Image: Shutterstock The Withers review gives the Scottish Government something to lean on by David Kernohan Policy Watch 8/06/23
Image: Midjourney Welsh autonomy on student mental health will see improved consistency by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 5/06/23 1
Image: Shutterstock Braverman bans PGTs from bringing in dependants by Team Wonkhe Policy Watch 23/05/23
Image: Midjourney Students win better housing rights – if they can find a house to start with by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 17/05/23 1
Image: Shutterstock OfS’ new approach to regulating access and participation by Team Wonkhe Policy Watch 29/03/23
Image: Shutterstock Ambitious recommendations for student mental health in Wales by Michael Salmon Policy Watch 29/03/23 1
Image: Shutterstock What does the lifelong loan entitlement mean for postgraduate study? by Mark Bennett Policy Watch 23/03/23 2
Image: Shutterstock The Lifelong Loan Entitlement consultation response arrives by David Kernohan Policy Watch 7/03/23 6
Image: Shutterstock The Nurse review of the research landscape depends on a stable policy environment by Debbie McVitty Policy Watch 7/03/23
Image: Shutterstock A new national purpose – what if government was organised around science and technology? by Debbie McVitty Policy Watch 23/02/23 3
Image: IKON Student calls for freedom from harm are finally being heeded by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 23/02/23 4
Image: Shutterstock What’s in the 2023 Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill? by David Kernohan Policy Watch 2/02/23 5
Image: Shutterstock Can OfS fix its relationship with the higher education sector? by Michael Salmon Policy Watch 26/01/23 2
Image: Shutterstock Subjects at risk – assessing the health of the social sciences and humanities by Debbie McVitty Policy Watch 11/01/23 1
Photo: House of Commons What’s in the Autumn Statement for higher education? by David Kernohan Policy Watch 17/11/22 5
Image: Shutterstock OfS dashboards usher in a new era of regulation by David Kernohan Policy Watch 30/09/22 1
Image: Shutterstock John Blake deletes the cheat codes to access and participation by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 27/09/22
Image: Shutterstock What to expect at this week’s A level results day by David Kernohan Policy Watch 15/08/22 7
Image: Shutterstock What are Conservative leadership candidates saying about higher education? by David Kernohan Policy Watch 7/08/22 1
Image: Shutterstock Who’s getting more QR funding in England next year? by James Coe Policy Watch 5/08/22 4
Image: Shutterstock What is research bureaucracy for? The Tickell review reports by James Coe Policy Watch 28/07/22
Image: Shutterstock OfS responds on B3, TEF, and indicator construction by David Kernohan Policy Watch 27/07/22 4
Image: Shutterstock What’s in the government’s independent review of UKRI? by James Coe Policy Watch 20/07/22 1
Image: Shutterstock QAA to step away from designated role in England by David Kernohan Policy Watch 20/07/22 2
Image: Shutterstock NSS data 2022: the sector is bursting at the seams by David Kernohan Policy Watch 7/07/22 4
Image: Shutterstock Can we ever go back to less “inflated” grades? by David Kernohan Policy Watch 5/07/22 4
Image: Shutterstock Students are about to get better housing rights – and landlords are absolutely furious by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 17/06/22 4
Image: Shutterstock Less jargon and more evidence is needed on skills by David Kernohan Policy Watch 8/06/22 5
Image: Shutterstock The skills problem may be harder and more complex than we thought by David Kernohan Policy Watch 26/05/22 6
Image: Shutterstock Are the inspectors coming for your business school? by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 26/05/22 7
Image: Shutterstock OfS goes on the attack over “unmerited” grades by Sunday Blake Policy Watch 13/05/22 13
Image: Shutterstock The Free Speech Bill is back – but there’s still plenty of problems by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 11/05/22 3
Source: Hansard Society Everything in the 2022 Queen’s Speech for higher education by David Kernohan Policy Watch 10/05/22
Central Lobby. Image: Wikimedia Commons Acting up in the Houses of Parliament by David Kernohan Policy Watch 29/04/22 1
Image: Shutterstock The Home Affairs committee reports on student spiking by Sunday Blake Policy Watch 26/04/22 1
Image: Shutterstock OfS has a new priorities letter from ministers by David Kernohan Policy Watch 31/03/22 3
Image: Shutterstock What’s in the Spring Statement for higher education? by David Kernohan Policy Watch 23/03/22
Image: Ikon OfS knows best on quality and standards – what could go wrong? by David Kernohan Policy Watch 2/03/22 4
NDA Silence (1) Staff-student relationships should be banned, not managed by Sunday Blake Policy Watch 1/03/22 9
Image: Shutterstock PQA is off the table – so let’s get on with reforming admissions by Sunday Blake Policy Watch 24/02/22 2
question-interview-wonkhe More questions than answers on the Lifelong Loan Entitlement by David Kernohan Policy Watch 24/02/22
