
Wales needs a plan. Don’t we all
Jim Dickinson reviews a Welsh HE system too concentrated geographically, too thin in subject breadth, and too dependent on English demand to serve the students it’s supposed to be for
· Comment
Now the struggle is no longer real, are students becoming stupid?
Jim Dickinson explores the growing evidence that AI isn’t just changing what students produce – it’s changing what their brains are ready to do, and asks whether HE can redesign itself around a question it has been avoid
· Wonk Corner
England’s student loan system died gradually, then suddenly
In The Sun Also Rises (1926), Mike Campbell is asked how he went bankrupt, and replies:
· SUs · Members
Taken for a spin
With Mack Marshall
· SUs · Members
What students’ landlords are being told about the Renters’ Rights Act, and why it matters for SUs
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Wonk Corner
Universities are still failing disabled students
University staff sometimes lack the knowledge and skills to effectively support Disabled students with “limited or no training” available.
· SUs · Members
North of 49
With Mack Marshall
· SUs · Members
19 things that went wrong at Regent College London – and what reps can learn from it
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Comment
Maybe a graduate tax wasn’t such a bad idea after all
Reflecting on continued coverage of Plan 2 graduates’ repayment woes, Jim Dickinson argues that a progressive graduate contribution scheme would be a better bet than the psychology of debt
· Wonk Corner
Wales refuses to implement Westminster’s stealth graduate tax raid
It was First Minister’s Questions in the Senedd earlier, and off the back of a set of questions from the Welsh Conservatives over apprenticeships, Eluned Morgan took an opportunity to make something clear.
· SUs · Members
Financial worry is now the baseline condition of being a student
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Wonk Corner
The new normal: A struggle that won’t pay off
Finally some good news!
· Wonk Corner
Who should pay for our failing student loan system?
At the weekend, Sunday Times readers learned that almost half the population supports the idea of the government writing off some (or all) student loan debt, while 76 per cent think the interest rates many are paying are
· SUs · Members
Ten things to think about if you’re feeding in on online proctoring in 2026
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Wonk Corner
A student paradise and a hoax cause crackdowns on international recruitment
A big international student scandal has caught light in Sweden – and it’s hot on the heels of a similar one in Finland.