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· Comment
Get in a room and show us the (student housing) plan
Student rents are growing faster than inflation – with big impacts on quality, safety and social mobility. Jim Dickinson wants to see the plan.
· Wonk Corner
Some Christmas misery for disabled students
I’m trying to cheer up for the festive season, I really am – but there’s a story buried underneath the Downing Street shenanigans this week that is just punch-in-the-face miserable.
· Comment
England moves to plan B, and DfE has guidance out already
What are the implications for universities and students in England of the government’s new restrictions to slow the spread of Covid? Jim Dickinson digests the guidance.
· Wonk Corner
Collective student anxiety is through the roof. We all need to act.
This may not be the message that everyone wants to hear – but there appears to be a relationship between the volume of in-person teaching experienced and student mental health.
· Comment
A trip through the looking glass as DfE convenes work on student transitions
What happens when ministers announce cross-sector collaborations in the student interest? Sometimes it’s best not to find out, finds Jim Dickinson
· Wonk Corner
Online learning should not be used as a cost saving measure
Michelle Donelan has been giving her view on strikes, online learning and drop-out rates.
· SUs · Members
Care and skill
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Comment
Fee refunds are a sideshow in this dispute
The Office for Students says students may be entitled to partial fee refunds over teaching lost to strikes. Jim Dickinson identifies an alternative consumer right for students to focus on.
· Comment
Christmas comes early as OfS leaves its annual under the tree
OfS’ annual review of higher education in England is on the shelves, and David Kernohan and Jim Dickinson have had a read so you don’t have to
With David Kernohan
· Wonk Corner
Just who makes up the “zero hours” club?
This is odd. In early November, over a quarter of students said they had had zero hours of in-person teaching in the previous seven days.
· Comment
Are universities the right vehicle for schools improvement?
Universities are being told to spend tuition fee income on raising attainment in schools. Jim Dickinson raises some concerns.
· SUs · Members
Burnt out
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Comment
Being a student is risky – so what should universities do to mitigate?
What role should universities (and their SUs) play in keeping students safe? Jim Dickinson tries to find the vanishing point.
· Wonk Corner
Is student protest free speech or not?
You might remember that back in March we took a look at the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill from a student protest perspective.
· Wonk Corner
If they get the grades, you gotta let them in
It’s not clear who started this – that Spiderman meme springs to mind – but there’s been a little trifecta of letters today about consumer protection law and admissions.
· SUs
We need to talk about sabbatical burnout
One of the conversations we have a lot at this time of year with SUs is about burnout and sabbatical officer workload.
· Policy Watch
Ministers are making new demands on access to and participation in higher education
In a speech and a letter, ministers have set new expectations on access and participation. Jim Dickinson and David Kernohan wonder how universities will respond
With David Kernohan
· SUs · Members
This is what SUs (in England) need to know about IfS’ new social mobility stats
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Analysis
Stuck inside of mobility with the access blues again
A new report from IFS and the Sutton Trust could change the game on access and participation. David Kernohan and Jim Dickinson get across the new world of subject level data on access and outcomes
With David Kernohan
· SUs · Members
Why the worm has turned
With Wonkhe SUs explainer