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David Kernohan

David Kernohan is Deputy Editor of Wonkhe

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What the latest HESA data tells us about university finances

by David Kernohan

9/05/25

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What will happen when a university fails to prevent fraud?

by David Kernohan

8/05/25

1

Plotting VC pay against OfS progression

Plotting VC pay against OfS progression

by David Kernohan

6/05/25

5

Survey shows how the sector is cutting spending

Survey shows how the sector is cutting spending

by David Kernohan

6/05/25

Not much public support for funding reform

Not much public support for funding reform

by David Kernohan

1/05/25

This year's local elections will have an impact on higher education and skills

This year’s local elections will have an impact on higher education and skills

by David Kernohan

30/04/25

More than £1bn in tuition fees over the last three years has gone to unregistered providers

More than £1bn in tuition fees over the last three years has gone to unregistered providers

by David Kernohan

28/04/25

3

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Access and participation is a political question

by David Kernohan

27/04/25

8

How we know if OfS is any good

How we know if OfS is any good

by David Kernohan

14/04/25

1

New data on business and community interaction from HESA

New data on business and community interaction from HESA

by David Kernohan

11/04/25

Which UK universities are near theme parks?

Which UK universities are near theme parks?

by David Kernohan

9/04/25

6

Augar reviewed as Education Committee learn about university finances

Augar reviewed as Education Committee learn about university finances

by David Kernohan

9/04/25

4

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Young people from deprived areas can’t afford to consider university

by David Kernohan

7/04/25

5

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HESA has published full student data for 2023–24

by David Kernohan

4/04/25

1

What does a vote of no confidence in a vice chancellor mean?

What does a vote of no confidence in a vice chancellor mean?

by David Kernohan

1/04/25

4

0.03 per cent of student maintenance loan payments might be fraudulent - and that's still too much

0.03 per cent of student maintenance loan payments might be fraudulent – and that’s still too much

by David Kernohan

30/03/25

6

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Five regulatory process points you may have missed from the University of Sussex decision

by David Kernohan

29/03/25

6

What's happening with apprenticeship starts and achievements?

What’s happening with apprenticeship starts and achievements?

by David Kernohan

27/03/25

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The franchise problem may not have a quick answer

by David Kernohan

25/03/25

10

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What the UK can learn from Scotland’s tertiary pathfinder experiments

by David Kernohan

24/03/25

2

New HESA student data shows sector in flux

New HESA student data shows sector in flux

by David Kernohan

20/03/25

3

OfS has published some board papers for December 2024

OfS has published some board papers for December 2024

by David Kernohan

19/03/25

Regional pathfinders point the way for skills in Scotland

Regional pathfinders point the way for skills in Scotland

by David Kernohan

18/03/25

Apply here to fix English higher education

Apply here to fix English higher education

by David Kernohan

17/03/25

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The five things universities do to cut costs

by David Kernohan

17/03/25

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Which universities recruit commuter students?

by David Kernohan

12/03/25

11

OfS wants to know all about your 2024–25 financial projections, again

OfS wants to know all about your 2024–25 financial projections, again

by David Kernohan

6/03/25

2025–26 pay negotiation heads of claim

2025–26 pay negotiation heads of claim

by David Kernohan

6/03/25

14

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Edward Peck’s performance at the Education Committee

by David Kernohan

4/03/25

2

UCU launches campaign against job cuts

UCU launches campaign against job cuts

by David Kernohan

4/03/25

3

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Universities that expand access have graduates who take longer to repay their loans

by David Kernohan

2/03/25

Don't sleep on HESES

Don’t sleep on HESES

by David Kernohan

28/02/25

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The Office for Students reviews TEF… again

by David Kernohan

27/02/25

1

Don't believe the HEIP

Don’t believe the HEIP

by David Kernohan

27/02/25

1

Widening access to medical school

Widening access to medical school

by David Kernohan

27/02/25

2

Are there providers where graduates tend not to repay their loans?

Are there providers where graduates tend not to repay their loans?

by David Kernohan

24/02/25

5

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Research flexibility doesn’t have to mean researcher precarity

by James Coe

24/02/25

12

Why does it take the British Academy to plot subject geographies?

Why does it take the British Academy to plot subject geographies?

by David Kernohan

20/02/25

3

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We are living through the legacy of unrestrained borrowing

by David Kernohan

17/02/25

14

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OfS is starting to better understand the student interest

by Jim Dickinson

14/02/25

UCAS January deadline applicants and applications, 2025

UCAS January deadline applicants and applications, 2025

by David Kernohan

13/02/25

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Enhanced monitoring for business in Bolton

Enhanced monitoring for business in Bolton

by David Kernohan

11/02/25

1

Universities UK submits to spending review

Universities UK submits to spending review

by David Kernohan

10/02/25

2

Do you really have to sign up to a political agenda to get research funding?

