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Mark Leach

Mark is founder and Editor in Chief of Wonkhe

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Why I wouldn’t bet against a fee rise after the election

by Mark Leach

6/06/24

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Seven questions we’ll be debating at the 2024 Festival of Higher Education

by Mark Leach

22/04/24

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The sector needs to change its lobbying tactics over fees and funding

by Mark Leach

10/10/23

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It’s time to take a closer look at an “opaque corner” of higher education

by Mark Leach

12/06/23

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The journey from Wonkfest to The Festival of Higher Education – and why you should come in November

by Mark Leach

22/05/23

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Like Clippy, only on steroids

by Mark Leach

20/03/23

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The debate over student number controls is only one piece of the future policy puzzle

by Mark Leach

8/11/22

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Ten things the government could do for higher education right now

by Mark Leach

2/10/22

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Wonkfest returns to Build Back Higher

by Mark Leach

22/03/21

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The continued threat of reducing fees will not help students or universities

by Mark Leach

21/01/21

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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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This dumbed down higher education policy won’t help the government “level up”

by Mark Leach

6/07/20

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We need a nationally coordinated approach to reopening universities

by Mark Leach

20/05/20

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Universities need to play catchup to their business reality

by Mark Leach

11/11/19

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Universities should embrace the political carnival

by Mark Leach

28/10/19

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It’s like Wonkhe. But specifically for students’ unions

by Mark Leach

1/07/19

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Crossing the gulf: the true challenge of Augar

by Mark Leach

3/06/19

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Government to Take Back Control as universities get their most thoughtful kicking to date

by Mark Leach

30/05/19

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How to lose friends and alienate politicians

by Mark Leach

15/04/19

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Universities deserve better than analogue leaders in a digital age

by Mark Leach

25/02/19

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Wonkfest preview: revenge of the experts

by Mark Leach

5/11/18

Introducing the Wonkhe HE Power List 2018

by Mark Leach

17/09/18

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An agenda of change to move us on from “The Enemy Within”

by Mark Leach

9/03/18

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The culture wars and a tale of two letters

by Mark Leach

30/10/17

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Keeping it under review at Conservative Party Conference

by Mark Leach

4/10/17

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Notes on party conferences and a world transformed

by Mark Leach

28/09/17

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The centre cannot hold for the current state the fees debate

by Mark Leach

21/07/17

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Is the tuition fee system now under threat?

by Mark Leach

3/07/17

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TEF results – Do the prizes still glitter?

by Mark Leach

22/06/17

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If Oxbridge is the only solution, we’re asking the wrong questions

by Mark Leach

27/03/17

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In this time of chaos, the HE Bill should be paused

by Mark Leach

28/06/16

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Universities have a responsibility to drive us to a better world

by Mark Leach

17/06/16

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Sketch: Could the BIS Sheffield office still be saved?

by Mark Leach

11/05/16

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Too little or too much? HEFCE’s new model for quality assessment

by Mark Leach

18/03/16

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Green Paper: the closer you look, the less you see

by Mark Leach

9/11/15

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How to read: Jo Johnson’s speech to Universities UK

by Mark Leach

9/09/15

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A tale of two quality systems?

by Mark Leach

29/06/15

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£11.5k fees? Time to come back down to earth

by Mark Leach

4/05/15

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Labour higher education funding policy 101

by Mark Leach

2/02/15

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The REF: fascinating, flawed and essential

by Mark Leach

18/12/14

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The rising tide

by Mark Leach

22/05/14

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Debating the future of research

by Mark Leach

25/11/13

Bursting bubbles in higher education

by Mark Leach

11/09/12

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Comprehensive spending

by Mark Leach

16/07/12

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The rise and rise of Michael Gove

by Mark Leach

25/06/12

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Are we heading for a breakdown?

by Mark Leach

12/03/12

HE Bill to be dropped?

by Mark Leach

24/01/12

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Fear the future campus wars

by Mark Leach

9/09/11

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We must not confuse pageantry with politics

by Mark Leach

7/06/11

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On the New College of the Humanities

by Mark Leach

6/06/11

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Off-quota places – another unforced HE policy error?

by Mark Leach

10/05/11

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The PR campaign must fight counter-intuitive fees assumptions

by Mark Leach

9/05/11

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A final farewell to the binary divide?

by Mark Leach

30/03/11

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The latest attempt to communicate the fees system by BIS falls short

by Mark Leach

21/03/11

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Sir Howard Davies has one influential supporter; the market

by Mark Leach

4/03/11

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The real widening participation challenge

by Mark Leach

24/02/11

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A safe bet

by Mark Leach

9/02/11

Pfizer's exit from Kent – HE plays a critical role in the region

by Mark Leach

1/02/11

Pfizer’s exit from Kent – HE plays a critical role in the region

by Mark Leach

1/02/11