Policy Watch Archives | Wonkhe

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We need to talk about access and participation data

by David Kernohan

19/02/20

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UCAS end of cycle 2019 – equalities and offer-making

by David Kernohan

30/01/20

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An OfS analysis of access and participation plans

by David Kernohan

29/01/20

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The Knowledge Exchange Framework: year zero

by David Kernohan

16/01/20

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Third post – another guidance letter for the Office for Students

by David Kernohan

9/01/20

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The Office for Students is toughening up on harassment and sexual misconduct

by Jim Dickinson

9/01/20

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26 things we learned from the OfS board papers for November 2019

by David Kernohan

20/12/19

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UCAS 2019 cycle: prediction, participation, and unconditional offers

by David Kernohan

17/12/19

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How will Wales regulate its universities in the future?

by Jim Dickinson

5/12/19

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Which is the best pre-election higher education briefing?

by David Kernohan

20/11/19

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People shouldn’t have to choose between education and financial security, says Labour

by Sofia Ropek

13/11/19

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Freedom of speech means the same tired old arguments

by David Kernohan

12/11/19

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Universities facing the future – creating a wonk manifesto for the general election

by Team Wonkhe

4/11/19

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Registering a complaint? The OfS registration process, analysed

by Jim Dickinson

30/10/19

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Universities challenged: EHRC on racial harassment in British universities

by Debbie McVitty

23/10/19

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Free pizza! UUK on where the fees go

by Jim Dickinson

22/10/19

4

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Graduate returns to forever: research shows fall in graduate premium

by David Kernohan

22/10/19

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Looking for value for money from OfS

by Jim Dickinson

21/10/19

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How should we judge the quality of transnational provision?

by David Kernohan

16/10/19

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How is OfS going to monitor higher education providers?

by Jim Dickinson

15/10/19

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Do we really need another research funding body?

by David Kernohan

15/10/19

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A different class of information to address grade inflation

by David Kernohan

10/10/19

2

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Will courses and providers close if we cap private school entry rates?

by David Kernohan

3/10/19

2

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Not another one! Even more ministerial priorities for OfS

by Jim Dickinson

15/09/19

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Gavin Williamson and Chris Skidmore’s speeches to UUK conference

by Debbie McVitty

12/09/19

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How can parents discover what uni means?

by David Kernohan

12/09/19

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Does the new researcher concordat have teeth?

by Sofia Ropek

12/09/19

2

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Post-study work visas – what we really know

by David Kernohan

11/09/19

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For the many, not the few? Labour’s emerging higher education policy platform

by Sofia Ropek

15/08/19

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Fixing overseas staff recruitment needs more than a status update

by David Kernohan

12/08/19

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The Higher Technical Education Review

by David Kernohan

8/07/19

The hits and misses from the 2019 Student Academic Experience survey

by Minto Felix

12/06/19

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The Augar review: the essential overview for HE

by Debbie McVitty

29/05/19

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Taking care of business – the OfS 2019-20 business plan

by Jim Dickinson

29/04/19

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Office for Students subscription fees rise again

by David Kernohan

13/03/19

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We need to talk about Data Futures

by David Kernohan

12/03/19

4

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IFS report on the government cost of different degrees

by Minto Felix

6/03/19

3

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A change of plan for UK open access?

by David Kernohan

4/02/19

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Are we on the right track with degree apprenticeships?

by Minto Felix

29/01/19

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A beginner’s guide to the T level reforms

by Minto Felix

21/01/19

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A beginner’s guide to post-qualification admissions

by Debbie McVitty

14/01/19

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Policy Watch: TEF year 4 data release

by David Kernohan

11/01/19

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KEF details are now open for consultation

by Louis Coiffait

9/01/19

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Policy Watch: OfS report on grade inflation

by David Kernohan

19/12/18

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How OfS will regulate access and participation

by Louis Coiffait

13/12/18

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How lonely are today’s students?

by Jim Dickinson

10/12/18

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Other people’s children – Hinds on technical education

by David Kernohan

7/12/18

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How do unconditional offers affect attainment?

