Policy Watch Archives | Wonkhe

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How pay negotiations work in UK universities

by David Kernohan

30/01/23

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Can OfS fix its relationship with the higher education sector?

by Michael Salmon

26/01/23

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Is our creative future at risk?

by Michael Salmon

17/01/23

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Post-legislative scrutiny of HERA begins

by David Kernohan

15/12/22

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What are this week’s strikes all about?

by Team Wonkhe

21/11/22

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What’s in the Autumn Statement for higher education?

by David Kernohan

17/11/22

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The blend gets another tweak

by David Kernohan

19/10/22

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OfS dashboards usher in a new era of regulation

by David Kernohan

30/09/22

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John Blake deletes the cheat codes to access and participation

by Jim Dickinson

27/09/22

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How does your provider pay for power?

by David Kernohan

22/09/22

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A level results day 2022

by David Kernohan

18/08/22

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What to expect at this week’s A level results day

by David Kernohan

15/08/22

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What are Conservative leadership candidates saying about higher education?

by David Kernohan

7/08/22

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Who’s getting more QR funding in England next year?

by James Coe

5/08/22

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What is research bureaucracy for? The Tickell review reports

by James Coe

28/07/22

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What’s next for NSS?

by David Kernohan

28/07/22

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OfS responds on B3, TEF, and indicator construction

by David Kernohan

27/07/22

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What’s in the government’s independent review of UKRI?

by James Coe

20/07/22

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QAA to step away from designated role in England

by David Kernohan

20/07/22

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NSS data 2022: the sector is bursting at the seams

by David Kernohan

7/07/22

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Can we ever go back to less “inflated” grades?

by David Kernohan

5/07/22

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Students are about to get better housing rights – and landlords are absolutely furious

by Jim Dickinson

17/06/22

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The Freedom of Speech Bill clears the Commons

by David Kernohan

14/06/22

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Less jargon and more evidence is needed on skills

by David Kernohan

8/06/22

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The skills problem may be harder and more complex than we thought

by David Kernohan

26/05/22

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Are the inspectors coming for your business school?

by Jim Dickinson

26/05/22

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OfS goes on the attack over “unmerited” grades

by Sunday Blake

13/05/22

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The Free Speech Bill is back – but there’s still plenty of problems

by Jim Dickinson

11/05/22

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Everything in the 2022 Queen’s Speech for higher education

by David Kernohan

10/05/22

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Acting up in the Houses of Parliament

by David Kernohan

29/04/22

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Is there life on MERs?

by David Kernohan

27/04/22

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The Home Affairs committee reports on student spiking

by Sunday Blake

26/04/22

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OfS has a new priorities letter from ministers

by David Kernohan

31/03/22

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What’s in the Spring Statement for higher education?

by David Kernohan

23/03/22

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A five-year strategy for UK research

by Debbie McVitty

17/03/22

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OfS knows best on quality and standards – what could go wrong?

by David Kernohan

2/03/22

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Staff-student relationships should be banned, not managed

by Sunday Blake

1/03/22

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PQA is off the table – so let’s get on with reforming admissions

by Sunday Blake

24/02/22

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More questions than answers on the Lifelong Loan Entitlement

by David Kernohan

24/02/22

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In the Augar response ministers are trying for a third way between capping opportunity or letting the HE market run amok

by Debbie McVitty

24/02/22

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There is a new task force to tackle student drug use… but what might be overlooked?

by Sunday Blake

9/02/22

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What’s in the levelling up white paper for universities?

by David Kernohan

3/02/22

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The competing demands of Scotland’s student accommodation inquiry

by Sunday Blake

31/01/22

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The B3 bear returns to hunt down Mickey Mouse (courses)

by Jim Dickinson

20/01/22

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The Office for Students has designed a new TEF

by David Kernohan

20/01/22

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How universities identify “low quality” courses

by David Kernohan

18/01/22

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Research bureaucracy – can you have one without the other?

by David Kernohan

12/01/22

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The new NSS will leave you asking why

by David Kernohan

5/01/22

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Ministers are making new demands on access to and participation in higher education

by Jim Dickinson

24/11/21

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The next few years of OfS will be the same, but harsher

by David Kernohan

12/11/21

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Here comes the Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill

by Jim Dickinson

2/11/21

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No new age for higher education funding in Budget 2021

by David Kernohan

27/10/21

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What is a “world class specialist” provider?

