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· SUs
We are the university’s best partner and greatest critic
“Student learning is held back by a lack of feedback that distorts the learning process to be fixated on grades.” That’s the settled view of Lauge Lunding Bach, who’s the Chairperson of the Student Council at Roskilde Un
· SUs
In Denmark, they give students a hygge
“Students were so alone during the pandemic. We need spaces like this to connect up with eachother again. That’s how we learn.” When you enter the basement cafe bar at Aarhus University’s Studenterhus (student house, a k
· Analysis
What happened at ALRA?
For all the talk of student protection planning and regulatory transparency, the closure of a financially struggling provider seemed to surprise OfS. Jim Dickinson asks why
· Comment
Students need to know the secret codes to success at university
What are the secrets of success at university – and how do students learn them? Jim Dickinson calls for scaffolding and support for a student attributes framework
· SUs · Members
Nail biter
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Policy Watch
OfS has a new priorities letter from ministers
Ministers have been writing to the English regulator again. David Kernohan and Jim Dickinson pull out the priorities
With David Kernohan
· SUs · Members
How to respond to DfE’s HE policy statement and reform consultation
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Wonk Corner
Student houses can get help with energy bills. Except when they can’t
When Rishi Sunak announced his package of support for households facing increased energy bills back in February, he appeared to make clear that students wouldn’t be entitled to the £150 council tax rebate that will be pa
· Comment
Students feel the effects of policy – but what can they to contribute to it?
As NUS Conference meets in Liverpool, Jim Dickinson reviews the runners and riders for its leadership and the policies to be debated by delegates
· SUs · Members
Financial help
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Comment
28 things we learned from February’s OfS board papers
Once again, we’ve read through the latest clutch of OfS board papers so you don’t have to
With David Kernohan
· Comment
Low-income students will be hardest hit by the stealth that underpins the spring statement
Jim Dickinson considers the cost of living crisis for students, and what the sector can do to alleviate its impacts
· Comment
Is OfS asleep or woke at the wheel?
The commons education committee is disappointed in universities and their regulator again. Jim Dickinson and David Kernohan watched the scrutiny so you don’t have to
With David Kernohan
· Wonk Corner
Ten student housing issues for the APPG students to think about
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Students meets today to discuss student accommodation. What are some of the things it might consider?
· Wonk Corner
Why are over a quarter of students not attending anything in-person?
It’s always important to differentiate between correlation and causation.
· Comment
NDAs prevent learning in more ways than one
Jim Dickinson and Mark McCormack make the case for a ban on gagging orders across the full range of HE complaints
With Mark McCormack
· SUs · Members
Quack quack oops
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Wonk Corner
Two huge headaches for international students
When the Home Office assesses whether or not to approve an international student for a visa, one of the checks that is carried out is whether they have enough money to live on.
· Wonk Corner
Higher education and the government response to the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities
People say we won’t achieve equality until we decolonise this, tear down that and put our entire history and every person of “privilege” in the dock for crimes of commission and omission.
· Analysis
How have the TEF and the B3 bear landed in universities?
It’s almost the deadline for responses to Office for Students proposals on regulating experience and outcomes. Jim Dickinson considers what the sector is saying.