Image: Shutterstock In the Augar response ministers are trying for a third way between capping opportunity or letting the HE market run amok by Debbie McVitty Policy Watch 24/02/22 1
Source: Shutterstock There is a new task force to tackle student drug use… but what might be overlooked? by Sunday Blake Policy Watch 9/02/22 2
Image: Shutterstock What’s in the levelling up white paper for universities? by David Kernohan Policy Watch 3/02/22 2
Image: Shutterstock The competing demands of Scotland’s student accommodation inquiry by Sunday Blake Policy Watch 31/01/22
Image: Shutterstock The B3 bear returns to hunt down Mickey Mouse (courses) by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 20/01/22 11
Image: Shutterstock The Office for Students has designed a new TEF by David Kernohan Policy Watch 20/01/22
Image: Shutterstock How universities identify “low quality” courses by David Kernohan Policy Watch 18/01/22 1
Image: Shutterstock Research bureaucracy – can you have one without the other? by David Kernohan Policy Watch 12/01/22 3
Image: IKON Ministers are making new demands on access to and participation in higher education by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 24/11/21 3
Image: Shutterstock The next few years of OfS will be the same, but harsher by David Kernohan Policy Watch 12/11/21
The Welsh Assembly Here comes the Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 2/11/21 1
Image: Ikon No new age for higher education funding in Budget 2021 by David Kernohan Policy Watch 27/10/21 1
Image: Shutterstock What is a “world class specialist” provider? by David Kernohan Policy Watch 21/10/21 5
Image: Shutterstock How will universities score in the great OfS spelling bee? by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 7/10/21 5
Image: Shutterstock Should graduates move to get better jobs? by David Kernohan Policy Watch 17/09/21 3
Image: Shutterstock Time is running out for agreement on USS by David Kernohan Policy Watch 2/09/21 1
Image: Shutterstock A reprieve for archaeology, but cuts confirmed for London and the arts by David Kernohan Policy Watch 21/07/21 4
Image: Shutterstock Are proposals on quality really in the student interest? by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 20/07/21 2
Image: Shutterstock DfE research recommends weighting output metrics in policy appraisal by David Kernohan Policy Watch 9/07/21
Image: Shutterstock Coherence and stability: the Scottish Funding Council’s third phase by David Kernohan Policy Watch 29/06/21
Image: Shutterstock The Skills and Post-16 Bill enters the Lords by David Kernohan Policy Watch 15/06/21
Image: Shutterstock Where next for higher education funding in Scotland? by David Kernohan Policy Watch 28/05/21
Image: Shutterstock Credit frameworks in a lattice of learning by David Kernohan Policy Watch 26/05/21
Image: Shutterstock Post pandemic, the sector needs to get to work on employment for students and graduates by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 18/05/21
Image: Shutterstock It’s 1986 all over again as free speech on campus gets a bill of its own by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 12/05/21 2
Image: Shutterstock What’s in the Queen’s Speech for higher education? by David Kernohan Policy Watch 11/05/21 1
Image: Shutterstock What is there for higher education in the Scottish election manifestos? by Matt Grogan Policy Watch 26/04/21 1
Image: Shutterstock Post qualification offer making is nearly as good as the current system by David Kernohan Policy Watch 22/04/21
Image: Shutterstock What is there for higher education in the Welsh election manifestos? by Matt Grogan Policy Watch 18/04/21
Image: Shutterstock If a provider is in trouble, who will take the force of the blow? by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 1/04/21
Image: Shutterstock OfS consults on capital and recurrent funding for 2021-22 by David Kernohan Policy Watch 26/03/21 3
Image: Shutterstock Who benefits from higher education study? by David Kernohan Policy Watch 26/03/21 3
Image: Shutterstock What’s going on with part-time study in Wales? by David Kernohan Policy Watch 10/03/21
Image: Shutterstock The Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) Bill by David Kernohan Policy Watch 3/03/21 5
Image: Shutterstock (Some) students on practical courses in England can return to campus in early March by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 22/02/21 2
Image: Shutterstock Government free speech proposals represent a breakdown of trust and confidence by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 16/02/21 1
Image: Shutterstock OfS sets off in a new direction with new guidance and a new chair by David Kernohan Policy Watch 9/02/21 2
Image: Shutterstock What’s the University of St Andrews (Degrees in Medicine and Dentistry) Bill all about? by David Kernohan Policy Watch 26/01/21 4
Image: Shutterstock TEF latest assessment – the Pearce review and the government’s response by David Kernohan Policy Watch 21/01/21 4