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· Wonk Corner
It smells like AI, but how do I prove it?
The Royal Statistical Society (RSS), Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA), and London Mathematical Society (LMS) have published a punchy joint statement expressing concerns about academic integrity in asse
· Wonk Corner
We’re still no closer to clarity over antisemitism on campus
A couple of fairly notable things emerged last week over antisemitism in higher education.
· Wonk Corner
Guarantors to stay as peers debate doggy lavatories
We might have hoped that Day Two of Committee Stage in the Lords for England’s Renter’s Rights Bill would bring some understanding of the situation students face and the issues that the Bill will exacerbate.
· SUs · Members
OfS answers a bunch of frequently asked questions over harassment and sexual misconduct
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Wonk Corner
They’re just not that interested in the subject
Only 32 per cent of those applying to university this year say that interest in their chosen subject was among the top motivations for going to university – this has fallen from 52 per cent in 2019.
· The Post-18 Project
The Post-18 Project: Getting a grip on the full-time student experience
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· Wonk Corner
What if being a student was something you had to learn, not just become
In September 1995 I was dropped off by my dad into my student house at the University of the West of England at 2.15pm on a Sunday afternoon.
· SUs · Members
And your dreams will all come true
With Mack Marshall
· Wonk Corner
Student loan forecasts are out from the Department for Education for England
There’s a jaw to the floor moment when reading through this year’s Student loan forecasts for England from the Department for Education (DfE).
· Wonk Corner
While the rest of the population benefits from it, students’ only role is to pay to prop up the NHS
I have an apology to make.
· SUs · Members
How to use social proof to influence conduct on campus (and close awarding gaps)
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Wonk Corner
A year on from guidance on students and drugs, has anything changed?
Having delayed its publication repeatedly, just over a year ago Universities UK published guidance for universities on tackling the supply and demand for drugs amongst students.
· Wonk Corner
While MPs were debating welfare cuts, peers were making it up as they went along on student housing
On Tuesday evening, while most were focussed on the shambles unfurling in the House of Commons over the Welfare Bill, the Lords began Report Stage for the Renter’s Rights Bill.
· SUs
Disabled students in Ireland – what should universities be doing and what are students’ rights?
Irish universities answer to two pieces of legislation where disabled students are concerned – the Equal Status Acts 2000-2018 and the Disability Act 2005. The first frames disability equality as a question of individual
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· SUs
Are shipping containers the solution to the student housing crisis?
Are shipping containers the solution to the student housing crisis?
· SUs · Members
What on earth is “graduate outcomes” data and why should SUs care?
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Wonk Corner
Bob Vylan and the OfS free speech guidance
The culture wars story of the week has been about the Glastonbury Festival.
· Comment
Should students’ unions reach for the stars?
New student leaders are taking office in a context of tight finances and little bandwidth for change. Jim Dickinson and Mack Marshall have read their manifestos – and try to determine whether they should dampen down or d
With Mack Marshall
· Wonk Corner
Guess how many students will be hit by welfare reforms. You’ll have to – the government doesn’t know
When the government’s Welfare Bill was launched to the press, it said it would protect the most vulnerable and help households with an income boost.
· SUs · Members
Make the most of it
With Mack Marshall