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David Kernohan

David Kernohan is Deputy Editor of Wonkhe

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The franchise problem may not have a quick answer

by David Kernohan

25/03/25

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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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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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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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Data can help predict where students are struggling with wellbeing

by David Kernohan

10/10/24

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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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A strategic plan for Medr

by David Kernohan

24/09/24

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What can the NSS can tell us about staff pay?

by David Kernohan

11/07/24

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A historic shift in higher education manifesto promises

by David Kernohan

17/06/24

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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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What TEF submissions told us about outcomes

by David Kernohan

18/12/23

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Pessimism around recruitment may be misplaced

by David Kernohan

11/12/23

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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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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

2

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The unanswered TEF questions

by David Kernohan

2/10/23

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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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How to get a maintenance loan without a fee loan

by David Kernohan

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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A survey of higher education surveys

by David Kernohan

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 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’s happening with the short courses trial?

by David Kernohan

8/02/23

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Plan 5 from outer space

by David Kernohan

25/01/23

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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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Fully automated luxury research assessment?

by David Kernohan

12/12/22

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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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Finding higher education in the national accounts

by David Kernohan

14/11/22

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There are no easy answers for university finances this year

by David Kernohan

31/10/22

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Notifications might (eventually) lead to regulation

by David Kernohan

20/10/22

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

by David Kernohan

30/08/22

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A closer look at university finances

by David Kernohan

22/08/22

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Will Liz Truss abolish OfS?

by David Kernohan

26/07/22

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A difficult road ahead for sector finances

by David Kernohan

30/06/22

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Graduate outcomes 2019-20: the sector

by David Kernohan

16/06/22

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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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Understanding the REF 2021 results

by David Kernohan

12/05/22

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

by David Kernohan

25/03/22

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Who paid the price for provider survival during the pandemic?

by David Kernohan

9/03/22

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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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The same students at the same providers?

by David Kernohan

27/01/22

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A duty to disclose a decade of inward investment? An ill-considered amendment

by David Kernohan

15/01/22

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International applicants want more support and guidance

by David Kernohan

13/01/22

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The Free Speech Bill would have had no impact on the Stock case

by David Kernohan

8/11/21

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How your university would be impacted by a fee cut

by David Kernohan

8/11/21

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University is popular, but the cost of living is a problem

by David Kernohan

1/11/21

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It’s report stage in the Lords for an unwieldy Bill

by David Kernohan

12/10/21

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How might Nadhim Zahawi approach higher education reform?

by Jim Dickinson

16/09/21

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TRACing the pandemic

by David Kernohan

30/07/21

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What the public believes about universities, and why

by David Kernohan

21/07/21

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Is higher education in England financially stable?

by David Kernohan

28/06/21

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Every graduate should have the chance of a decent job

by David Kernohan

8/06/21

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Are £7,500 fees (and funding cuts) back on the table again?

by David Kernohan

16/05/21

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Student number controls won’t fix higher education in the UK

by David Kernohan

5/05/21

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Sixteen golden nuggets from the December and February OfS board papers

by Jim Dickinson

18/03/21

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Can libraries sustain a role in providing learning resources at scale?

by David Kernohan

18/03/21

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The new narrative in data on access and participation

by David Kernohan

13/03/21

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Compensation blues

by David Kernohan

18/01/21

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The OfS’ performance on place

by David Kernohan

9/12/20

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Has 2020 really had no impact on early non-continuation?

by David Kernohan

3/12/20

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A US-style application system isn’t everything it seems

by David Kernohan

16/11/20

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Who owns admissions policy and where will it end up? The government just complicated the picture

by Mark Leach

13/11/20

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Is it really fair to blame universities for the second wave?

by David Kernohan

9/11/20

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Fifty days to leave your uni?

by David Kernohan

19/10/20

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England’s newest university has a familiar name

by David Kernohan

7/10/20

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Understanding insolvency in higher education

by David Kernohan

5/10/20

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Postgraduate study is not a passport to high earnings

by David Kernohan

17/09/20

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The start of term is not just a problem for universities

by David Kernohan

24/08/20

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Why are SQA results askew?

by David Kernohan

5/08/20

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What does it mean to offer a full student experience this September?

by Jim Dickinson

22/06/20

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Does the student number cap incentivise over-recruitment?

by David Kernohan

15/06/20

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Meet the people – a lesson in asking the public the right question about universities

by David Kernohan

12/06/20

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The search for savings in university budgets

by David Kernohan

1/06/20

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Universities can’t be bailed out like a business

by David Kernohan

11/05/20

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20 things we’ve spotted in the March OfS board papers

by Jim Dickinson

6/05/20

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Risk management, planning, and audit are at the centre of the sector’s Covid-19 response

by David Kernohan

6/05/20

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How do we get to a loan?

by David Kernohan

1/05/20

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Does the cap fit? and other existential questions

by David Kernohan

23/04/20

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Will doubling QR be enough?

by David Kernohan

21/04/20

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Predicted or calculated – getting grades without exams

by David Kernohan

3/04/20

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The B3 bear has been in court – and won

by Jim Dickinson

12/03/20

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A first look at the UCAS 2020 application cycle

by David Kernohan

6/02/20

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How would Labour implement a National Education Service?

by David Kernohan

11/12/19

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Where are all the new providers?

by David Kernohan

2/12/19

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We need more nurses, but this is not the way to get them

by David Kernohan

26/11/19

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The Wonkhe higher education general election manifesto briefing 2019

by David Kernohan

25/11/19

In this skills election, the real question is about choice

by David Kernohan

18/11/19

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In this skills election, the real question is about choice

by David Kernohan

18/11/19

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