Katie Jackson is Partnerships Coordinator and Associate Editor at Wonkhe. Katie supports Wonkhe’s work with our partners, carrying out research, organising events, and helping to ensure Wonkhe delivers great value and insight for our partners and to our whole community via the work our partners support.
Previous to this, she served two terms as Humanities Officer at University of Manchester Students’ Union. Katie holds a BSocSc in Sociology and is a Senior Fellow of Advance HE’s Higher Education Academy.
In her spare time, she runs (mostly so she can justify sitting down with a fantasy book afterwards) and has an entirely reasonable, definitely not obsessive relationship with music.
3 pieces
Newest first, since October 2024
· Wonk Corner
Why do people keep picking the university route?
I’ll never forget my sixth form teacher telling our class: “Please just go to university, don’t worry about the loan right now. It’ll be worth it.”
· Wonk Corner
Some private schools are more equal than others
Pupils at the country’s wealthiest private schools are up to nine times more likely to get into Oxbridge than pupils at the least wealthy private schools – despite both groups sitting inside the very same elite schools’
· SUs
Why being a disengaged student turned student officer was beneficial
Katie Jackson argues that maintaining a fresh, questioning perspective as a student officer can enhance advocacy and bridge the gap between universities and their students