Author
Sunday Blake
98 pieces
Newest first, since October 2019 · page 5 of 5
· Policy Watch
PQA is off the table – so let’s get on with reforming admissions
DfE won’t be reforming university admissions, but that doesn’t mean the sector shouldn’t, says Sunday Blake
· SUs · Members
How to stop students from burning out
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Policy Watch
There is a new task force to tackle student drug use… but what might be overlooked?
Universities UK has established a new taskforce to address student drug consumption, Sunday Blake puts the action in context and assesses which areas will need particular care in order to avoid unintended consequences
· SUs · Members
Drink, drink up
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Policy Watch
The competing demands of Scotland’s student accommodation inquiry
Sunday Blake unpacks a new review into student housing in Scotland and its impact on the rest of the UK
· SUs · Members
Horrible housemates and the student experience
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· SUs · Members
Does having a high EQ improve your grades?
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Comment
There’s widespread worry about spiking – are students in danger?
Is student “spiking” a real problem? And if it is, what should universities and SUs do about it? Sunday Blake weighs the evidence
· SUs · Members
“It was about us against the system” – how to reduce attainment gaps in higher education
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Comment
You don’t get me, I’m part of the union
The University and College Union has recommendations on sexual violence in higher education. Sunday Blake addresses the power dynamics
· Comment
Shorter, sharper, more human – how Covid-19 changed student communications
In difficult times communications can enhance or erode student wellbeing. Sunday Blake talks to student welfare officers to learn the lessons of the pandemic for connecting with students
· Comment
Is partnership possible in a pandemic?
Partnership between universities and students is difficult at the best of times – let alone during a pandemic. Sunday Blake and Lisa Roberts explain how they did it at Exeter.
With Lisa Roberts
· Comment
Graduates are right to expect healthy workplaces – so employers should get ready
It’s frequently said that graduates are not ready for the real world. But perhaps, suggests Sunday Blake, the real world is not ready for graduates
· Comment
Permitting staff-student relationships harms education
Sunday Blake argues that silence on staff-student relationships in OfS’ new statement on harassment and sexual misconduct fails everyone.
· Comment
There is a debate about free speech on campus. Just not the one you think.
Three student leaders evaluate the way in which students and their representatives are portrayed over the free speech debate.
With Hillary Gyebi-Ababio and Meg Price
· SUs
Consensus statement: Freedom of speech and students’ unions, guilds and associations – next steps
Following two (virtual) round table events held on Friday 6th November, we have now had the opportunity to consider both the verbal and written feedback received on the day, as well as comments and views submitted separa
With Meg Price, Lizzie Rodulson, Kwame Asamoah Kwarteng and Patrick O’Donnell
· Comment
If this is a free speech culture war, we’re calling a ceasefire
A group of student leaders reflect on ongoing debates surrounding campus free speech, and propose reflection and action to tackle concerns.
With Kwame Asamoah Kwarteng, Meg Price, Patrick O’Donnell and Lizzie Rodulson
· Comment
Sex work: some students’ voices are more uncomfortable than others
Thousands of students are engaged in sex work – but accessing their voice is tough. Sunday Blake on what universities should do.