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· Comment
Now DfE proposes to change a huge part of Disabled Students Allowance
The government is proposing to rethink a central funding allowance that allows disabled students to access specialist nonmedical support. Jim Dickinson explains the justification
· Comment
There’s a major problem with post-pandemic nursing – and it’s students who could suffer
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has major concerns over post-pandemic nursing standards not being met. Jim Dickinson considers the case for compensation
· SUs · Members
How to improve your university’s handling of allegations of sexual misconduct
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Comment
DfE’s annual funding letter is out. Don’t spend it all at once
The government has delivered another big real terms cut to universities in England. Jim Dickinson can smell the stasis
· Wonk Corner
Cut cut cut cut cut cut cut
We’ve covered the Westminster government’s “magic money twig” on the site before.
· Wonk Corner
The longer Labour leaves announcing on student finance, the more it could be Quack Quack oops
A year or so ago I had a go at explaining England’s student finance system with a view to persuading people not to overreact over interest rates and “debt”.
· Comment
Are students being protected from course cuts and closures?
Students in England are supposed to be protected when their course gets cut. Jim Dickinson reads the plans in place to determine if that’s happening in practice
· Wonk Corner
Outside of academic contexts, proportionate interference in free speech may be both OK – and expected
If you work at the Office for Students (OfS), it must be tricky adapting culture wars newspaper stories for scenarios for free speech guidance.
· Wonk Corner
Fees in Wales will rise to £9,250 in September. Except where they won’t
Universities in Wales have been lobbying for, at the very least, an increase in the maximum permitted undergraduate fee from £9,000 to England’s £9,250 for some time.
· SUs
On site, in-house training for SUs: Summer 2024
Our subscriber SUs are each entitled to a full day’s “in house”, in-person training delivered by one of us at Team Wonkhe. We believe passionately that SUs know what’s going on, and understand what’s going on, they are b
With Mack Marshall
· SUs
Wonkhe SUs training and induction Summer 2024
When SUs know what’s going on, and can understand what’s going on, they can influence what’s going on in the student interest. Here’s how we’re supporting that this summer.
With Mack Marshall
· SUs · Members
Free speech consultations
With Livia Scott
· Wonk Corner
The Renter’s (Reform) Bill gets watered down even further – and it’s students who will lose out
With grim inevitability, it looks like England’s Renters (Reform) Bill is about to lose one of the few good bits that was in there for students.
· Wonk Corner
Some respite for students in Scotland in its new Housing bill
The Scottish Government has published its new Housing Bill – and it’s fairly useless when it comes to students.
· Wonk Corner
You can’t say that. Or can you?
Probably my favourite part of the Office for Students (OfS) consultation on guidance over free speech is Paragraph 100 on governance.
· Wonk Corner
What’s going on inside UKVI?
There are plenty of sector eyes on the Migration Advisory Committee’s review of the graduate route, due to appear in May.
· SUs · Members
Understanding and responding to OfS’ consultation on guidance on SU free speech duties
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Comment
OfS consults on guidance over free speech. Confused? You will be
OfS has guidance out on securing free speech on campus. Jim Dickinson fears that its underpinning of mistrust and lack of understanding of those it regulates renders it meaningless
· Comment
There may be ways to make UK higher education cheaper to run
Is UK higher education really the world’s third most expensive way of getting a degree – and if it is, what might the alternatives look like? Jim Dickinson explores the hypotheses
· Wonk Corner
Will Labour repeal the Free Speech Act?
Labour’s opposition to the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill was always pretty muted – as it weaved its way through both houses, it sounded like the shadow front bench was keen to not be seen to be on the side of