Author
Sunday Blake
98 pieces
Newest first, since October 2019 · page 4 of 5
· SUs · Members
Gender based violence, SUs and jurisdiction in complaints procedures
With Jim Dickinson and Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Research
The four foundations of belonging at university
New research from Wonkhe and Pearson shows four foundations to student belonging
With Anna Jackson and Gail Capper
· Research
Campus wokery as academic rigour
Sunday Blake considers the recent attacks on attempts to diversify and decolonise curriculums against new research findings from Wonkhe and Pearson
· Comment
Students don’t expect perfection, they expect us to listen
Sunday Blake interrogates recent research from Wonkhe and Pearson on belonging and inclusion to see if there is a right way to get accessibility wrong
· Comment
How to support students to feel valued and understood in an increasingly digital world.
Sunday Blake dives into the latest in learning analytics and engagement data, and asks how universities can act upon it to make our interactions with students more human.
· SUs · Members
Student involvement in disciplinary processes
How involved should students be in disciplinary processes? Jim Dickinson and Sunday Blake review the background of this topic and question what SUs should think about in disciplinary policy reviews.
With Jim Dickinson and Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Wonk Corner
Will we improve evidence gathering on sexual violence?
The House of Commons Women and Equalities held a sub-committee meeting yesterday as part of its inquiry into attitudes towards women and girls in educational settings.
· Wonk Corner
Donelan’s spiking working group advice is both on time, and yet too little too late
Back in May you will remember that the Department for Education (DfE) and the Home Office launched a working group dedicated to “tackling the number of spiking attacks against students”.
· Wonk Corner
Who was in clearing the day before A level results day in 2022?
It looks like quite a busy Clearing this year.
With David Kernohan
· Comment
In defence of clearing
As clearing begins without adjustment, Sunday Blake considers how ideologies can obscure students’ pathways to success.
· SUs · Members
Why aren’t we giving student reps the data they need?
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Research
Building students’ sense of belonging needs time and energy
There are ways to ensure that students feel they belong at university – and there are big benefits if they do. Anna Jackson and Sunday Blake have the latest findings from a year long project with Pearson.
With Anna Jackson
· SUs · Members
What are the factors influencing students’ sense of belonging?
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Wonk Corner
What will a new working group on spiking achieve?
Further and higher education minister Michelle Donelan has announced a new working group dedicated to tackling spiking incidents against students.
· Policy Watch
OfS goes on the attack over “unmerited” grades
The Office for Students thinks that many of the grades awarded to graduates are “unmerited”. Sunday Blake has serious concerns of her own
· Comment
We need to talk about REF and early career researchers
Sunday Blake warns that academia needs to have vital conversations about the impact of the Research Excellence Framework on disadvantaged researchers
· Policy Watch
The Home Affairs committee reports on student spiking
Sunday Blake reviews recommendations for the Home Office on spiking – asking whether a crackdown on the crime or an educational approach would be more effective
· SUs · Members
Generation Alpha is coming – here’s what you need to know
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· SUs · Members
UUK has new guidance on staff-student sexual misconduct
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Policy Watch
Staff-student relationships should be banned, not managed
A new report on staff-on-student sexual misconduct is based on three principles, but it also makes three fundamental errors, argues Sunday Blake