Analysis Archives | Wonkhe

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How funding policy has affected foundation year provision

by David Kernohan

13/07/25

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Causes and consequences of access disparities by ethnicity

by Paul Martin

18/06/25

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What’s coming for higher education in the spending review?

by David Kernohan

8/06/25

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Subject-level insights on graduate activity

by Sean Brophy

4/06/25

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Can LEO be used in regulation?

by David Kernohan

30/05/25

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The future of HTQs requires commitment and certainty from the government

by Elizabeth Cleaver

23/05/25

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International students and asylum claims

by Michael Salmon

1/04/25

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The franchise problem may not have a quick answer

by David Kernohan

25/03/25

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What’s driving low levels of full economic cost recovery in research?

by Stephen Roper

21/03/25

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The five things universities do to cut costs

by David Kernohan

17/03/25

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Research flexibility doesn’t have to mean researcher precarity

by James Coe

24/02/25

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Here’s how institutions are faring in handling harassment and sexual misconduct complaints

by Jo Nuckley

13/02/25

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Higher education institutions have invested time, effort and money in level 7 apprenticeships

by Michael Salmon

10/02/25

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An early look at 2023–24 financial returns shows providers working hard to balance the books

by David Kernohan

27/01/25

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Politics and international relations has grown over the last decade – but unevenly

by Connor McKenzie

22/01/25

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We need better awarding gap metrics to genuinely address inequity

by Katharine Hubbard

22/11/24

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The regulator does not have a handle on the financial state of English higher education

by David Kernohan

15/11/24

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How fees will rise by inflation

by David Kernohan

4/11/24

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How much does teaching cost?

by Alex Wilshaw

1/11/24

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Whether degree apprenticeships support widening participation depends on who we’re talking about

by Charlynne Pullen

23/10/24

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What does the graduate jobs market look like right now?

by Stephen Isherwood

17/10/24

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Data can help predict where students are struggling with wellbeing

by David Kernohan

10/10/24

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Behind the scenes of the government’s areas for research interest

by Alex Waddington

8/10/24

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OfS reports on business provision at Regent College London

by David Kernohan

4/10/24

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The OU reflects on the Phoenix tribunal findings

by David Kernohan

2/10/24

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Why students go elsewhere for postgraduate study

by Scott Rawlinson

1/10/24

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Evolution not revolution: What the UK wants from the next Horizon programme

by James Coe

26/09/24

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A strategic plan for Medr

by David Kernohan

24/09/24

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What we learned about undergraduate admissions this cycle

by Ben Jordan

19/09/24

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Staff are working dangerously long hours, and their employers should be concerned

by Alastair Smith

16/09/24

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Labour tweaks the job ad for the next UKRI chief executive

by Michael Salmon

30/08/24

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Young, white, and bright? The far right on campus

by James Coe

12/08/24

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How do you work out future skills needs?

by Charlynne Pullen

15/07/24

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What can the NSS can tell us about staff pay?

by David Kernohan

11/07/24

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What Martyn’s Law will mean for campus security

by Paul Tarne

3/07/24

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A historic shift in higher education manifesto promises

by David Kernohan

17/06/24

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Ensuring the viability of media and communication studies is an investment in the future

by Ruairí Cullen

11/06/24

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Defunding BTECs could cause HE participation to fall off a cliff

by Mary Curnock Cook

10/06/24

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Taking a closer look at how we target outreach programmes

by Paul Martin

6/06/24

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Designing good charts to communicate higher education data

by Luke Arundel

21/05/24

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Taught masters degrees are one award but with many rules

by Shaun Le Boutillier

20/05/24

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To maintain its international reputation for quality, the UK needs graduate employment opportunities

by Simon Emmett

13/05/24

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Looking back on International Higher Education Forum 2024

by Jamie Arrowsmith

7/05/24

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TEF statements lift the lid on what stretching students to their full potential looks like

by Helena Vine

2/05/24

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What does TEF 2023 tell us about educational gains?

by Janice Kay

2/05/24

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Political rhetoric has pushed international recruitment diversification back to square one

by Griff Ryan

1/05/24

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The proliferation of foundation year courses has created some blind spots

by Josh Freeman

7/03/24

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Global approaches to lifelong learning

by Patrick Thomson

27/02/24

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Learning analytics are a part of the “what works” toolkit

by Rob Summers

22/02/24

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Doing government spending on science differently

by James Coe

13/02/24

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A postcode lottery for university access

by Graeme Atherton

7/02/24

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Student-staff ratios may not have an impact on the student experience after all

by David Kernohan

5/02/24

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How to set up a cluster

by James Coe

1/02/24

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Let’s make 2024 the year all UK universities commit to the real living wage

by Jonathan Grant

15/01/24

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What TEF submissions told us about outcomes

by David Kernohan

18/12/23

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What TEF submissions told us about the student experience

by Livia Scott

18/12/23

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TEF submissions reveal a range of conceptions of educational gain

by Debbie McVitty

18/12/23

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Pessimism around recruitment may be misplaced

by David Kernohan

11/12/23

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Lecture recordings make for inclusive learning

by Emily Nordmann

5/12/23

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The teachers’ pension scheme bombshell

by Alasdair Smith

2/12/23

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Poorer students are paying more for a worse experience than their richer peers

by Jim Dickinson

30/11/23

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What alumni donations can tell us about the relationship between students and their universities

by Manuel Souto-Otero

14/11/23

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What the REF 2021 impact case studies can reveal about UK research

by Cagla Stevenson

9/11/23

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Climate change will affect every part of universities’ work. Here’s what they need to do

by Thomas Owen-Smith

2/11/23

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Can the Secretary of State tell UKRI what to do?

by David Kernohan

31/10/23

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Implementing the NHS workforce plan requires certainty as well as investment

by David Kernohan

30/10/23

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Spin-outs explained

by James Coe

25/10/23

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How do OfS’ “boots on the ground” investigations work?

by David Kernohan

12/10/23

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How do we solve a problem like credit transfer?

by David Kernohan

11/10/23

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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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