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· Podcasts
PODCAST: 7.5k fees, credit, student futures, apprenticeships
This week on the podcast we try to make sense of ongoing speculation about fees and funding in England as we move towards an Autumn response to the Augar review.
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PODCAST: “Dead end” courses, skills bill, September
This week on the podcast Gavin Williamson has been offering up his views on “dead-end courses” and OfS has published a measure that might tell us how to find one.
· Podcasts
PODCAST: Free speech, Queen’s speech, admissions, transitions
This week on the podcast the government has introduced a new Higher Education Bill into parliament – but do its proposals on academic freedom and freedom of speech stack up?
· Podcasts
PODCAST: Levelling up, India, research culture, racism
This week on the podcast we try to work out what levelling up means as the PM unveils a new white paper on the policy objective.
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PODCAST: Racism, sex, drugs and controversial ideas
This week on the podcast the Commons Education Committee raises antisemitism in HE, and BBC3 airs a documentary on racism in the sector.
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PODCAST: Admissions, harassment, adult learning, complaints
This week on the podcast UCAS has come out in favour of post-qualification offers – but is it a solution on the search for a problem?
· Podcasts
PODCAST: Return to campus, inclusive assessment, sex work, London
This week on the podcast we consider the implications of the government’s announcement on return to campus.
· Podcasts
PODCAST: The New Power University
In a special Easter edition of the podcast there’s an opportunity to enjoy highlights from the launch of a new book on the social purpose of higher education.
· Podcasts
PODCAST: Student choice, Student Futures, happiness
This week on the podcast UCAS has some new findings out on supporting students to make good (higher education) choices.
· SUs · Members
Is academic credit for wellbeing classes an answer to the student mental health crisis?
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Podcasts
PODCAST: Science, admissions, protest, tertiary
This week on the podcast there’s a new HEPI report on admissions to get across, and the threat of the silencing of student protest posed by the police, crime, sentencing and courts bill.
· SUs
The impact of the pandemic upon student opportunities
It’s been just over a year since lockdown kicked in. In most cases courses moved online – but many student opportunities, societies and groups have struggled amidst restrictions. The Sutton Trust recently published natio
· Podcasts
PODCAST: China, graduate employment, wellbeing, attainment gaps
This week on the podcast we discuss a new report on the relationship between universities and China and ask if UK HE is too close to the superpower.
· Podcasts
PODCAST: Budget, complaints, pensions, history
This week on the podcast we get across Rishi Sunak’s budget and what it means (and doesn’t mean) for higher education.
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PODCAST: Return to campus, digital learning, wider experience, examnishambles
This week on the podcast we consider the issues presented by the return to campus for students and their universities.
· Wonk Corner
Eight things we learned from SAGE and DfE papers on students and Covid
Alongside the Westminster government’s roadmap out of restrictions, a whole suite of extra data and evidence has emerged that shines a light on what ministers are using to inform their decisions.
· Podcasts
PODCAST: Free speech, applications, the media
This week on the podcast we discuss Gavin Williamson’s proposals on campus free speech and ask “why now” and whether they’ll work.
· Podcasts
PODCAST: Regulation, complaints, essay mills, WP
This week on the podcast our guests dissect the latest letter from Gavin Williamson to the Office for Students, and ask if the regulator is becoming unduly politicised.
· Podcasts
PODCAST: UCAS end of cycle, learning experience, student hardship, free speech
This week on the podcast there’s the ups and downs of student recruitment to discuss as the UCAS cycle reports.
· Podcasts
PODCAST: Grade inflation, skills, student housing, care leavers
This week on the podcast there’s new figures on the impact of the pandemic on students, and hidden history looks at student accommodation and our “boarding school” model of HE.