Friday 2 October 2026
Jim Dickinson

Team Wonkhe

Jim Dickinson

Associate Editor (SUs)

2,614 pieces

Newest first, since August 2013 · page 50 of 131

  1. · Wonk Corner

    The student interests regulator couldn’t seem less interested in students’ interests

    Pop quiz, hotshot!

  2. · SUs · Members

    Manifesto for action

    With Livia Scott

  3. · Wonk Corner

    Could enrolment caps be coming for international students?

    I expect that there are plenty of people in the UK that would love a prominent government minister to talk positively about the economic benefits international students:

  4. · Wonk Corner

    OfS parks its regulatory tanks on the lawn over campus encampments

    Arif Ahmed, OfS’ Director for Freedom of Speech and Academic Freedom, has written out to vice chancellors over protests on campus.

  5. · SUs · Members

    What can SUs learn from complaints summaries in OIA’s annual report?

    With Wonkhe SUs explainer

  6. · SUs · Members

    Free speech act and SUs – fines and recovery of costs by OfS

    With Wonkhe SUs explainer

  7. · SUs · Members

    Here’s what SUs need to know about the MAC review of the Graduate Route

  8. · Comment

    Avoiding another international crash is all about control

    How did we get here – and how might the sector avoid getting here again? Jim Dickinson reviews the boom and bust of the graduate route

  9. · Comment

    What serious governments should do next on student support

    A new report establishes the minimum income that students need for a decent experience. Jim Dickinson sets out what should happen next

  10. · Comment

    Euro visions: A good place for students to study, live and stay in

    On Day Five of Eurovision week, Jim Dickinson takes a trip to Sweden’s Student City of the Year

  11. · Comment

    Euro visions: The rules aren’t political – except when they are

    On Day Five of Eurovision week, Jim Dickinson gets caught up in the controversy surrounding Israel’s participation and opposition to it from its fans

  12. · SUs · Members

    The policy elephants in the room

  13. · Comment

    Euro visions: In Sweden, Mickey Mouse meets wine, beer and dog behavioural biology

    On Day Four of Eurovision week, Jim Dickinson gets involved in debates about the volume of participation in and the value of higher education in Sweden

  14. · Comment

    Euro visions: Giving students a hygge

    For day three of Eurovision week, Jim Dickinson is over the Øresund in Copenhagen, where the government has been trying to speed up students’ entry to the labour market

  15. · Comment

    NUS reaches a settlement with Shaima Dallali

    The National Union of Students has settled with the former President that it sacked over claims of antisemitism. Jim Dickinson considers the implications

  16. · Comment

    Euro visions: Ambitions in the Balkans

    Jim Dickinson finds himself in some ex-Yugoslavian states that view students and universities as key to their future ambitions

  17. · Wonk Corner

    Student debt wiped, and students will be paid to go on placement

    There are plenty of people in the UK looking to Australia’s Labo(u)r government for clues as to how big issues like education, health and immigration might be handled here in the coming years.

  18. · Comment

    Euro visions: Even if we can stand alone – should we?

    As Eurovision week gets underway in Sweden, Jim Dickinson reviews the European Commission’s proposals for a new European degree

  19. · SUs · Members

    How to do a handover to yourself

    With Livia Scott

  20. · Comment

    Campus encampments intensify the conflicts over free speech regulation

    As campus protests over Gaza spread around the UK, Jim Dickinson wonders what sorts of promises are being made to students about their freedom to speak and their freedom from harm