Wonk Corner

Reading the first interview with the new OfS chair

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

9/04/21

Vaccines, variants, and the return to campus

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

8/04/21

1

Here’s what students were doing and feeling in March (in England)

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

7/04/21

Taking stock on return to campus after Easter

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

6/04/21

1

Why is lateral flow testing in universities shrouded in secrecy?

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

1/04/21

Most students don’t expect any (more) face-to-face teaching this year

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

1/04/21

Three in five US students experienced basic needs insecurity due to Covid-19

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

31/03/21

Should universities make students get the Covid-19 vaccine?

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

31/03/21

1

Ten positive ideas for the future of the NSS

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

30/03/21

Is Oxford banning music theory?

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

28/03/21

7

What are Britain’s course reps saying about the year they’ve had?

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

26/03/21

1

Are we returning to campus after Easter?

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

26/03/21

1

Where next for understanding applicant choices?

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

25/03/21

The younger they are the more unhappy they are

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

23/03/21

1

Rounders bats at the ready as Steps replace Tiers in England

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

22/03/21

What does “Failures of State” say about the start of the 2020-21 academic year?

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

22/03/21

Student sexual harassment and assault figures

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

19/03/21

1

Michelle Donelan on the cost of textbooks

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

18/03/21

1

Dominic Cummings on ARIA and research funding

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

17/03/21

3

The Northern Ireland Assembly turns up the heat on higher education devolution

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

17/03/21

Universities told not to swamp courses with students

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

17/03/21

Why are we making it so difficult for students to get vaccinated?

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

16/03/21

Here’s how they’re cracking down on campus censorship in Florida

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

12/03/21

1

What projects does the UKRI ODA budget cut put at risk?

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

12/03/21

Students in Wales have been getting value for money

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

12/03/21

1

What did students get their parents for Christmas? Apparently, not Covid-19

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

11/03/21

More than one in four students feel lonely often or always

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

10/03/21

1

DfE has updated its student movement guidance again

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

8/03/21

How graduates got on in the Covid-19 job market

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

8/03/21

Students can go home for Easter in England

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

5/03/21

12

OfS updates its consumer protection guidance

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

5/03/21

Visa changes stemming from the 2021 budget

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

3/03/21

Is on-campus Covid testing a type of theatre?

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

2/03/21

2

Donelan wades into the culture wars… again

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

28/02/21

3

Michelle Donelan on free speech at Durham

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

26/02/21

4

Did OfS fix the digital divide?

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

25/02/21

HESA Staff data 2021 full release

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

25/02/21

Here’s some painkillers for the emerging admissions headache

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

25/02/21

1

HESA UKPI Continuation, 2018-19

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

24/02/21

Scotland gets an updated strategic framework out of restrictions, but little certainty for the sector

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

24/02/21

Half of students in (some) halls got Covid

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

24/02/21

3

Eight things we learned from SAGE and DfE papers on students and Covid

by Team Wonkhe

Wonk Corner

23/02/21

Official data on Covid-19 cases in HE in England

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

22/02/21

1

What went on in the Higher Education Taskforce in October and November?

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

16/02/21

Conservative students in the Independent, a miscellany

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

16/02/21

Now we’re going to cut loads of students’ maintenance loans

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

10/02/21

Wales takes the lead in the “stupidest Covid regs affecting students” competition

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

10/02/21

Where do students live and what are rents like?

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

5/02/21

DfE revises its guidance for higher education

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

3/02/21

James Wharton’s OfS chair hearing

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

2/02/21

£50m for student hardship in England

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

2/02/21

1

SAGE rejects staggering but wants more planning in HE

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

29/01/21

Ofqual denies “mini exam” plans

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

29/01/21

The Celtic Erasmus?

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

28/01/21

What on earth is going on with student Covid testing?

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

27/01/21

2

How many students are ignoring pleas to “stay at home”

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

27/01/21

3

Don’t we need a long hot summer of learning?

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

26/01/21

Whatever happened to sharia-compliant student finance?

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

24/01/21

1

London the big loser in university funding for 2020-21

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

21/01/21

1

Is debate under threat on UK campuses?

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

20/01/21

1

Area comparisons, Covid case rates, and students

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

19/01/21

QAA has a hammer for the square peg in the round hole

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

19/01/21

What’s a Ten Minute Rule bill, then?

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

17/01/21

3

Universities, students, Covid-19 and the science

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

14/01/21

Looking back through the Student Travel Window

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

11/01/21

All the subjects listed in 7 Jan DfE guidance that are not in the 31 December guidance

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

7/01/21

We need more students to “drop out”

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

7/01/21

The new lockdown legal restrictions are now in place

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

6/01/21

What’s in the new English lockdown for universities?

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

4/01/21

Are plans for January’s return to campus about to change?

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

24/12/20

Less than two weeks til the next big student migration

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

21/12/20

1

The Education Committee announces a lifelong learning revolution on a Saturday morning

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

21/12/20

What does Michelle Donelan’s “testing on return” letter tell us?

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

20/12/20

Christmas, Covid-19 restrictions and higher education

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

20/12/20

OfS fee levels 2021-22

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

18/12/20

1

Broad OfS data on a subtle subject

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

16/12/20

2

What has the online harms bill got to do with universities and students?

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

15/12/20

What happened in halls in October?

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

15/12/20

1

Publish or perish? The OfS on information

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

15/12/20

Return to campus in Scotland – even more staggering

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

8/12/20

1

What kind of free speech problem are we trying to solve?

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

8/12/20

3

What can we learn from students taking part in testing?

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

7/12/20

Measures for 2020-21 A levels

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

3/12/20

What will students be allowed to do legally over Christmas?

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

30/11/20

Where are all the Zoom free speech stories?

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

29/11/20

A level inequality is baked in, not a 2020 phenomenon

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

27/11/20

Interrogating the culture wars story of the week

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

27/11/20

1

Spending Review 2021

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

25/11/20

DfE lobs a brick through the Student Travel Window (if you’re a nurse)

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

25/11/20

Attainment, assessment and the sawtooth effect

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

23/11/20

Students and universities need answers on Christmas

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

18/11/20

1

Face to face teaching all but banned across parts of Scotland

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

18/11/20

Sometimes students really are consumers

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

17/11/20

1

MPs debate fee refunds, IfS says only the rich would benefit

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

16/11/20

1

UUK to tackle “low quality courses”

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

16/11/20

Was Cummings’ resignation a PQA protest?

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

13/11/20

1

What went on in the Higher Education Taskforce in August and September?

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

12/11/20

UKRI publishes its review of support for PGRs during the pandemic

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

12/11/20

Christmas in Wales and Scotland

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

11/11/20

Move offers until after exams, says UCAS

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

9/11/20