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This week’s card from Hugh Jones’s postbag helps tell the story of medical education in London

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Higher education postcard: St George’s, University of London

by Hugh Jones

19/04/24

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UCAS equalities data, 2023 cycle

by David Kernohan

19/04/24

Podcast: First in family, NUS, hybrid grads

by Team Wonkhe

19/04/24

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Membership Services Show: Urban advocacy, contract cheating, students in teams

by Livia Scott

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19/04/24

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Students transition through, not just into, university

by David Woolley

19/04/24

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What SUs need to know about “block” teaching

by Livia Scott

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18/04/24

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Here’s the latest intel on students and voting

by Livia Scott

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18/04/24

European Commission proposes youth mobility scheme with EU

European Commission proposes youth mobility scheme with EU

by David Kernohan

18/04/24

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A review of research security and dependence on foreign income

A review of research security and dependence on foreign income

by Michael Salmon

18/04/24

LLE quietly delayed

LLE quietly delayed

by David Kernohan

18/04/24

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Commuter students, through the lens of transport studies

by Susan Kenyon

18/04/24

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Student feedback systems should contribute to student engagement and success, not turn students off

by Helena Lim

18/04/24

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UKVI is taking a view about how much remote learning is permissible for international students

by David Kernohan

18/04/24

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What are students’ rights if cuts are proposed or implemented?

by Jim Dickinson

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17/04/24

What else is in UUK's — What else is in UUK's "first in family" survey data?

What else is in UUK’s “first in family” survey data?

by David Kernohan

17/04/24

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Will lecture recordings for international students be banned in the future?

by Jim Dickinson

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17/04/24

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We musn’t miss the boat on registering to vote

by Rhys Wallis

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17/04/24

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What happened in OfS’ free speech guidance webinar for SUs?

by Jim Dickinson

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17/04/24

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What can be done for students when their course is closed?

by Joe McGarry

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17/04/24

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The creative arts and a broader definition of economic value

by James Coe

17/04/24

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What keeps your estates manager awake at night?

by Syd Cottle

17/04/24

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What happens when the SU is… just you?

by Duncan Abrahart

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17/04/24

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Surviving, thriving and letting go: How to be an ex-SU officer

by Nick Smith

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17/04/24

Opportunities proposed for lifelong learning and the tertiary sector

Opportunities proposed for lifelong learning and the tertiary sector

by David Kernohan

16/04/24

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The future success of universities hangs on how good we are at student engagement

by Janice Kay

16/04/24

Maintenance grants can't buy cultural capital

Maintenance grants can’t buy cultural capital

by Sunday Blake

16/04/24

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Whatever happened to students at the heart of the system?

by Jim Dickinson

15/04/24

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It’s back to Blackpool as NUS attempts to put a troubled period in its past

by Livia Scott

15/04/24

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This is Greater Manchester we do elections differently here

by Joel Dowson

15/04/24

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Ships, Sugababes and Trigger’s broom – how promises to students get broken

by Jim Dickinson

15/04/24

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Podcast: Funding, disabled students, nursing

by Team Wonkhe

12/04/24

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Online provision needs good academic governance too

by Emily Owen

12/04/24

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Freshers needs a refresh

by Jim Dickinson

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12/04/24

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Higher education postcard: Bob Jones University

by Hugh Jones

12/04/24

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Time to stop being reasonable on reasonable adjustment failure

Time to stop being reasonable on reasonable adjustment failure

by Jim Dickinson

11/04/24

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There’s a new report on transition and reasonable adjustments for disabled students. Here’s what SUs need to know

by Livia Scott

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11/04/24

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Why do students pre-drink?

by Sunday Blake

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11/04/24

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What has personality got to do with belonging (and why it might matter to SUs)

by Livia Scott

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11/04/24

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How to establish a student basic needs agenda (and centre)

by Alan Roberts

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11/04/24

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High time to refresh our approach to Freshers

by Olivia Flavell

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11/04/24

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How to turn a bar crawl into a Freshers Adventure

by Jim Dickinson

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11/04/24

Mid-year allocation of L4-5 OfS funding

Mid-year allocation of L4-5 OfS funding

by David Kernohan

11/04/24

They don't understand it and when they do they don't like it

They don’t understand it and when they do they don’t like it

by David Kernohan

11/04/24

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The continuing value of subject benchmark statements

by Andy Smith

11/04/24

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Membership Services Show: Basic needs, candidate training, student events

by Livia Scott

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11/04/24

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Can SUs find creativity in chaos and crisis?

by Neil Mackenzie

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10/04/24

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Now DfE proposes to change a huge part of Disabled Students Allowance

by Jim Dickinson

10/04/24

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There’s a major problem with post-pandemic nursing – and it’s students who could suffer

by Jim Dickinson

10/04/24

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Here’s how the government should welcome the next generation of global talent

by Anne Marie Graham

10/04/24

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Celebrating diversity and supporting progression in education-focused HE careers

by Hannah Cobb

10/04/24

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17 nuggets from the 8 February 2024 Office for Students board papers

by David Kernohan

9/04/24

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The Quality Code looks to the future

by David Kernohan

9/04/24

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It’s time to tackle all the gaps that surface in our student lifecycle data, not just the awarding gap

by Antony Moss

9/04/24

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What’s in a name?

