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· Wonk Corner
Northern Ireland kicks off its catch up on student finance
If a 40 percent year-on-year uplift in student maintenance support in Northern Ireland sounds impressive, that’s because it is.
· Policy Watch
The blend gets another tweak
Susan Orr’s blended learning report, and the OfS response, get Jim Dickinson and David Kernohan thinking about growth
With David Kernohan
· SUs · Members
How to use the blended learning review for change
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· SUs · Members
Growing plains
With Livia Scott and Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Wonk Corner
Would a cut to international student numbers really be a “hammer blow” to the economy?
Since home secretary Suella Braverman cranked up her anti-immigration rhetoric at Conservative Party conference, the sector has gone into overdrive to argue that any reduction in the volumes of international students wou
· SUs
Wonkhe SUs study tours 2023 – outline itinerary and details
There’s never been a more important time for UK SUs to nurture links with Europe – and our partners around the continent have much to offer to aid the development of student representation, democracy and services in the
· Comment
Growing the international student population the responsible way
What can lessons from managing migration to cities tell us about how to handle international expansion? Jim Dickinson is thinking globally and acting locally
· Wonk Corner
Is it “quiet no platforming” or inevitable anxiety?
There’s an interesting exchange right at the end of the Wonkhe Show this week, where HEPI’s Nick Hillman challenges me on my critique of the debating societies report that he published on Thursday.
· Comment
Debate on campus must mean more than Punch and Judy
Jim Dickinson reviews a new report on “debate” on campus, and finds its assumptions about what “debate” is and where it happens troubling
· Wonk Corner
OfS will establish the prevalence of harassment and sexual misconduct on (and off) campus
Well this is good news – even if it was pretty much inevitable.
· Wonk Corner
What we know (and don’t know) about energy bills support for students
Today the government has laid before Parliament its new Energy Prices Bill, which will put into law support for consumers with energy costs.
· Wonk Corner
How much hardship funding should international students get?
Took part in a cracking round table on student hardship organised by Universities Scotland, NUS Scotland and the Mental Health Foundation this morning.
· SUs
How to give students and their reps more power
As rep training season approaches, Jim Dickinson considers the steps that SUs in England could take to ensure they understand OfS’ new definitions of quality.
· SUs · Members
What to think about when your uni is planning (or not planning) to grow
With Livia Scott and Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Wonk Corner
Campus wokery (and tea and cake) on the march
It’s an oddly busy Monday morning for higher education in the popular press – with a crackdown on international students’ dependants, MillionPlus work on cost of living and Labour’s response to the student mental health
· SUs · Members
Millbank Moments
With Livia Scott and Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Comment
Why not take a risk-based approach to discrimination or harassment on campus?
Jim Dickinson considers the best way to approach the risks to equality of opportunity that students really care about
· Wonk Corner
Four developments to note on student suicide prevention policy
There are four different developments around policy on preventing student suicide to note today.
· SUs · Members
How to respond to the OfS consultation on a new access and participation regime
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Wonk Corner
SFC publishes this year’s guidance on outcome agreements
The Scottish Funding Council (SFC) has published its guidance on outcome agreements for 2022-23, and so I’ve had a look to see what’s changed since last year.