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· SUs
How (and why) to build tradition on campus
Jim Dickinson wonders what it would take to (re)establish rituals, traditions and celebrations to build belonging on campus
· Comment
The government’s in a pickle over fees and funding
Debates over higher education funding tend to focus on fees and maintenance – but what’s going on beneath the surface? Jim Dickinson goes down the watering hole
· Wonk Corner
As the cuts rain down in Wales, whatever happened to learner protection?
There’s quite an issue surrounding universities in Wales.
· SUs · Members
Going soft
With Mack Marshall
· Wonk Corner
Partnership and promises are not incompatible
GuildHE has published its response to the Office for Students’ consultation on its new strategy – and there’s a fascinating section on the student interest.
· Wonk Corner
Chaos is coming for student renters in England
The Renters’ Rights Bill (which covers England) has now completed its run in the Commons, and has had its second reading in the Lords.
· Wonk Corner
That university debt problem is a big issue off the balance sheet too
Elsewhere on the site my colleague David Kernohan has been looking at the “decision” (if you can call it that) to stop regulating universities on their levels of borrowing.
· Long read
Social mobility is about to die – and university won’t help
Jim Dickinson reviews what’s about to happen with the great boomer wealth transfer – and why it will destroy the social mobility power of HE
· SUs
An autonomous agitator within the corporate ambition of the university
Jim Dickinson considers what “autonomy” really means – and thinks through models which combine efficiencies over infrastructure with a strong and independent student voice
· Comment
OfS is starting to better understand the student interest
England’s higher education regulator has published highlights of research into what students think, want and expect. David Kernohan and Jim Dickinson look into John Blake’s i’s
With David Kernohan
· SUs · Members
No escape from reality
With Mack Marshall
· SUs · Members
What SUs can learn from complaints about harassment and sexual misconduct
What SUs can learn from complaints about harassment and sexual misconduct
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Wonk Corner
OfS opts for summaries and secrecy on sexual misconduct
The National Student Survey (NSS) is up and running for 2025, and this year, at least in England, another (this time national, all providers) pilot of a harassment and sexual misconduct prevalence survey has been glued o
· SUs
Is a burger in a campus bar educational? Depends
Jim Dickinson reviews a High Court judgement that could have major implications for the way in which catering on campus is supplied
· Wonk Corner
A(nother) new competence framework emerges
The Department for Education’s Higher Education Mental Health Implementation Taskforce has published – via Advance HE – a new competency framework.
· Policy Watch
Fairness and protection for students is coming – but not for those that need it now
The higher education regulator in England is proposing a new regime to ensure students are treated fairly. Jim Dickinson wonders why it will only apply to a handful of them
· SUs · Members
Let’s TWST again
With Mack Marshall
· SUs · Members
What are students’ rights over closed modules, campuses and courses?
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Policy Watch
Honesty and accuracy is about to get even more important
As universities reduce budgets and make changes to what was originally promised, all while struggling to control what some say on their behalf, a new law is being quietly implemented to better protect students. Jim Dicki
· SUs · Members
What can SUs learn for the future from the encampments of 2024
With Wonkhe SUs explainer