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· Stacks
Exclusive: Draft HE White Paper proposes radical new HE system [April Fool]
Wonkhe has been passed draft pages from the forthcoming HE White Paper, which contains a number of sensational policy proposals. Our first report from this breaking story within.
· Comment
Too little or too much? HEFCE’s new model for quality assessment
Mark Leach takes a first look at HEFCE’s new Quality Asessment system and framework – which sets out a great change to the system. But is it too much or too little given the Government’s own plan for quality and regulati
· Policy Watch
Budget 2016 and what it means for HE
A quick look at all the measures relating to higher education and science in the 2016 Budget – this piece will be updated as and when more detail comes to light.
With Louisa Darian
· People
Governance of UK universities: what’s going on?
Good governance of universities has never mattered so much, but it never seems to be high on the agenda. Today we announce a new research project aimed at understanding governance in HE and helping the sector improve thi
With Ben Tucker
· Policy Watch
Green Paper: responses collected
Collected formal responses to the Government’s Green Paper consultation, which closed in January. Send yours in to be featured here.
· Policy Watch
Spending Review: Key points for universities
As the Chancellor the Exchequer announces the outcomes of the 2015 Spending Review and Autumn Statement, Mark Leach runs down the measures for HE and science that we know about so far,
· Policy Watch
Nurse Review stops short of recommending radical change
The Nurse Review has recommended a single body to oversee UK science funding, but fallen short of the overhaul to research funding expected in some quarters.
With Zaki Dogliani
· Live
Live: Universities UK/CASE Political Affairs in Higher Education Forum
Live updates and media from the Universities UK/CASE Political Affairs in Higher Education conference in London on 19th November 2015.
With Zaki Dogliani
· Comment
Green Paper: the closer you look, the less you see
Picking up the relationship between tuition fees and the Green Paper’s TEF and other measures, Mark Leach looks closely at the document and finds few answers.
· Analysis
The incredible machine? Our visual guide to the TEF
At Wonkhe towers we’ve been getting to grips with the Green Paper and the TEF. Here we start the process of trying to visualise the complicated new system and suggestions are welcome for how we might improve the model.
· Live
Live: Government launches higher education Green Paper
The Government has launched its long-awaited higher education green paper which includes sweeping changes to the HE sector and the regulatory environment for universities.
· Stacks
Party at The Athenaeum?
Who was partying at The Athenaeum with BIS in May? Recently released government credit card records show that someone probably had a good time.
· Comment
How to read: Jo Johnson’s speech to Universities UK
This morning Jo Johnson delivered a speech to the Universities UK Annual Conference at the University of Surrey. In a new format, Mark Leach reads through the speech and gives a textual guide to the policy and politics a
· Analysis
Report: Are we ready for the end of student number controls?
Based on new research, Wonkhe has published a report with Capita that assess the sector’s preparedness for the removal of student number controls and the coming changes to universities and the market that are expected to
With Andy Shenstone
· Policy Watch
The Budget: surprise fees increase and grants to loans switch
As the Chancellor of the Exchequer announces his Emergency Budget, Mark Leach takes a first look at the measures affecting universities and students.
· Analysis
Back to school with Jo Johnson
Jo Johnson has delivered his much-anticipated speech about higher education ‘Teaching at the heart of the system’. Mark Leach gives his early analysis of the speech and what it all might mean for the coming period of pol
· Comment
A tale of two quality systems?
As HEFCE publish their long awaiting consultation on the future of quality assessment, Mark Leach revisits the proposals, the debates around them, the early sector reaction and a muddled relationship with the emerging Te
· Policy Watch
Student Funding Panel publishes recommendations
A report from the Student Funding Panel recommends that there should be more student maintenance support a freeze of the repayment threshold and better student understanding of loans and their terms.
With Emily Lupton
· Analysis
A critical moment for the quality debate
With debates about the future of quality in UK higher education hotting up behind the scenes, Mark Leach looks at the forthcoming HEFCE consultation and the potential huge implications that it has for the sector and how
· Analysis
The new BIS team – agents of HMT?
Mark Leach with some early analysis about the new team as it takes shape, and their place and priorities in government.