Jim Dickinson thinks through the implications of new OfS guidance for students and universities.
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
Image: Ikon What do the interim Augar response and Skills for Jobs white paper mean for HE? by Debbie McVitty Policy Watch 21/01/21
Image: Shutterstock Everyone’s into clearing in DfE’s post qualification admissions scramble by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 21/01/21
Image: Shutterstock Cancel exams! – but maybe bring them back by David Kernohan Policy Watch 16/01/21 1
Image: Shutterstock Regulatory crackdowns on broken promises are not all that they seem by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 15/01/21 1
Image: Shutterstock How on earth do we run 2021 admissions now? by David Kernohan Policy Watch 6/01/21 1
Image: Shutterstock The UCAS 2020 cycle – more normal than predicted by David Kernohan Policy Watch 16/12/20
Image: Shutterstock Five regulatory gifts under the tree from the Office for Students by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 15/12/20 1
Image: Shutterstock Will next year be as bad financially as we thought? by David Kernohan Policy Watch 11/12/20
Image: Shutterstock DfE publishes staggering advice for universities on students return in 2021 by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 3/12/20 2
Image: Shutterstock Grade inflation slows, but what is really going on? by David Kernohan Policy Watch 20/11/20 9
Image: Shutterstock OfS consults on minimum outcomes in every subject – as the B3 bear hunts down Mickey Mouse by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 17/11/20 5
Image: Shutterstock Universities UK sets out Third Way for the future of admissions by Debbie McVitty Policy Watch 13/11/20
Image: Shutterstock A Christmas miracle? DfE guidance on student travel by David Kernohan Policy Watch 11/11/20 5
Image: Shutterstock The Office for Students has a (new) plan by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 30/10/20 1
Image: Shutterstock Coherence and sustainability: three-phase Scottish power by David Kernohan Policy Watch 21/10/20
Image: Shutterstock Donelan strikes an uncertain chord at the Commons Education Committee by David Kernohan Policy Watch 6/10/20
Image: Shutterstock The National Student Survey’s radical roots and branches by David Kernohan Policy Watch 23/09/20 9
Image: Shutterstock Black graduates are less satisfied with their careers by David Kernohan Policy Watch 22/09/20 4
Image: Shutterstock University chairs finalise governance code of practice by David Kernohan Policy Watch 16/09/20 3
Image: Shutterstock Education is part of the answer to social mobility, but not all by David Kernohan Policy Watch 15/09/20
Image: Shutterstock Ministers hit out at burdensome university sector regulation by David Kernohan Policy Watch 10/09/20 3
Image: Shutterstock Revised guidance for England on universities and Covid-19 means tiers before Christmas by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 10/09/20 10
Image: Shutterstock USS 2020 valuation promises another difficult year by Debbie McVitty Policy Watch 8/09/20
Image: Shutterstock Scotland’s universities get new Covid guidance – but is it too late? by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 1/09/20 1
Image: Shutterstock Clearing 2020: applicant choice isn’t affected by market incentives by David Kernohan Policy Watch 25/08/20 3
Image: Shutterstock 2020 admissions: sometimes dreams do come true by David Kernohan Policy Watch 20/08/20
Image: Shutterstock Out of money? Out of time? OfS has a (new kind of) plan by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 17/07/20 6
Image: Shutterstock The restructuring regime – money, but at a cost by Team Wonkhe Policy Watch 16/07/20 6
Image: Shutterstock Introducing the Draft Tertiary Education and Research Bill for Wales by David Kernohan Policy Watch 15/07/20 1
Image: IKON Students can be partners and consumers all at once in Wales by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 15/07/20 2
Image: Shutterstock The return of higher technical education? by David Kernohan Policy Watch 14/07/20 1
Image: Shutterstock Graduate “overeducation” isn’t as simple to spot as you might think by David Kernohan Policy Watch 10/07/20 4
Black Lives Matter – Recording and resources from our event on 8 July 2020 by Team Wonkhe Policy Watch 9/07/20
Image: Shutterstock The IFS on the Covid-19 risk to the sector by David Kernohan Policy Watch 6/07/20 4
Image: Shutterstock What does the research and development roadmap mean for universities? by David Kernohan Policy Watch 1/07/20
Image: IKON The bailout part II: new government schemes announced to stabilise university research by David Kernohan Policy Watch 27/06/20 3
wonkhe-measure-survey-ikon Student academic experience in 2019-20 by David Kernohan Policy Watch 11/06/20 2
Image: Shutterstock Students need detail about September – but is that possible? by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 10/06/20 2
Image: Shutterstock A beginner’s guide to… devolution in higher education by David Kernohan Policy Watch 2/06/20 3
Image: IKON Student number controls are back – with deadly penalties for over-recruitment by David Kernohan Policy Watch 1/06/20 8
Image: IKON Outcomes based regulation doesn’t work in a pandemic. Or a select committee. by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 19/05/20 1
Image; Shutterstock Help for heroes? The MillionPlus / Universities UK key worker bail out plan by David Kernohan Policy Watch 29/04/20 1
Image: IKON Too big to fail? A request for government support for providers following Covid-19 by David Kernohan Policy Watch 10/04/20 6
Image: Shutterstock Covid-19: Is secrecy over university finances in the student interest? by David Kernohan Policy Watch 26/03/20 3
Image: Shutterstock What’s in the Budget for universities and research? by Team Wonkhe Policy Watch 11/03/20 1
Image: Shutterstock Crossing the streams: graduate earnings and grade inflation by David Kernohan Policy Watch 10/03/20 1
Image: IKON Once in a lifetime: IFS data on earnings and contributions by David Kernohan Policy Watch 2/03/20
Image: Shutterstock Admit two: OfS reviews university admissions by David Kernohan Policy Watch 27/02/20 3
Image: Shutterstock We need to talk about access and participation data by David Kernohan Policy Watch 19/02/20 1
Image: Shutterstock UCAS end of cycle 2019 – equalities and offer-making by David Kernohan Policy Watch 30/01/20
Image: Shutterstock An OfS analysis of access and participation plans by David Kernohan Policy Watch 29/01/20 1
Image: Shutterstock The Knowledge Exchange Framework: year zero by David Kernohan Policy Watch 16/01/20 8
Image: Shutterstock Third post – another guidance letter for the Office for Students by David Kernohan Policy Watch 9/01/20
Image: Shutterstock The Office for Students is toughening up on harassment and sexual misconduct by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 9/01/20
