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Team Wonkhe
News, analysis and explanation of higher education issues from our leading team of wonks
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· Podcasts
Podcast: EU fees, UCAS admissions
This week on the podcast reports suggest EU nationals will pay home fees at UK universities as part of a deal with the EU
· SUs · Members
Scotland’s university funding review has no red lines – and no room for what students live on
Scotland’s Future Framework says only free tuition is off limits, yet student support and the Treasury’s loan rules are missing from its brief – we set out where SUs can push
· SUs · Members
Wales has asked its review to fix university funding without touching the rules that broke it
With a new review told to spend nothing extra and obey Treasury loan rules, we set out how those rules short-change Welsh students and universities, and what SUs can argue
· Podcasts
Podcast: Budget 2026, AI procurement
This week on the podcast we examine what John Healey’s first Budget holds for higher education
· Policy Watch
Everything in the 2026 Budget for higher education and students
Team Wonkhe unpacks John Healey’s first budget as chancellor and what it means for the sector
· SUs · Members
Energy bills are about to rocket up. Will landlords or students pay the price?
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Podcasts
Podcast: NEETs and skills, research missions
This week on the podcast the government has put NEETs and skills at the heart of its pre-Budget messaging
· Podcasts
Podcast: Innovation nation, emerging leaders, graduate recruitment
This week on the podcast we discuss the ambition to make the UK the world’s leading innovation nation.
· SUs · Members
The Home Office visa brake on students from four countries – what SUs need to know
The High Court has upheld the Home Office’s student visa brake; here’s how four countries were chosen and what SUs should be asking their universities now
· SUs · Members
A lone student governor is a token – boards need two or three
With 41 university boards still seating a single student, we weigh up the research on tokens and critical mass and makes the case for more
· SUs · Members
Scotland’s food price cap could help students, but only if SUs make sure they are counted
The Scottish Government wants a legal cap on the price of bread, milk and eggs in large supermarkets. Team Wonkhe sets out what is proposed and how SUs can get students into it
· Podcasts
Podcast: Academic integrity and AI, Conservative conference
This week on the podcast we examine how universities are rethinking academic integrity in the age of AI.
· Podcasts
Podcast: Hope (again), Mi5
This week on the podcast we examine what Labour Party conference told us about the government’s plans for higher education
· Long read
Making Sense of Higher Education – the literature review
Team Wonkhe dives into the books, resources and ideas that have helped us make sense of higher education in our own ways
· Podcasts
Podcast: International recruitment, graduate social mobility
This week on the podcast Home Office figures show more than 20,000 fewer study visa applications in August than a year earlier
· Podcasts
Podcast: Loans, Free speech
This week on the podcast we examine the government’s response to criticism of the student loan system.
· Podcasts
Podcast: Future jobs, uni closures
This week on the podcast we examine Universities UK’s plans to strengthen graduate employment
· Podcasts
Podcast: Burnham, SUs, Year ahead
This week on the podcast we discuss what Andy Burnham’s new government could mean for higher education
· SUs · Members
Martyn’s Law: What SUs need to know (Aug 2026 Update)
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· SUs · Members
Power lives in agendas, networks, and beliefs long before it shows up in a vote
Jim Dickinson argues that a democracy and governance review should start by mapping who already holds social and political capacity on campus, rather than with the machinery of committees and elections.