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· Comment
Fifty ways in which universities have been getting the costs of study down
Jim Dickinson highlights a whole range of measures that universities have been taking to reduce the cost of being a student in the UK
· Wonk Corner
Why is progress on keeping students safe so slow?
When the Office for Students (OfS) first published its draft statement of expectations on harassment and sexual misconduct back in January 2020, it already felt like a project on the go slow.
· SUs · Members
Gender based violence, SUs and jurisdiction in complaints procedures
With Sunday Blake and Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Wonk Corner
Students on all-inclusive bills will get £400. As long as they’re not actually all-inclusive
Just when you thought that students were going to get a bit of financial help, it turns out that they probably won’t.
· SUs · Members
Forget them not
With Wonkhe SUs Big Calls
· Comment
Who are the victims in the campus culture wars?
Who are the students assumed to be losing out over free speech controversies, and how should we support them? Jim Dickinson interrogates the data.
· SUs · Members
Pregnancy, parenthood and childcare rights for students
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Wonk Corner
The free speech bill will create chaos over student disciplinary processes
The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill has reached committee stage in the Lords, and this week has seen two sessions in Grand Committee exploring the Bill and considering amendments on different aspects.
· SUs
The Lords have been discussing students’ unions. It didn’t go well
Jim Dickinson reports back on a frustrating evening listening to the House of Lords debate legislation on SUs
· SUs · Members
Some students should be getting money from their landlord
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Comment
NUS has sacked its president – but are there wider implications?
The NUS president has been dismissed following claims of antisemitism. Jim Dickinson considers the context.
· Wonk Corner
Why doesn’t OfS care about community?
The more that I’ve thought about Friday’s announcement of the conclusions of the National Student Survey (NSS) review, the more bewildered I’ve become.
· Analysis
Will the government be tort a lesson over free speech?
Jim Dickinson reviews the amendments submitted to the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill for committee stage in the House of Lords
· Comment
Student housing policy presents choices that the sector should grasp
As students queue through the night for somewhere to live in September 2023, Jim Dickinson reviews the policy options for intervening in the housing market
· Comment
Some good news – and some astonishingly bad news – for students
Jim Dickinson has been reading the impact assessment for the Energy Prices Bill. And you’ll never guess what happened next
· SUs · Members
The ultimate guide to student rights when there’s industrial action
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Wonk Corner
Braverman returns – so what happens now to international recruitment?
Plenty of commentators (professional, amateur and Twitter pro-am) spent the evening scratching their head.
· SUs · Members
Glorious food
With Livia Scott and Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Comment
We need to talk about food insecurity
Jim Dickinson reviews the latest inflation figures and finds research on students and hunger hard to come by
· Wonk Corner
Wales will make student loans more regressive too – just a bit later on
On Thursday Welsh Education Minister Jeremy Miles slipped out a statement on student support repayment arrangements for academic year 2023/23, and while the headline looks attractive, pain is coming.