Wonk Corner

What’s a Ten Minute Rule bill, then?

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

17/01/21

1

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

We probably owe students £1,000

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

17/11/20

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

Will it be lonely this Christmas?

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

4/11/20

OfS on telling students about changes in provision

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

4/11/20

DfE guidance on the “new national restrictions”

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

3/11/20

Who’s falling between the cracks financially?

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

30/10/20

Guidance is out on getting students home safely for the holidays

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

30/10/20

1

What do students think about Prevent?

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

29/10/20

1

Did students lose out on learning during lockdown?

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

27/10/20

Why are we teaching face to face?

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

21/10/20

1

Are we over the campus Covid hump?

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

21/10/20

2

Reading Amanda Solloway on the REF

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

20/10/20

5

All the times that DfE has respent the same money on students hit by the pandemic

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

20/10/20

Another new model on students and Covid-19 emerges

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

20/10/20

1

How are tiers being interpreted when it comes to face to face activity?

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

17/10/20

Can students go home for reading week?

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

16/10/20

3

Some more things to note from SAGE papers

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

13/10/20

Five big questions hanging over guidance on Christmas

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

13/10/20

2

Three weeks ago, SAGE said move teaching online

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

12/10/20

Can students get financial help to self-isolate?

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

12/10/20

Are test results sent to student home addresses distorting national Covid-19 data?

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

10/10/20

What about Covid and students in HMOs?

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

9/10/20

Is the OfS “actively monitoring” digital teaching quality?

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

9/10/20

Why can sports bust the rule of six when student societies can’t?

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

9/10/20

Universities UK publishes advice on students self-isolating

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

6/10/20

Should we be testing students that don’t have symptoms?

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

6/10/20

Higher tariff providers clean up on 18yo FT English domiciled UG applicants

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

3/10/20

Students in Scotland get a consistent core of support

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

30/09/20

Were Gavin Williamson’s claims on student financial support accurate?

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

29/09/20

Going home for your nan’s birthday this weekend?

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

29/09/20

1

Indie SAGE has more last minute advice for the sector

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

29/09/20

Exeter students get a soft lockdown

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

28/09/20

Nicola Sturgeon on weekend student restrictions

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

25/09/20

Small area participation data for England

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

24/09/20

2

The silly story about Christmas just got serious

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

24/09/20

No, SAGE hasn’t told students they should stay at university over Christmas

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

24/09/20

What have weddings got to do with student demands for refunds?

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

24/09/20

Can students pop home at the weekend?

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

23/09/20

Will students adhere to test and trace rules?

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

23/09/20

1

What does reopening a campus do to infection in communities?

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

23/09/20

1

Head, Hands, Face, Space: Policy Exchange at the Labour Fringe

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

22/09/20

More on provider spending on Students’ Unions

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

20/09/20

Some new SAGE minutes won’t cheer you up

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

18/09/20

Letter from Michelle Donelan to the Office for Students – September 2020

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

18/09/20

Students are entitled to tuition fee refunds over Covid

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

17/09/20

4

How will the new law on gatherings affect students in England?

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

14/09/20

How will the new law on gatherings affect students in Scotland?

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

13/09/20

How will the new rules on gatherings work for students in Wales?

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

12/09/20

Applicants get a government-backed gap year

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

12/09/20

Scottish Government guidance on the return to campus

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

11/09/20

UCAS data on… well, something

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

11/09/20

Labour presses the government on students and universities

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

10/09/20

What is a household anyway?

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

9/09/20

Why doesn’t SAGE have the good data?

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

4/09/20

Indie SAGE drops its call for mandatory student and staff testing

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

4/09/20

1

Ireland, students and sexual consent

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

3/09/20

Ofqual at Education Committee

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

2/09/20

What’s in Scotland’s Programme for Government for HE?

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

2/09/20

A sorry start to the new term for Gavin Williamson

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

1/09/20

UCU hits the headlines with a call to pause campus reopening

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

30/08/20

Who’s deferring?

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

27/08/20

Testing time for Sturgeon and universities

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

27/08/20

Who decides if a university has to close over Covid?

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

25/08/20