Do you really have to sign up to a political agenda to get research funding?

by David Kernohan

8/02/25

3

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Predictably bad education

by David Kernohan

8/02/25

5

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When OfS reopens its register, there will be implications for everyone else

by David Kernohan

6/02/25

2023-24 finances updated for the end of January

2023-24 finances updated for the end of January

by David Kernohan

4/02/25

4

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DfE steps in to require franchise partners to register with OfS

by Jim Dickinson

30/01/25

4

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UCAS End of Cycle provider data, 2024

by David Kernohan

30/01/25

7

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HESA Spring 2025: staff

by David Kernohan

29/01/25

3

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Data futures, reviewed

by David Kernohan

29/01/25

14

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An early look at 2023–24 financial returns shows providers working hard to balance the books

by David Kernohan

27/01/25

20

Care leavers and estranged students in SLC data

Care leavers and estranged students in SLC data

by David Kernohan

23/01/25

Technology and the eternal promise of the new

Technology and the eternal promise of the new

by David Kernohan

22/01/25

Willetts on the worth of university

Willetts on the worth of university

by David Kernohan

20/01/25

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Keep talking about data

by David Kernohan

20/01/25

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A bone of contention with secondary legislation

by David Kernohan

19/01/25

1

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Bridget Phillipson reaffirms commitment to free speech

by Jim Dickinson

15/01/25

3

Revoking the revocation of the free speech act commencement

Revoking the revocation of the free speech act commencement

by David Kernohan

15/01/25

4

REF people, culture, and environment pilot submissions detailed

REF people, culture, and environment pilot submissions detailed

by David Kernohan

14/01/25

Entry rates vary widely by local authority area

Entry rates vary widely by local authority area

by David Kernohan

14/01/25

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Exploring the explosion in franchise and partnership activity

by David Kernohan

13/01/25

What's odd about the latest award of degree awarding powers

What’s odd about the latest award of degree awarding powers

by David Kernohan

8/01/25

2

Exit, pursued by a bear

Exit, pursued by a bear

by David Kernohan

7/01/25

4

Value for money polling from YouGov

Value for money polling from YouGov

by David Kernohan

7/01/25

3

We're still waiting for answers on the Scottish budget for higher education

We’re still waiting for answers on the Scottish budget for higher education

by David Kernohan

6/01/25

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Innovation and skills in the English devolution white paper

by David Kernohan

17/12/24

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The data dark ages

by David Kernohan

15/12/24

3

The sector may be set for industrial action next term

The sector may be set for industrial action next term

by David Kernohan

13/12/24

18

A theory of change for the B3 bear

A theory of change for the B3 bear

by David Kernohan

12/12/24

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Sector level UCAS end of cycle data, 2024

by David Kernohan

12/12/24

The scourge of — The scourge of "overqualification"

The scourge of “overqualification”

by David Kernohan

10/12/24

4

There's a major problem with (the) graduate outcomes (survey)

There’s a major problem with (the) graduate outcomes (survey)

by David Kernohan

6/12/24

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2023-24 financial data (early year financial year end version)

2023-24 financial data (early year financial year end version)

by David Kernohan

5/12/24

Concern that affected no students resolved to OfS' satisfaction

Concern that affected no students resolved to OfS’ satisfaction

by David Kernohan

3/12/24

4

OfS temporarily closes entry to the register

OfS temporarily closes entry to the register

by David Kernohan

2/12/24

5

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What universities do now is more important than how they came to be

by David Kernohan

2/12/24

5

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Student Loans Company data on fees and maintenance, 2023-24

by David Kernohan

29/11/24

2

How skills, careers, and industrial policy fit together

How skills, careers, and industrial policy fit together

by David Kernohan

26/11/24

2

What are tariff groups and why do they not matter?

What are tariff groups and why do they not matter?

by David Kernohan

20/11/24

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The regulator does not have a handle on the financial state of English higher education

by David Kernohan

15/11/24

7

OfS pays $100 to join an international quality assurance network

OfS pays $100 to join an international quality assurance network

by David Kernohan

13/11/24

A handful of things from the October 2024 OfS board papers

A handful of things from the October 2024 OfS board papers

by David Kernohan

12/11/24

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Is VC pay really spiraling out of control?

Is VC pay really spiraling out of control?

by David Kernohan

11/11/24

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Trashing universities is now a populist position

by David Kernohan

10/11/24

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Access and participation planning gains a regional dimension

by David Kernohan

7/11/24

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Local skills demand data may be more noise than signal

by David Kernohan

6/11/24

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Collaboration is already baked in to the sector, and we need to see more of it

by David Kernohan

6/11/24

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Bridget Phillipson increases fees by 3.1 per cent

by David Kernohan

4/11/24

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How fees will rise by inflation

by David Kernohan

4/11/24

Getting money back from the Student Loans Company

Getting money back from the Student Loans Company

by David Kernohan

31/10/24

Birkbeck computing B3 performance justified

Birkbeck computing B3 performance justified

by David Kernohan

30/10/24

The Office for Students is pretty good, says the Office for Students

The Office for Students is pretty good, says the Office for Students

by David Kernohan

29/10/24

3

What's the kerfuffle about PSNFL?

What’s the kerfuffle about PSNFL?

by David Kernohan

25/10/24

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The demographic tide is turning, but university remains popular

by David Kernohan

24/10/24

Access goes backwards in Scotland

Access goes backwards in Scotland

by David Kernohan

22/10/24

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Horizon funding could end up being a data definition problem

Horizon funding could end up being a data definition problem

by David Kernohan

22/10/24

What OfS has learned from the first round of quality assessment

What OfS has learned from the first round of quality assessment

by David Kernohan

22/10/24

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What data do we need to formulate local skills policies?

by David Kernohan

21/10/24

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