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UK universities operating campuses abroad and the students’ union question
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Podcast: Labour Conference 2025
This week on the podcast we unpack what Starmer’s new higher education participation target really means – and whether universities have the capacity and funding to meet the moment
· SUs · Members
Did universities involve students and SUs properly in APPs?
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· Policy Watch
Grants return, the levy stays
An announcement at the Labour Party conference promises the return of targeted student grants, but the cost will be covered by a levy on international student fee income. Team Wonkhe explains
· Podcasts
Podcast: Sexual misconduct, international levy, closures
This week on the podcast we examine the results of the Office for Students’ first sector-wide survey on sexual misconduct.
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Podcast: Quality reforms, duty of candour, skills
This week on the podcast we examine OfS’ proposed overhaul of England’s quality system, as radical reforms seek to integrate the Teaching Excellence Framework with minimum standards
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Podcast: Mergers, reshuffle
This week on the podcast we examine the bombshell merger announcement between the University of Greenwich and the University of Kent
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Podcast: Year ahead, international, governance
This week on the podcast we examine the challenges facing UK higher education as another tough academic year begins
· SUs
Student governors 2025: Neither rubber stamp nor lethal weapon
In the final liveblog from Advance HE Student Governors 2015, Team Wonkhe watches as Jim Dickinson lays bare the contradictions of student governance – and challenges student governors to become agents of meaningful, str
· SUs
Student governors 2025: Money money money
Team Wonkhe explores how student governors can decode university finances – from liquidity days to international income risk – and why financial literacy is critical for effective governance
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Student governors 2025: To understand the future, get a sense of the past
Drawing on nearly a thousand years of academic governance, Team Wonkhe traces how student voices shaped – and continue to challenge – the evolving structures of university power
· SUs
Student governors 2025: Navigating the maze of university decision-making
Team Wonkhe unpacks the messy realities of university governance – revealing why student governors must balance institutional duty with representation, and why understanding charity law is more than a technicality
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Student governors 2025: What are your “reasonable care” duties as trustees?
Student governors are more than just student voices — as charity trustees, they carry serious legal responsibilities. Team Wonkhe explains what this means in practice and how to navigate the role effectively
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Student governors 2025: Getting a grip
At Advance HE’s Student as Governor event, Aaron Porter and Wonkhe’s Mack Marshall laid bare a sector in crisis – where student governors may be the most informed voices in the room. Team Wonkhe kicks off the liveblog fr
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Building collective capacity to defend and celebrate HE
Populism, regional inequality, and international geopolitical tensions make for an intense set of reputational challenges for HE. Convenors of discussion at The Venn reflect on what the response could be
· SUs · Members
How to speak volunteers’ appreciation language and transform SU engagement
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How to start the year with a start week that delivers social, academic and administrative integration
On our study tours, we’re always on the lookout for innovative approaches to student orientation. The University of St Gallen’s “Start Week” represents one of the most sophisticated student-led approaches we’ve seen, tra
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Getting students to turn up without threatening them
University teaching attendance has been a significant challenge for decades, with rates often hovering around 50 per cent or even dropping as low as 30 per cent in some cases. While students consistently report strong in
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Coping with crisis means SUs have to adapt again
From lobbying under Labour to leading in crisis, Team Wonkhe reports on two compelling plenaries at Membership Services Conference 2025 that charted a new direction for student representation in uncertain times.
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Volunteering at the Festival of Higher Education
Volunteers who are central to our Festival of HE – here’s the details you need on getting involved