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Some students have. Some students have not
As even some students’ basic needs go unmet, Jim Dickinson interrogates the impact that student poverty is having on concentration, mental health and satisfaction
· Wonk Corner
Are international students getting the careers support they need?
Every year when we look at the manifestos of incoming SU officers, one priority stands out amongst those who are international PGTs.
· SUs · Members
Finding your faculties
With Mack Marshall
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There are too many students at university. But not for the reasons some say
The HEPI/Advance HE Student Academic Experience Survey paints a bleak picture of students increasingly unable to realise the benefits of higher education. Jim Dickinson does the splits
· Wonk Corner
How expensive is it to study in London? Depends who you ask
Yesterday London Higher relaunched the “Study London” campaign – to promote London as a top global destination for higher education, unique student experiences, and career opportunities.
· Wonk Corner
Scottish symbolism over fees obscures options on university funding
If you’re a student thinking about fees and funding and its relationship to politics, there’s all sorts of confusing things to consider.
· SUs · Members
What do students think of uni comms (inside and outside of a crisis?)
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· SUs · Members
General election 2024 manifesto watch: Liberal Democrats
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· SUs · Members
What makes a powerful SU officer, team or organisation?
This is a briefing for Wonkhe SUs subscribers. To find out more go to the SUs page in the menu above.
With Mack Marshall and Wonkhe SUs explainer
· SUs · Members
Less than a month to go
With Mack Marshall
· Wonk Corner
SHAG weeks will need to make a major return at these rates
There was a time when you couldn’t move on campus for SHAG weeks, student welfare officers doing banana demonstrations and condom consortiums.
· SUs · Members
How to respond to the consultation on improving non-medical help for disabled students
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· SUs
What should SUs do when an election is in the Summer?
When campuses are quiet it’s hard to engage students in the usual activity we might see during an election. Jim Dickinson identifies what SUs could do to maximise influence
· Comment
In some universities, cash help per student has almost halved in five years
As the state reduces its support for students in real terms, Jim Dickinson considers the role of institutional student finance measures in addressing the cost of living
· Comment
Are the low-value courses in the room with us now?
Proposals for a low-value course cull are supposedly in the student interest. Jim Dickinson goes looking for some student input into the debate
· SUs · Members
Drumroll please
With Mack Marshall
· Comment
How to stop defaulting on fees becoming a UK recruitment crisis
A group of students are reportedly facing deportation after failing to pay their fees on time. Jim Dickinson identifies how the sector might prevent situations like this
· Wonk Corner
Student finance is at crisis point in the capital
Now that universities collapsing are on what may well be the incoming government’s “shit list”, the ongoing question is what might cause the student end of the financial crisis besetting HE to manifest on risk registers.
· Wonk Corner
Labour’s plan to make work pay has a student-shaped hole in it
We might not be expecting much in the way of higher education-specific policy to emerge in the election campaign, but plenty of other policy areas impact universities and students.
· SUs · Members
Labour is promising to improve workers’ rights and pay. Here’s the implications for SUs
With Wonkhe SUs explainer