Analysis Archives | Wonkhe

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Whatever TEF says, progression as it stands is a flawed measure of quality

by Mandy Edmond

2/10/23

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The unanswered TEF questions

by David Kernohan

2/10/23

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What institution-level surveys of sexual violence and harassment can reveal

by Anna Bull

21/09/23

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It’s time to talk about research culture and the REF

by Jessica Corner

14/09/23

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ARIA picks its top team

by James Coe

12/09/23

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Horizon Europe: how we got here and what happens next

by James Coe

11/09/23

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How exactly could REF 2028 evidence research culture?

by Mark Whelan

5/09/23

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What’s going to happen in higher education policy in 2023-24?

by Team Wonkhe

4/09/23

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The power and pace of philanthropy in higher education

by Nik Miller

29/08/23

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There’s more than one way to get a place on your dream course

by David Kernohan

14/08/23

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Students can go to court over Covid refunds after all. What happens next?

by Jim Dickinson

17/07/23

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How to get a maintenance loan without a fee loan

by David Kernohan

10/07/23

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What students think about staff-student professional boundaries

by Anna Bull

10/07/23

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What’s the point of LEO in 2023?

by David Kernohan

7/07/23

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Average experience scores belie a bifurcating cohort of survivors and thrivers

by Jim Dickinson

22/06/23

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Reports of English studies’ demise have been greatly exaggerated

by Sarah Cowan

13/06/23

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How millennials are shaping the university workplace

by James Coe

7/06/23

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Making major changes to courses just got a lot harder

by Jim Dickinson

5/06/23

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Student engagement in careers activities is in decline

by Chris Rea

1/06/23

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The freedom of speech act in practice

by Mike Ratcliffe

29/05/23

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Universities are trapped in a dependant doom loop over immigration

by Jim Dickinson

25/05/23

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The impact of Hong Kong university research on society

by Jonathan Grant

25/05/23

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A survey of higher education surveys

by David Kernohan

24/04/23

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Whatuni student choice awards 2023: post-pandemic student sentiment is improving

by Jonah Duffin

24/04/23

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Who wants to be a designated quality body?

by David Kernohan

3/04/23

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What’s happened to autonomy and peer review?

by Richard Harrison

31/03/23

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What is going on with initial teacher training in higher education?

by David Kernohan

23/03/23

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The Lifelong Loan Entitlement could get very expensive for learners

by David Kernohan

15/03/23

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What happens when student numbers grow faster than bed spaces?

by Jim Dickinson

10/03/23

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How independence really works

by James Coe

21/02/23

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What’s happening with the short courses trial?

by David Kernohan

8/02/23

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Should universities go for growth on degree apprenticeships?

by Team Wonkhe

6/02/23

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Plan 5 from outer space

by David Kernohan

25/01/23

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Are universities still “civic washing”?

by Jonathan Grant

16/01/23

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End of cycle 2022: equality and offer making

by David Kernohan

12/01/23

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End of Cycle 2022: Provider and subject level data

by David Kernohan

12/01/23

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Entry tariffs don’t tell us the whole story

by Mike Kerrigan

16/12/22

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Can parents and carers networks help make academia more humane?

by Mark Gatto

15/12/22

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Fully automated luxury research assessment?

by David Kernohan

12/12/22

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Five key findings from UCAS end of cycle data for 2022

by Clare Marchant

8/12/22

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The careers of care experienced students paint a fascinating picture

by Sunday Blake

5/12/22

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A decade on, are we any nearer to fixing part-time study?

by David Kernohan

5/12/22

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Postgraduate taught expansion isn’t the problem, getting the basics right is

by Jason Leman

30/11/22

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Bridging the gap between ambitions and access for care experienced students

by Clare Marchant

30/11/22

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As net migration hits half a million, will international students be the target for reductions?

by Jim Dickinson

25/11/22

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Exploring the changing expectations of employability

by Clare Adams

21/11/22

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What is the future for pay bargaining?

by Raj Jethwa

21/11/22

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Finding higher education in the national accounts

by David Kernohan

14/11/22

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How could income contingent loans work better?

by Simon Marginson

7/11/22

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There are no easy answers for university finances this year

by David Kernohan

31/10/22

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Will the government be tort a lesson over free speech?

