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· Wonk Corner
I have a lot of questions about the LLE
I have a little apology to make – although in my defence, not only does hardly anybody else write about this stuff, it’s not those who do appear to have noticed either.
· Wonk Corner
Who’s ready for a debate at 930am on a Sunday?
I’m sure there’s a metaphor in the first higher education related event of Labour Conference 2025 being at 9:30am on a Sunday morning.
· SUs · Members
Relieving the burden
With Mack Marshall
· Wonk Corner
Universities should define what good supervision looks like
On this week’s Wonkhe Show, Mark Bennett discusses the variable experience of postgraduate supervision across UK universities.
· Comment
The “regulatory burden” on sexual misconduct needs to lift the weight from students
From intimate staff-student relationships to the hidden scale of harassment, Jim Dickinson explores what OfS’ new survey results release means for universities, and why systemic under-reporting risks masking a sector-wid
· Wonk Corner
The interest on my student loan is more than I’m paying back. Help!
One thing that is emerging for students on the various different plans for UGs and PGs around the four nations is the issue of seeing their loan balance going up, even after making payments for a full year – or in some c
· SUs · Members
Thirty things we found (or didn’t find) when we went looking for policies on PGT supervision
With dissertation supervision often making or breaking the PGT experience, Jim Dickinson examines troubling student feedback, sparse institutional policies, and the urgent need for enforceable rights
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Wonk Corner
More jam tomorrow as the SNP prioritises promises over protections for student renters
Back in 2021, the SNP’s manifesto for the Scottish Parliament election promised a comprehensive review of the Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) sector – and a student accommodation strategy for Scotland.
· SUs · Members
A showdown over students is coming in the Housing (Scotland) Bill
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Comment
OfS’ understanding of the student interest requires improvement
Jim Dickinson argues that the Office for Students’ new quality proposals sideline the very student voices they claim to champion – and risk undermining trust in higher education regulation
· SUs · Members
How (and why) to respond to the consultation on OfS’ proposals on quality
With the OfS pushing for a more integrated, high-stakes quality system, Jim Dickinson breaks down the implications for student voice, institutional strategy, and how SUs can shape what comes next.
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· SUs · Members
The value of sport
Will Roberts explores the importance of welcome week and sport for building friendship, supporting wellbeing and ensuring that safeguarding is at the heart of everyone’s practice.
With Mack Marshall
· Wonk Corner
Inflation for Chevening scholars is much higher than it is for home students
When the Westminster government annually uprates the maximum amounts of maintenance support that students from England can borrow, it uses a measure of inflation.
· Wonk Corner
The new campus culture wars may well surround sex and pornography
To mark Freshers Weeks (or whatever you’ve renamed them to at your university this year), we’ve previously looked at all sorts of aspects of the annual major migration event.
· Wonk Corner
It was hip to be square
We had our team meeting at Wonkhe today, and the need to get the Duty of Candour piece written up means I missed a brief visit to the pub around the corner.
· Policy Watch
Reputation versus sunlight – universities and the new duty of candour
Jim Dickinson examines the long-awaited Public Office (Accountability) Bill and its far-reaching implications for higher education – where honesty will no longer be optional, but enforceable
· Comment
Roll up roll up for the great higher education fire sale
From covert mergers to regulatory complacency, Jim Dickinson reveals how market logic is reshaping UK higher education – and why the fate of Buckingham could set a troubling precedent
· Wonk Corner
What is happening to the SSR?
I was delivering some training for some student reps the other day when the objective of “improving academic support” emerged on a post-it note.
· Comment
Europe’s cautionary merger tales through student eyes
While university mergers promise unification without disruption, Jim Dickinson examines a wealth of European evidence that warns otherwise – and argues that students must be true partners in shaping what comes next
· SUs · Members
The one-year loophole: How students can escape PBSA contracts in 2025/26
A temporary shift in tenancy law will gives students in halls in England an extraordinary, if fleeting, new right. Jim Dickinson explains why most won’t know it’s coming – and why it matters
With Wonkhe SUs explainer