by David Kernohan

8/04/24

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The latest HE-BCI data shows the limitations of the spin-out review

by James Coe

8/04/24

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A round up of student influence, voice and representation policies from our eurotours

by Jim Dickinson

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5/04/24

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by Jim Dickinson

4/04/24

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How to improve your university’s handling of allegations of sexual misconduct

by Jim Dickinson

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4/04/24

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DfE’s annual funding letter is out. Don’t spend it all at once

by Jim Dickinson

4/04/24

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HESA consults on spin-outs data

HESA consults on spin-outs data

by David Kernohan

4/04/24

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Why do some applicants have to be married to be eligible for student finance?

by Rachel Reeds

4/04/24

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Membership Services Show: Peer support, elections, student staff

by Livia Scott

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3/04/24

Finding — Finding "outstanding" higher education providers in England

Finding “outstanding” higher education providers in England

by David Kernohan

3/04/24

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The longer Labour leaves announcing on student finance, the more it could be Quack Quack oops

The longer Labour leaves announcing on student finance, the more it could be Quack Quack oops

by Jim Dickinson

3/04/24

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Examining the reforms to Disabled Students’ Allowance

by Lucy Merritt

3/04/24

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What just happened?

by Jim Dickinson

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3/04/24

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How to make being a student staff member educational

by Alan Roberts

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3/04/24

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Are students being protected from course cuts and closures?

by Jim Dickinson

3/04/24

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Outside of academic contexts, proportionate interference in free speech may be both OK - and expected

Outside of academic contexts, proportionate interference in free speech may be both OK – and expected

by Jim Dickinson

2/04/24

Fees in Wales will rise to £9,250 in September. Except where they won't

Fees in Wales will rise to £9,250 in September. Except where they won’t

by Jim Dickinson

1/04/24

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Academic societies can make students’ time on campus more magical

by Charlotte Boulton

1/04/24

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Membership Services Show: Cost of living, student experience fund, elections

by Livia Scott

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29/03/24

HESES data, 2023

HESES data, 2023

by David Kernohan

28/03/24

The Renter's (Reform) Bill gets watered down even further - and it's students who will lose out

The Renter’s (Reform) Bill gets watered down even further – and it’s students who will lose out

by Jim Dickinson

28/03/24

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A team approach to PhD supervision

by Karen Clegg

28/03/24

Universities UK has new guidance for dealing with cases of student misconduct

Universities UK has new guidance for dealing with cases of student misconduct

by Sunday Blake

27/03/24

Some respite for students in Scotland in its new Housing bill

Some respite for students in Scotland in its new Housing bill

by Jim Dickinson

27/03/24

You can't say that. Or can you?

You can’t say that. Or can you?

by Jim Dickinson

27/03/24

What's going on inside UKVI?

What’s going on inside UKVI?

by Jim Dickinson

27/03/24

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Apprenticeships are not one thing

by Michael Salmon

27/03/24

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The silent casualty – how the Russian war is eroding Ukraine’s scientific potential

by Dmytro Chumachenko

27/03/24

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Rank hypocrisy – how universities betray their promises on responsible research assessment

by Paul Ashwin

27/03/24

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Robert Halfon - there, and back again

Robert Halfon – there, and back again

by David Kernohan

26/03/24

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Understanding and responding to OfS’ consultation on guidance on SU free speech duties

by Jim Dickinson

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26/03/24

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OfS consults on guidance over free speech. Confused? You will be

by Jim Dickinson

26/03/24

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What happens if China is submitted to the enhanced tier of the National Security Act

What happens if China is submitted to the enhanced tier of the National Security Act

by James Coe

25/03/24

New JNCHES returns for 2024-25

New JNCHES returns for 2024-25

by David Kernohan

25/03/24

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Are “back office services” really better together?

by Helen Scott

25/03/24

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To win the funding argument universities need to explain where the money goes

by Dani Payne

25/03/24

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There may be ways to make UK higher education cheaper to run

by Jim Dickinson

25/03/24

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Will Labour repeal the Free Speech Act?

Will Labour repeal the Free Speech Act?

by Jim Dickinson

24/03/24

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The university after securonomics

by David Kernohan

24/03/24

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Membership Services Show: Democracy, elections, communities

by Livia Scott

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23/03/24

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Membership Services Show: Sexual violence, strengths based leadership, community organising

by Livia Scott

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23/03/24

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Membership Services Show: Academic communities, advice, satellite sites

by Livia Scott

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23/03/24

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What just happened?

by Livia Scott

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22/03/24

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If you don’t only see us as cash cows, it’s time to prove it

by Tonari Arikekpar

22/03/24

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OfS is refocusing on the students in its title

OfS is refocusing on the students in its title

by Jim Dickinson

22/03/24

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Time to go back to basics on belonging

by Rebecca Hodgson

22/03/24

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