by Jim Dickinson

31/10/22

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What does it mean to lose a designated quality body?

by Liz Halford

24/10/22

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Registration time at OfS

by Mike Ratcliffe

24/10/22

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Notifications might (eventually) lead to regulation

by David Kernohan

20/10/22

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What do employers want from graduates in 2022?

by Stephen Isherwood

19/10/22

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What does monkeypox mean for universities?

by Myles Hanlon

14/10/22

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Who employs our international students?

by Stephen Gurman

10/10/22

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We just met the government’s R&D spending target… or did we?

by Josh Martin

10/10/22

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Can we decolonise our doctoral training?

by Neelam Wright

5/10/22

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Universities as “left-wing madrassas” are a myth

by Elizabeth Simon

28/09/22

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If we wanted to fix PGT, where would we start?

by Mark Bennett

27/09/22

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Are we on top of how big postgraduate taught is getting?

by David Kernohan

14/09/22

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Research ethics under the spotlight

by James Coe

14/09/22

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What to expect from another challenging term ahead

by Team Wonkhe

5/09/22

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Should we be looking to the US on student support and graduate repayment?

by David Kernohan

30/08/22

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Is it time to take the politics out of R&D policy?

by James Coe

22/08/22

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A closer look at university finances

by David Kernohan

22/08/22

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What’s in the Welsh government’s draft innovation strategy

by Ed Bridges

16/08/22

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Arts and humanities in times of crisis

by Karen Gray

4/08/22

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Will Liz Truss abolish OfS?

by David Kernohan

26/07/22

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Some students were entitled to a Covid refund after all

by Jim Dickinson

2/07/22

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A difficult road ahead for sector finances

by David Kernohan

30/06/22

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Going home for the summer?

by Shân Wareing

28/06/22

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Graduate outcomes 2019-20: the sector

by David Kernohan

16/06/22

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MPs are struggling to pin universities’ problems on the right body

by Jim Dickinson

15/06/22

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Students who lead and serve other students have better outcomes

by Laura Guiver

10/06/22

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Anxious students want to us to help them spend time with and learn with each other

by Jim Dickinson

9/06/22

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How much trouble is the University of Buckingham in?

by Jim Dickinson

6/06/22

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It is the quality of the bureaucracy, not the quantity, which needs addressing

by James Coe

26/05/22

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Why is a diverse sector focused on such limited narratives of research success?

by Cameron Neylon

23/05/22

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What should higher education learn from the Natasha Abrahart case?

by Jim Dickinson

20/05/22

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Do marginal gains approaches in universities fuel REF myths?

by Órla Meadhbh Murray

18/05/22

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The history and future of QR funding for research

by Dave Radcliffe

17/05/22

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The government is “disengaging” from NUS. Does it matter?

by Jim Dickinson

16/05/22

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Understanding the REF 2021 results

by David Kernohan

12/05/22

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The public likes the idea of lifelong learning – but not a “lifelong loan”

by Patrick Thomson

9/05/22

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Reviewing the Higher Education and Research Act, five years on

by David Kernohan

2/05/22

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Sorry, but we probably do need more graduates

by David Kernohan

21/04/22

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What does it really take to secure a place on a university degree course?

by Jane White

8/04/22

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What happened at ALRA?

by Jim Dickinson

5/04/22

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Welcome, graduates, to the post-pandemic workplace

by Nicola Thomas

31/03/22

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Disadvantage isn’t just digital

by Liz Moores

31/03/22

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Something is going very wrong with the awarding gap for first class degrees

by David Kernohan

25/03/22

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How have the TEF and the B3 bear landed in universities?

by Jim Dickinson

16/03/22

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Who paid the price for provider survival during the pandemic?

by David Kernohan

9/03/22

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Why might a student avoid a university’s mental health emergency contact protocol?

by Myles-Jay Linton

3/03/22

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Is the new student loan system really fairer?

by Gavan Conlon

25/02/22

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Has the freedom of speech bill been cancelled?

by David Kernohan

21/02/22

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Teaching in higher education should be professionalised

by David Kernohan

18/02/22

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Spaces and places matter for student outcomes

by Sonja Oliveira

14/02/22

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