Comment Archives | Wonkhe

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Only radical thinking will deliver the integrated tertiary system the country needs

by Ian Dunn

28/10/25

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Everyone cares until someone asks for a statute

by Robert Abrahart

28/10/25

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The white paper is wrong – changing research funding won’t change teaching

by James Coe

27/10/25

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A university system reliant on international students has an obligation to understand them

by Jenny Steele

24/10/25

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Higher education postcard: London South Bank University

by Hugh Jones

24/10/25

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What’s in the post-16 white paper for postgraduate study?

by Mark Bennett

24/10/25

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A generation of students has been failed and forgotten again

by Jim Dickinson

24/10/25

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The importance of civility in higher education

by Lydia Dye-Stonebridge

23/10/25

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The white paper kept quiet on market exit

by Michael Salmon

22/10/25

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We need to talk about high-tariff recruitment behavior

by Elliot Newstead

22/10/25

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The white paper opens the door, but we need to ensure everyone gets in

by Fiona Ellison

22/10/25

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How higher education became a get rich quick scheme

by Jim Dickinson

20/10/25

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Higher education data explains why digital ID is a good idea

by David Kernohan

18/10/25

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The REF helps make research open, transparent, and credible – let’s not lose that

by Ben Tatler

17/10/25

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Universities don’t seem to understand how power dynamics on campus are abused

by Jim Dickinson

17/10/25

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Higher education postcard: Ashridge

by Hugh Jones

17/10/25

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Preparing students for the world of work means embracing an AI-positive culture

by Alastair Robertson

15/10/25

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Why is regulation on disabled students so weak?

by Jim Dickinson

14/10/25

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The higher education sector needs an honest broker to support structural change

by Matthew Howling

14/10/25

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A joined up post-16 system requires system-level thinking combined with local action

by Debbie McVitty

13/10/25

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We know the detail. But what’s the story?

by David Kernohan

13/10/25

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For students, the costs of failure are far too high

by Jim Dickinson

10/10/25

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Higher education postcard: the Sorbonne

by Hugh Jones

10/10/25

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Not knowing is the start of learning

by Leanne Timpson

8/10/25

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The battle for people, culture and environment

by Elizabeth Gadd

7/10/25

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The risk of opening a legislative backdoor into the sector’s pocket

by Michael Salmon

6/10/25

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The case for collaborative purchasing of digital assessment technology

by Debbie McVitty

6/10/25

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Rising to the political moment means universities putting down deep and meaningful roots in their places

by Jo Heaton-Marriott

4/10/25

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OfS rebalances the free speech/harassment see-saw on antisemitism

by Jim Dickinson

3/10/25

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Visa oversubscription at UCL may be more than just a PR problem

by Jim Dickinson

3/10/25

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Higher education postcard: Warsash Maritime School

by Hugh Jones

3/10/25

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Higher education needs a plan in place for student “pastoral” use of AI

by Kieran Phelan

2/10/25

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The PM’s announcement on higher level participation is a win for the HE sector

by Debbie McVitty

1/10/25

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Is there a place for LEO in regulation?

by Richard Puttock

1/10/25

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The fifty per cent participation target is no more. Again.

by David Kernohan

30/09/25

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How Community Innovation Practitioners are reshaping place-based innovation

by Rachel Connor

30/09/25

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Building and rebuilding trust in higher education

by Claire Hamshire

27/09/25

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Students are being affected by strangulation

by Harriet Smailes

26/09/25

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High quality recruitment practice is everyone’s responsibility

by Simon Emmett

26/09/25

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Higher education postcard: Jesus College, Cambridge

by Hugh Jones

26/09/25

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The “regulatory burden” on sexual misconduct needs to lift the weight from students

by Jim Dickinson

25/09/25

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What OfS’ data on harassment and sexual misconduct doesn’t tell us

by Anna Bull

25/09/25

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Is research culture really too hard to assess?

by Yolana Pringle

25/09/25

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Restrictions on use of NDAs continue to tighten

by William Downing

25/09/25

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KEF deserves a boost

by James Coe

24/09/25

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What we can do about belonging for postgraduates

by Katy Burgess

24/09/25

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Generic AI cannot capture higher education’s unwritten rules

by Kurt Barling

23/09/25

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Students as curriculum critics

by Ann Barnes

23/09/25

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From improvement to compliance – a significant shift in the purpose of the TEF

by Chris Husbands

22/09/25

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OfS’ understanding of the student interest requires improvement

by Jim Dickinson

22/09/25

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An assessor’s perspective on the Office for Students’ TEF shake-up

by Dilly Fung

22/09/25

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What happens when universities stop asking questions?

