Comment Archives | Wonkhe

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Agitation and allyship – our experience of working towards an anti-racist university

by Deborah Husbands

29/10/20

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Universities have a responsibility to tackle racial harassment

by Fiona Beveridge

29/10/20

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22 things we spotted in the September OfS board papers

by Jim Dickinson

28/10/20

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Reporting from the front of the war on research bureaucracy

by Matt McCallum

28/10/20

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The Knowledge Exchange Concordat commits the sector to service

by David Sweeney

27/10/20

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We need leaders that can link local citizens with our universities

by Paul Gentle

27/10/20

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by David Kernohan

26/10/20

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“This is the time to look out for each other” – averting a Covid retention crisis

by Debbie McVitty

26/10/20

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Is the pandemic still an extenuating circumstance?

by Jim Dickinson

23/10/20

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Why are we letting students cop the blame for Covid-19?

by Will Green

23/10/20

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To make progress on race equality we need inclusive conversations

by Kulbir Shergill

22/10/20

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Students shouldn’t have to care what is happening behind the scenes

by Robert Perry

20/10/20

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Big decisions about January need to be taken by governors now

by Jim Dickinson

19/10/20

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Who exactly is this white working class?

by Matt Grogan

19/10/20

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Let’s take the remote out of online learning

by Sarah Dyer

16/10/20

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Never mind the quality, feel the exhaustion

by Jim Dickinson

15/10/20

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Bringing academic insight into Parliament

by Rowena Bermingham

15/10/20

Does blended learning change what learning is?

by Christine Rivers

14/10/20

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Tackling the disability employment gap

by Raphaele von Koettlitz

13/10/20

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Securing great outcomes for students means focusing on students, not courses

by Graeme Atherton

13/10/20

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The government is serious about winning the culture wars – universities need to be ready

by Ed Dorrell

12/10/20

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The transformation of learning and teaching is just getting started

by Rachael Curzons

12/10/20

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Can students and universities squeeze through the pitfalls of the pandemic?

by Jim Dickinson

12/10/20

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If this is a free speech culture war, we’re calling a ceasefire

by Kwame Asamoah Kwarteng

9/10/20

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Social media is our problem – and a great opportunity for teaching

by Bob O'Keefe

8/10/20

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Engineering our way to degree awarding powers

by Matt Wilson

8/10/20

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This is what leadership looks like on race and racism in universities

by Alisha Lobo

7/10/20

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We must learn from the experiences of disabled students

by Chris Skidmore

7/10/20

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Teaching healthcare during Covid-19 – a marathon and not a sprint

by Jenny Moffett

6/10/20

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Why do we expect universities to provide sunshine indoors?

by Jim Dickinson

5/10/20

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Modern universities – beware of the higher technical trap

by Debbie McVitty

5/10/20

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The Prime Minister’s big speech on skills signals some major policy shifts

by Josie Cluer

5/10/20

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Call Keir on campus

by David Kernohan

1/10/20

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Avoiding mass lockdowns – students should wear masks in halls

by Tena Thau

1/10/20

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Universities can be allies in confronting racism

by Shaminder Takhar

1/10/20

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The GuildHE anti-racism initiative: more talk and more action

by Kate Wicklow

1/10/20

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From partners to prisoners, what is it about student accommodation?

by Zachery Spire

30/09/20

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Why aren’t students getting clarity on compensation and refunds?

by Jim Dickinson

29/09/20

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Do higher level vocational qualifications lead to higher earnings than degrees?

by David Kernohan

29/09/20

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Reallocate skills funding to regions to rescue ailing apprenticeship system

by Caroline Cowburn

29/09/20

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Deck the halls with illegal posters

by Jim Dickinson

28/09/20

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Funding the full cost of research would allow universities to renew their public mission

by Jonathan Grant

28/09/20

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Quietly, the RAB charge is reaching worrying levels

by David Kernohan

25/09/20

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How to devise a successful peer tutoring scheme

by Sophia Birk

25/09/20

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Back to campus essentials – don’t forget about the data

by Kim Walker

24/09/20

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Does student voting intention tell us more about students or politics?

by Jim Dickinson

24/09/20

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Covid-19 has not dampened the appeal of UK higher education

by Clare Marchant

24/09/20

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Who are students going to live with next year?

