Michael Salmon

196 pieces

Newest first, since August 2022 · page 9 of 10

1. 2 March 2023 · SUs · Members

   What type of interventions best address student loneliness?

   With Wonkhe SUs explainer

2. 28 February 2023 · Wonk Corner

   Clear eyes and guidance needed on international partnerships

   Should the government be regulating and legislating more on UK universities’ engagement with China and other autocratic states? Or less? Or better?

3. 16 February 2023 · SUs · Members

   Does paid work boost students’ confidence?

   With Wonkhe SUs explainer

4. 9 February 2023 · SUs · Members

   How do universities recognise student volunteering?

   With Wonkhe SUs explainer

5. 9 February 2023 · Wonk Corner

   Nursing applications are down on last year – should we be worried?

   The latest UCAS application statistics have generated headlines around falling numbers in nursing

6. 2 February 2023 · SUs · Members

   Helping international students to achieve academic integration

   With Wonkhe SUs explainer

7. 27 January 2023 · SUs · Members

   Not all student carers are the same

   With Wonkhe SUs explainer

8. 26 January 2023 · Policy Watch

   Can OfS fix its relationship with the higher education sector?

   The English HE regulator has sought feedback from the sector – and it’s far from glowing. Michael Salmon wonders whether better engagement will be enough to mend the relationship

9. 25 January 2023 · Wonk Corner

   Home Office wrangling over international students continues

   DfE is pushing back on some restrictions on student visas – but not others

10. 19 January 2023 · SUs · Members

    Are perceptions of teaching excellence impacted by gender?

    With Wonkhe SUs explainer

11. 17 January 2023 · Policy Watch

    Is our creative future at risk?

    There’s much more the government could do to support the creative industries, a new report argues. Michael Salmon digs into the need for change in substance as well as tone

12. 16 January 2023 · Wonk Corner

    Mission-driven research funding in the limelight

    Structuring research funding around big, exciting “missions” is getting a lot of political traction

13. 13 January 2023 · Wonk Corner

    Civil service strikes and the higher education sector

    What’s going on with the Public and Commercial Services Union’s industrial action?

14. 13 January 2023 · SUs · Members

    How do students cope with racism and racial inequality on campus?

    With Wonkhe SUs explainer

15. 15 December 2022 · SUs · Members

    Does what students eat get them better outcomes?

    With Wonkhe SUs explainer

16. 13 December 2022 · Wonk Corner

    Robert Halfon struggles with the details on higher education – and on apprenticeships too, funnily enough

    The Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education lacks answers on the value of higher education, and on skills and apprenticeships as well

17. 7 December 2022 · Wonk Corner

    Gillian Keegan meets the Education Committee

    What does the new education secretary make of all the noise over international students?

18. 6 December 2022 · SUs · Members

    Understanding male students’ sexual aggression

    With Wonkhe SUs explainer

19. 1 December 2022 · SUs · Members

    How to argue for an inclusive curriculum

    With Wonkhe SUs explainer

20. 28 November 2022 · Comment

    China today, tomorrow, and forever?

    When it comes to collaboration with China, universities are caught between economic imperatives and political hostilities. James Coe and Michael Salmon argue that if universities do not find their voice they will be drow

    With James Coe