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Going global?
· Comment
Scotland needs to inject some subtlety into its symbolism over fees
Scottish ministers are threatening further cuts to universities while cranking up living costs loans. Jim Dickinson works out how, why and what might happen next
· Wonk Corner
Universities (and SUs) still need answers on freedom of speech
The “start” of the summer saw the new Westminster government announce that it intended to pause implementation of, and ultimately repeal, the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act.
· Wonk Corner
The universities where 99% haven’t repaid their student loan
Great news! The Sunday Times has found a new and deadly way to attack “lower ranking institutions”.
· Comment
Internationalising HE must mean more than banking the cash
Jim Dickinson has been talking to international student reps this summer – and has tales of of the ways in which systems and structures have adapted to get them in, but not so much to get them on
· Wonk Corner
As international students fall, rents start to fall
We’re used to seeing student rents rise and rise, almost always by more than inflation, seemingly with no end in sight.
· Wonk Corner
The golden age of universities is over says new OfS chair
On the front page of the Sunday Times today, new Office for Students (OfS) interim chair David Behan says that the current funding crisis means the “golden age of universities is over”.
· Wonk Corner
Living costs information for students – Director’s Cut
It’s crucial that students understand how much university is likely to cost them.
· Wonk Corner
A fees increase is “unpalatable”
On Sky News the other day, Secretary of State Briget Phillipson told Sky News that a tuition fees increase in England would be “unpalatable”.
· Wonk Corner
Longer hours, higher bills – but don’t base your budget on this twaddle
Stop the press. The amount of time that students spend in part-time work has increased on average by 154 per cent in one year.
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Blake’s 7
With Mack Marshall
· Comment
John Blake gets interested in students – but what’s his theory of change?
The Office for Students is changing its relationship with students. Jim Dickinson wonders if they’ll end up with any more power
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Extra time and your kiss
With Mack Marshall
· Comment
The sector is still struggling to explain the costs of higher education
Have higher education providers got better at explaining the costs that students will face while at university? Jim Dickinson whiles away the hours to find out
· Wonk Corner
Can Wales make its students stay or return?
It’s National Eisteddfod week in Wales – this year in Pontypridd.
· Wonk Corner
Living away from home is becoming less and less affordable
We can argue, I suppose, about what constitutes “affordable” when it comes to the setting of rent for student accommodation.
· Wonk Corner
Goodbye minimum service levels in universities. We never knew you
One of the last government’s more desperate wheezes was the Strikes (Minimum Service Level) Act.
· Wonk Corner
When does a university “know” about harassment or sexual misconduct?
Here in the UK, the Office for Students (OfS) is only just getting started with formal regulation over harassment and sexual misconduct regulation.
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Summer update: Discharged
With Mack Marshall
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Here’s what SUs need to know about OfS’ new condition of registration on harassment and sexual misconduct
With Wonkhe SUs explainer