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· Wonk Corner
Northern Ireland students get a 20 per cent boost to maintenance
Undergraduate maintenance loans in Northern Ireland are to increase by 20 per cent in September, the Department for the Economy has announced.
· Policy Watch
DfE steps in to require franchise partners to register with OfS
Following serious criticisms the government is stepping in to require teaching providers in franchise arrangements to register with OfS. David Kernohan and Jim Dickinson ask whether it will work
With David Kernohan
· Comment
Lessons for leaders from the campus encampments
A new report tells the “inside story” of pro-Palestine encampments in UK universities. Jim Dickinson considers the implications for the relationship between students and their university
· SUs
Now! That’s what I call a student leader 2025
Jim Dickinson looks ahead to both SU elections season and Eurovision season to find tenuous links between the two
· SUs · Members
Make the noise and make it clear
With Mack Marshall
· Long read
Students are at the centre of a political uprising in Serbia. Again
As months of student-led protests come to a head in Serbia, Jim Dickinson reviews the role of both “official” and “unofficial” student representatives in the country’s growing problems and protests
· Policy Watch
UKVI is tightening the rules on international student attendance
The Home Office has completed its consultation on how much of an international student’s course can be delivered without requiring their attendance. Jim Dickinson considers the implications.
· Wonk Corner
Jacqui Smith rules out (much) more money while her department assesses the impacts
Monday evening saw former universities minister (and Chair of the Resolution Foundation) David Willetts launch his paper on whether universities are “worth it”.
· SUs · Members
Here’s what SUs need to know about upcoming regulation of international agents
Here’s what SUs need to know about upcoming regulation of international agents
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Comment
Daring students to take risks and be wrong is key to solving the campus culture wars
Reflecting on the government’s decision to part-repeal the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act, Jim Dickinson considers the conditions that would give confidence to students to engage in the debates that policymaker
· SUs
UKVI confirms new attendance rules for international students
In our calls with SUs, many will recall that we’ve been flagging that UKVI and the Home Office have been reviewing attendance requirements for international students. Editor’s note: The rules described here were due to b
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· SUs · Members
Freeze peach
With Mack Marshall
· SUs · Members
Study Tour 2025: Poland
With Mack Marshall and Wonkhe SUs explainer
· SUs · Members
Study Tour 2025: Czechia
With Mack Marshall and Wonkhe SUs explainer
· SUs · Members
Study Tour 2025: Slovakia
With Mack Marshall and Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Comment
The courts are slowly clarifying universities’ duty of care
A High Court ruling could have significant implications for disabled students seeking reasonable adjustments from their university. Jim Dickinson gets across the detail
· SUs
The more interesting the talent, the better
On the final day of the study tour to Central Europe, the team go around in academic circles and take a tour of a fascinating student brewery
With Mack Marshall, Mike Day and Alan Roberts
· Policy Watch
Bridget Phillipson reaffirms commitment to free speech
The government has set out its plan to partially repeal the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act. Jim Dickinson and David Kernohan explain the more balanced approach
With David Kernohan
· SUs · Members
Study Tour 2025: Hungary
With Mack Marshall and Wonkhe SUs explainer
· SUs
Invite a student to choose
On Day Four of the study tour to central Europe the team finds the student of the “near future” and a duty to make sure that students know their rights
With Mack Marshall, Alan Roberts and Mike Day