by David Kernohan

21/10/21

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How will new laws on essay mills work?

by David Kernohan

19/10/21

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How will universities score in the great OfS spelling bee?

by Jim Dickinson

7/10/21

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Should graduates move to get better jobs?

by David Kernohan

17/09/21

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Looking for local graduates

by David Kernohan

14/09/21

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Time is running out for agreement on USS

by David Kernohan

2/09/21

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A level results and university entry 2021

by David Kernohan

10/08/21

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A reprieve for archaeology, but cuts confirmed for London and the arts

by David Kernohan

21/07/21

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Are proposals on quality really in the student interest?

by Jim Dickinson

20/07/21

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TEF: rebooted

by David Kernohan

20/07/21

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DfE research recommends weighting output metrics in policy appraisal

by David Kernohan

9/07/21

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Coherence and stability: the Scottish Funding Council’s third phase

by David Kernohan

29/06/21

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The Skills and Post-16 Bill enters the Lords

by David Kernohan

15/06/21

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Where next for higher education funding in Scotland?

by David Kernohan

28/05/21

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Credit frameworks in a lattice of learning

by David Kernohan

26/05/21

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Still waiting for skills reform

by David Kernohan

19/05/21

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Post pandemic, the sector needs to get to work on employment for students and graduates

by Jim Dickinson

18/05/21

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It’s 1986 all over again as free speech on campus gets a bill of its own

by Jim Dickinson

12/05/21

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What’s in the Queen’s Speech for higher education?

by David Kernohan

11/05/21

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What is there for higher education in the Scottish election manifestos?

by Matt Grogan

26/04/21

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Post qualification offer making is nearly as good as the current system

by David Kernohan

22/04/21

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What is there for higher education in the Welsh election manifestos?

by Matt Grogan

18/04/21

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Micro-credentials – big problems?

by David Kernohan

16/04/21

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If a provider is in trouble, who will take the force of the blow?

by Jim Dickinson

1/04/21

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The NSS review: the survey gets a reprieve

by David Kernohan

30/03/21

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OfS consults on capital and recurrent funding for 2021-22

by David Kernohan

26/03/21

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Who benefits from higher education study?

by David Kernohan

26/03/21

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What’s going on with part-time study in Wales?

by David Kernohan

10/03/21

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The Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) Bill

by David Kernohan

3/03/21

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(Some) students on practical courses in England can return to campus in early March

by Jim Dickinson

22/02/21

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Government free speech proposals represent a breakdown of trust and confidence

by Jim Dickinson

16/02/21

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OfS sets off in a new direction with new guidance and a new chair

by David Kernohan

9/02/21

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What’s the University of St Andrews (Degrees in Medicine and Dentistry) Bill all about?

by David Kernohan

26/01/21

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TEF latest assessment – the Pearce review and the government’s response

by David Kernohan

21/01/21

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What do the interim Augar response and Skills for Jobs white paper mean for HE?

by Debbie McVitty

21/01/21

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Everyone’s into clearing in DfE’s post qualification admissions scramble

by Jim Dickinson

21/01/21

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Cancel exams! – but maybe bring them back

by David Kernohan

16/01/21

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Regulatory crackdowns on broken promises are not all that they seem

by Jim Dickinson

15/01/21

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How on earth do we run 2021 admissions now?

by David Kernohan

6/01/21

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The UCAS 2020 cycle – more normal than predicted

by David Kernohan

16/12/20

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Five regulatory gifts under the tree from the Office for Students

by Jim Dickinson

15/12/20

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Will next year be as bad financially as we thought?

by David Kernohan

11/12/20

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DfE publishes staggering advice for universities on students return in 2021

by Jim Dickinson

3/12/20

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Grade inflation slows, but what is really going on?

by David Kernohan

20/11/20

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OfS consults on minimum outcomes in every subject – as the B3 bear hunts down Mickey Mouse

by Jim Dickinson

17/11/20

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Universities UK sets out Third Way for the future of admissions

by Debbie McVitty

13/11/20

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A Christmas miracle? DfE guidance on student travel

by David Kernohan

11/11/20

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