Saturday 3 October 2026
Jim Dickinson

Team Wonkhe

Jim Dickinson

Associate Editor (SUs)

2,614 pieces

Newest first, since August 2013 · page 88 of 131

  1. · SUs · Members

    The (new) regulation that surrounds student engagement in England

    With Wonkhe SUs explainer

  2. · SUs · Members

    Wonkhe Live! February (March) 2022

    With Wonkhe SUs explainer

  3. · Policy Watch

    OfS knows best on quality and standards – what could go wrong?

    The Office for Students has finalised new quality and standards arrangements. David Kernohan and Jim Dickinson assess the role of regulators, students and academics in the new rules

    With David Kernohan

  4. · SUs · Members

    Do extra-curricular activities improve grades, completion rates and graduate job prospects?

    With Wonkhe SUs explainer

  5. · SUs · Members

    1001 days later

    With Wonkhe SUs explainer

  6. · SUs

    There’s a giant student-shaped hole in the government’s Augar response

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  7. · Comment

    There’s a giant student-shaped hole in the government’s Augar response

    How well have students done out of the government’s fees and funding review? Jim Dickinson goes searching for numbers and finds a hole in the wall

  8. · Comment

    Were students abandoned during the pandemic?

    Jim Dickinson goes behind the scenes of the Westminster government’s higher education taskforce, and finds a Department for Education struggling to deliver for students

  9. · Wonk Corner

    Here’s what’s changed in DfE’s Covid guidance for higher education

    Following the (Westminster) government’s announcement of the lifting of legal restrictions in England, the Department for Education has published updated Covid-19 operational guidance for the higher education sector.

  10. · SUs · Members

    Doctoral the house

    With Wonkhe SUs explainer

  11. · Comment

    Here’s how we get off the campus conflict see-saw

    Reflecting on debates about free speech and cancel culture, Jim Dickinson considers how to make students feel both safe enough to be challenged, and powerful enough to challenge others

  12. · Wonk Corner

    Why are universities being allowed to be vague about in-person contact hours?

    There’s a story in the Telegraph today that says that universities could be made to declare how much of their teaching will be online when they make offers to students, under plans being considered by the (Westminster) g

  13. · Wonk Corner

    Are students less lonely thanks to Nadine Dorries?

    Nadine Dorries, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, knows that people who felt lonely before the pandemic are likely to continue to feel this way even without restrictions in place.

  14. · Wonk Corner

    Michelle Donelan demands drop-out rates on university advertising

    It says here that Michelle Donelan has set out the [Westminster] government’s vision for higher education with “quality, fair access and transparency” at the forefront.

  15. · SUs · Members

    You can’t push string

    With Wonkhe SUs explainer

  16. · Wonk Corner

    The black awarding gap is at a record high

    I thought it was worth taking a very quick look at ethnicity awarding gaps in the new HESA student data this morning.

  17. · Comment

    Happy 100th birthday to the National Union of Students

    As national student representation enters its centenary year, Jim Dickinson tells a tale of tensions in NUS’ formation

  18. · Wonk Corner

    But what about all the posh doctors?

    There were two sections in John “new OfS director for access and participation” Blake’s inaugural speech to the sector that I might describe as “tasty”.

  19. · Wonk Corner

    Are we seeing improvements in student mental health?

    Thousands of children and young people in England are benefitting from support for their mental health and wellbeing in education, as new research shows an improving picture in their recovery from the pandemic.

  20. · Comment

    Doing diversity differently means doing away with sticking plasters

    At The Secret Life of Students on 15 February we’re bringing together universities and SUs to think differently about diversity. Jim Dickinson sets out our stall