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Students don’t think anything will change. They’re probably right
Despite robust regulations on paper, students feel powerless to act when universities fall short. Jim Dickinson unpacks research that lays bare a culture of learned helplessness across higher education
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Back to belonging
With Mack Marshall
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Efforts to build belonging may get the problem the wrong way around
Despite sector-wide consensus on how to tackle belonging gaps, Jim Dickinson explores how the latest APPs risk entrenching disadvantage by misreading the social psychology behind inclusion
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Helping students to make good choices isn’t about more faulty search filters
What if the real problem with higher education choice isn’t too little data, but too much of the wrong kind? Jim Dickinson argues it’s time to rethink programme architecture, not metadata
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The higher education “market” still doesn’t work
Despite promises of informed choice and fair treatment, Jim Dickinson argues that England’s student-as-consumer model has failed to deliver – and urgently needs re-examination by regulators
· Wonk Corner
Imagine if we gave everyone a first
As I type we’re at the end of the formal bit of Day One of our Festival of Higher Education in London, which has immersed me (and I hope delegates) in all sorts of fascinating conversations so far.
· Wonk Corner
Medical students are being failed by a system that won’t take responsibility
Two in five female medical students have been sexually assaulted or harassed at university, and when they do report it, three quarters are dissatisfied with how their institution responds.
· Wonk Corner
Little England’s splendid isolation in European HE looks increasingly absurd
The other day when I was idly flicking through a report on European higher education (as you do), I came across this corker of a map:
· Wonk Corner
Resolving this campus culture war could save lives
Are you concerned about culture wars on campus?
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See it, say it, sorted
With Mack Marshall
· Long read
Algorithms aren’t the problem. It’s the classification system they support
With England’s regulator cracking down on “flexible” degree algorithms, Jim Dickinson argues that what’s at stake isn’t just grade inflation, but how universities define student success
· Policy Watch
Universities in England can’t ignore the curriculum (and students) that are coming
As Bridget Phillipson unveils “landmark reforms” to the schools curriculum in England, Jim Dickinson explores how curriculum and qualification redesigns are reshaping the pipeline to higher education
· Wonk Corner
Diamond’s a distant memory as Wales plays inflation games with fees and maintenance
Inflation is a funny old thing. People tend to agree in principle that “index-linking” things is a good idea – but then you have to pick a measure, you also have to pick when to use the measure, and you have to pick whet
· Wonk Corner
How expensive is it to study in London? Still depends who you ask
Last year I wrote about the huge mess that was London universities’ guidance for students on the cost of living in London.
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Renter’s riot act
With Mack Marshall
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Does commuting to university really damage student wellbeing?
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
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Student accommodation – a tale of two cities, and 2point4 students
Jim Dickinson exposes the disconnect between student housing needs and the systems meant to meet them, explaining how fragmented policymaking and market-driven development fuel the crisis in university towns
· Wonk Corner
The Renters’ Rights Act is out of the oven, but the student housing market is still cooked
At times it has felt like the legislation has been in Parliament since before I was born.
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Paying the price
With Mack Marshall
· Wonk Corner
Who gets to be an artist?
Are you from a professional family, went to private school, have a postgraduate degree, and live in London with a load of cash in the bank?