by Jim Dickinson

23/09/20

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Why universities should recruit students on their character

by Tom Harrison

23/09/20

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Higher education is transformative – it should be open to all

by Paul Ashwin

23/09/20

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To be a science super power we must support the whole research ecosystem

by Nick Talbot

22/09/20

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Amid a Covid cases increase, here’s what R means to us

by Chris Day

21/09/20

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Not enough whack for the moles

by Jim Dickinson

21/09/20

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Universities are uniquely vulnerable to cyber attack during Covid-19

by Sion Lloyd-Jones

21/09/20

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Has Covid-19 infected university league tables?

by Rhiannon Birch

18/09/20

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Policymakers claiming the NSS is driving down standards should get their own house in order

by Paul Ashwin

17/09/20

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Can research clusters help level up the country?

by Richard Jones

16/09/20

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Universities must embed digital for the long term

by Sarah Knight

15/09/20

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Pushing student societies underground would threaten community safety

by Jim Dickinson

14/09/20

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Is there still a case for national coordination of students’ return to campus?

by Debbie McVitty

14/09/20

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Waiting for perfect data won’t help the students thinking about leaving their course

by Richard Gascoigne

14/09/20

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Can we live without the NSS?

by Camille Kandiko Howson

14/09/20

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Does the tone of ministerial speeches to vice chancellors signal a wider shift?

by Debbie McVitty

11/09/20

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International students need our help

by Ricardo Visinho

11/09/20

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Perceptions of digital education have changed dramatically in six months

by David Maguire

10/09/20

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A new approach to evaluating higher education leadership

by Charles Prince

9/09/20

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Is it Freshers Flu or Covid-19?

by Jim Dickinson

8/09/20

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The first weeks may be critical for the 2020 cohort

by Sally Brown

7/09/20

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Mental fitness helps us all to thrive – it should be in the curriculum

by Nick Bennett

7/09/20

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Should we abandon algorithms in education?

by Chris Thomson

4/09/20

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Reflection will help students navigate a post-Covid future

by Iro Konstantinou

4/09/20

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The performance of learning is not higher education

by David Manning

3/09/20

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Can OfS help universities bridge the digital divide?

by Jim Dickinson

3/09/20

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Will it be a happy new year for higher education?

by Louise Nicol

2/09/20

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Doesn’t the science on Covid get #madeatuni?

by Jim Dickinson

2/09/20

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September will be better than April – but not for everyone

by Antony C. Moss

1/09/20

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Who gets squeezed out when places are restricted?

by Omar Khan

28/08/20

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To address the UKs’ language skill deficit, we really need to be a part of Erasmus

by Simon Goldhill

27/08/20

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We should be thinking about fee refunds for students with disabilities – every year

by Stephen Campbell

26/08/20

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How do we persuade students to behave themselves this coming term?

by Jim Dickinson

26/08/20

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Maybe the next restructuring regime should be more radical

by Alan Sutherland

25/08/20

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Is the sector really back in the government’s good books?

by Jonathan Simons

24/08/20

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Are there silver linings from the examnishambles?

by Ian Turgoose

21/08/20

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A month to go, and still lots of questions to answer

by Jim Dickinson

21/08/20

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The sector must collaborate to escape the government’s triple lock of policy failure

by Mark Leach

20/08/20

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Just another brick in a wall

by Claire Taylor

20/08/20

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A truly decolonial curriculum means treating students as citizens

by Kirk Sides

20/08/20

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2020 shows us that high-stakes exams have a lot to answer for

by Alison Shaw

19/08/20

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People want to hear from experts

by Miriam Frankel

19/08/20

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Fair grades are just a starting point

by David Kernohan

18/08/20

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2020 made us too – the pandemic postgraduates

by Andrew McRae

18/08/20

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Registration isn’t working for the sector’s SMEs

by Alex Proudfoot

17/08/20

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What can be done to help fix this year’s A level results shambles?

by Sarah Sharples

17/08/20

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It’s time to think about scrapping A levels entirely

by Debbie McVitty

17/08/20

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A level policy decisions left disadvantaged students devastated

by Alice Dee

15/08/20

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Can I see clearing now the rain has gone

by Jim Dickinson

14/08/20

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Year 12, and the perils of applying to university during a pandemic

by Katherine Lloyd Clark

13/08/20

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We need an Open Covid Pledge for education

by Helen Beetham

12/08/20

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Why has a gap year suddenly become such a risky option?

by Jim Dickinson

12/08/20

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Will we really punish students over Covid-19?

by Levi Pay

12/08/20

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