by Arthi Nachiappan

29/11/18

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Higher education’s absolute earnings benefit

by David Kernohan

27/11/18

2

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The realities of ethnic minority pay

by Arthi Nachiappan

22/11/18

4

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KEF consultation closer

by Louis Coiffait

19/11/18

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Adding to the confusion on freedom of speech

by Jim Dickinson

19/11/18

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Taking is too easy: leaks from the Augar review

by David Kernohan

3/11/18

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Policy Watch: Subject TEF year 2

by David Kernohan

22/10/18

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Policy Watch: The Office for Students on free speech

by David Kernohan

12/10/18

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MAC rains on sector’s hopes

by Louis Coiffait

11/09/18

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A step change for access and participation?

by David Kernohan

6/09/18

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Open access – “S” club is going to show you how

by David Kernohan

4/09/18

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Result! A level results day 2018

by David Kernohan

16/08/18

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Unconditional surrender. How far should OfS regulate admissions policy?

by Ant Bagshaw

25/07/18

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What we now know about REF2021

by David Kernohan

23/07/18

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A first look at what the 2018 TEF3 data tells us

by Louis Coiffait

6/06/18

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The Office for Students’ business plan

by David Kernohan

30/04/18

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Graduate Labour Market Survey 2017

by David Kernohan

24/04/18

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Passion, procedure and puppy rooms on the NUS National Conference agenda

by Mark Leach

26/03/18

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Assessing the realities of student income and expenditure

by David Kernohan

25/03/18

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The public accounts committee report on alternative providers

by David Kernohan

7/03/18

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Regulatory Framework 2.0 – What you need to know

by Catherine Boyd

28/02/18

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Regulatory framework: every document

by David Kernohan

28/02/18

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The terms of the post-18 education and funding review digested

by Ant Bagshaw

19/02/18

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A beginner’s guide to the English regulatory transitional period

by Arthi Nachiappan

12/02/18

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What we know about the 2018 recruitment cycle so far

by Arthi Nachiappan

5/02/18

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Better research through better infrastructure

by David Kernohan

22/01/18

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Sam Gyimah’s first tour date

by Louis Coiffait

19/01/18

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The costs and benefits of international students

by Arthi Nachiappan

15/01/18

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Can the HE sector govern its own pay?

by Louis Coiffait

10/01/18

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A beginner’s guide to the Office for Students

by Catherine Boyd

8/01/18

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Infernal Audit: the value, and values, in the HE market

by Ant Bagshaw

8/12/17

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The industrial strategy white paper digested

by David Kernohan

27/11/17

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Fairness, parity, clarity: a new social contract for Scottish students

by David Kernohan

21/11/17

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Validation arrangements continue to be risky business

by Catherine Boyd

20/11/17

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Is context everything? What 'contextual admissions' really means

by Ant Bagshaw

6/11/17

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What’s happening to quality?

by Catherine Boyd

19/10/17

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Seeking validation: OfS and collaborative provision

by Ant Bagshaw

19/10/17

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A game of risk

by David Kernohan

19/10/17

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OfS details now open for consultation

by Louis Coiffait

19/10/17

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The cost of regulation

by Catherine Boyd

19/10/17

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A new framework is born: meet KEF

by Louis Coiffait

12/10/17

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What’s good again? Consultation launched on new UK Quality Code

by Catherine Boyd

11/10/17

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Farewell TEF, hello TEaSOF: Year 3 digested

by Ant Bagshaw

9/10/17

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A £7,500 fee cap? How a headline changed everything

by David Kernohan

17/09/17

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Can one size fit all? OfS and the future of regulation

by Arthi Nachiappan

14/09/17

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Learning TEF lessons

by Catherine Boyd

7/09/17

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REF2021: much still to be decided

by David Kernohan

1/09/17

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Jo Johnson defends HE funding system in pre-summer speech

by Mark Leach

20/07/17

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Roll up, roll up for subject level TEF

by Catherine Boyd

20/07/17

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Expectation mis-management – applicants’ views on HE

by David Morris

5/07/17

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IFS on the past, present and future of student debt

by David Kernohan

4/07/17

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The results of the Teaching Excellence Framework

by Team Wonkhe

21/06/17

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Eight first lessons from the TEF results

by David Morris

21/06/17