by Daniel Sokol

19/09/25

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Higher education postcard: Lincoln College, Oxford

by Hugh Jones

19/09/25

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What Ofsted inspections reveal about university leadership and culture

by Brian Culleton

18/09/25

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Gaza, higher education, and the ethics of institutional neutrality

by Aneeza Pervez

17/09/25

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Despite the headwinds, universities must keep leading by example on climate change

by David Duncan

16/09/25

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Roll up roll up for the great higher education fire sale

by Jim Dickinson

16/09/25

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Higher education mergers are a marathon not a sprint

by Debbie McVitty

15/09/25

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Super-universities and human sized art schools

by Hedley Roberts

15/09/25

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Europe’s cautionary merger tales through student eyes

by Jim Dickinson

15/09/25

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We cannot address the AI challenge by acting as though assessment is a standalone activity

by Duna Sabri

12/09/25

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Comparing students with the general population is misleading when it comes to suicide

by Robert Abrahart

12/09/25

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Higher education postcard: matriculation

by Hugh Jones

12/09/25

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Falling mature student numbers requires policy action

by Rachel Hewitt

11/09/25

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The first multi-university group arrives

by Mark Leach

10/09/25

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Academic coaching is data-driven support for students in the dark

by Buxi Duan

10/09/25

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There’s no magic wand for student wellbeing

by Ben Lewis

9/09/25

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Back to the future for the TEF? Back to school for OfS?

by Paul Ashwin

9/09/25

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Warm words from ministers to Universities UK, but a noticeable absence of buttered parsnips

by Debbie McVitty

8/09/25

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The incentives don’t work they just make growth worse

by James Coe

8/09/25

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Sledgehammers, screwdrivers, and primary legislation

by David Kernohan

7/09/25

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Higher education postcard: Philip Stott College

by Hugh Jones

5/09/25

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Graduate outcomes should present a bigger picture

by Gianina Harvey-Brewin

4/09/25

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Have we taken our eyes off the postgraduate student experience?

by Kelly Edmunds

3/09/25

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Student voices should shape how universities tackle harassment

by Neil Chakraborti

2/09/25

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What’s coming up for HE policy in 2025–26

by Debbie McVitty

1/09/25

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Building collective capacity to defend and celebrate HE

by Team Wonkhe

1/09/25

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Enhancing higher education governance will require agility and accountability

by Alistair Jarvis

1/09/25

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Collaboration must be at the heart of regional growth

by Jane Robinson

1/09/25

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For student leaders, it’s been a Cruel Summer

by Mack Marshall

1/09/25

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Partnership? Students in Scotland need protection

by Jim Dickinson

28/08/25

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Better access to medical school shouldn’t need a deficit model

by Courtney Krstic

28/08/25

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Refocusing apprenticeships towards younger learners will require a renewed focus on student support

by Sarah Bloomfield

27/08/25

Inclusive Space

Inclusivity should be about more than individual needs

by Lia Blaj-Ward

26/08/25

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You’re not on the list

by Mike Ratcliffe

21/08/25

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OfS pushes ahead with two tier fairness for students

by Jim Dickinson

21/08/25

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Care experienced students are assets, not risks

by Beccie Davis-Yates

21/08/25

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Beware the sharing issue in the depths of the higher education iceberg

by Jim Dickinson

20/08/25

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How to offer academic asylum to scholars at risk

by Ben Fletcher-Watson

20/08/25

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HE transformation will only succeed when its people feel safe, supported and connected

by Bridgette Bewick

19/08/25

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We need to talk about culture

by Jim Dickinson

18/08/25

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Behind the scenes at UCAS on level 3 results day

by Debbie McVitty

16/08/25

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Working with our places will help us to spread the benefits of higher education more widely

by Jonathan Batty

15/08/25

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For some students, home doesn’t feel like home

by Abigail Lewis

15/08/25

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What works for supporting student access and success when there’s no money?

by Rebecca Hodgson

14/08/25

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Higher education misunderstands neurodivergence

by Claire Inglis

13/08/25

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The maintenance loan now covers only half of students’ costs

by Jim Dickinson

12/08/25

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How we’re working across London to build a more diverse higher education leadership pipeline

by Darren de Souza

11/08/25

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Higher education could make space for many types of leader and ways of leading

by Jaya Gajparia

11/08/25

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Responsible recruitment means fostering diverse leadership potential

by Juhi James

11/08/25