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David Kernohan

David Kernohan is Deputy Editor of Wonkhe

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The fifty per cent participation target is no more. Again.

by David Kernohan

30/09/25

More spin out data arrives

More spin out data arrives

by David Kernohan

30/09/25

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Exploring the motivation and satisfaction of higher education staff

by David Kernohan

29/09/25

Understanding the 2026 league tables

Understanding the 2026 league tables

by David Kernohan

24/09/25

1

Quality assurance moves faster than the speed of regulation

Quality assurance moves faster than the speed of regulation

by David Kernohan

22/09/25

3

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TEF6: the incredible machine takes over quality assurance regulation

by David Kernohan

18/09/25

3

Are students really that keen on generative AI?

Are students really that keen on generative AI?

by David Kernohan

15/09/25

1

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How to do the perfect merger

by David Kernohan

15/09/25

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High tariff providers may be making medium tariff offers

by David Kernohan

12/09/25

7

Losing pieces of HESES

Losing pieces of HESES

by David Kernohan

10/09/25

2

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The first multi-university group arrives

by Mark Leach

10/09/25

15

Another ballot for industrial action

Another ballot for industrial action

by David Kernohan

8/09/25

15

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Sledgehammers, screwdrivers, and primary legislation

by David Kernohan

7/09/25

1

Two-tier research?

Two-tier research?

by David Kernohan

5/09/25

2

What to take away from Edward Peck’s speech at the Universities UK conference

What to take away from Edward Peck’s speech at the Universities UK conference

by David Kernohan

4/09/25

1

Finding opportunities for efficiency in shared services

Finding opportunities for efficiency in shared services

by David Kernohan

1/09/25

5

When will OfS show its working?

When will OfS show its working?

by David Kernohan

19/08/25

2

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A levels and acceptances, 2025

by David Kernohan

14/08/25

4

Data driven university application guide, 2025

Data driven university application guide, 2025

by David Kernohan

13/08/25

1

People want their children to go to university

People want their children to go to university

by David Kernohan

13/08/25

1

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OfS Outcomes (B3) data, 2025

by David Kernohan

6/08/25

11

SQA results day, 2025

SQA results day, 2025

by David Kernohan

5/08/25

Now you can apply to run an LLE module!

Now you can apply to run an LLE module!

by David Kernohan

31/07/25

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Just 329 students with an EHCP got to a high tariff provider last year

by David Kernohan

31/07/25

1

Research England funding allocations, 2025–26

Research England funding allocations, 2025–26

by David Kernohan

30/07/25

SFC's report on widening access for 2023–24

SFC’s report on widening access for 2023–24

by David Kernohan

30/07/25

Do 600,000 graduates claim Universal Credit and would it matter if they did?

Do 600,000 graduates claim Universal Credit and would it matter if they did?

by David Kernohan

29/07/25

1

OfS funding allocations, 2025-26

OfS funding allocations, 2025-26

by David Kernohan

25/07/25

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The estate we’re in

by David Kernohan

25/07/25

6

HESA Staff record will extend beyond academics in England and Northern Ireland

HESA Staff record will extend beyond academics in England and Northern Ireland

by David Kernohan

24/07/25

1

Employer Skills Survey, 2024

Employer Skills Survey, 2024

by David Kernohan

24/07/25

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OfS consults on a condition of registration for subcontracted provision

by David Kernohan

22/07/25

3

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Graduate Outcomes, 2022–23 graduating year

by David Kernohan

17/07/25

1

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UCAS applications and offer making by June deadline, 2025

by David Kernohan

17/07/25

2

Office for Students board papers, 13 February 2025

Office for Students board papers, 13 February 2025

by David Kernohan

16/07/25

2

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How funding policy has affected foundation year provision

by David Kernohan

13/07/25

1

What would a summer of strikes achieve?

What would a summer of strikes achieve?

by David Kernohan

10/07/25

21

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The LLE finally gets a Labour overhaul

by Michael Salmon

10/07/25

1

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National Student Survey 2025

by David Kernohan

9/07/25

3

Do parents or careers services support graduates in finding jobs?

Do parents or careers services support graduates in finding jobs?

by David Kernohan

9/07/25

6

What's on vice chancellors' minds?

What’s on vice chancellors’ minds?

by David Kernohan

8/07/25

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How Labour’s 10-year health plan for England joins up with higher education and research

by James Coe

4/07/25

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Data day concerns (with our friends LEO, TEF and NSS)

by David Kernohan

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3/07/25

Efficiency savings will have a lasting impact on research capacity

Efficiency savings will have a lasting impact on research capacity

by David Kernohan

2/07/25

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How can open days help applicants?

by David Kernohan

28/06/25

4

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LEO has a role to play in picking winners

by David Kernohan

27/06/25

2

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Research and innovation in the industrial strategy

by David Kernohan

24/06/25

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The world is sorting out the quality of transnational education, but where is England?

by David Kernohan

23/06/25

1

We still don't have a clue about the income or cost from transnational education

We still don’t have a clue about the income or cost from transnational education

by David Kernohan

19/06/25

Prevent data, 2023–24

Prevent data, 2023–24

by David Kernohan

17/06/25

1

Capital and finance data requirements tighten

Capital and finance data requirements tighten

by David Kernohan

12/06/25

1

What's in the spending review for higher education

What’s in the spending review for higher education

by David Kernohan

11/06/25

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University spending and cost recovery, 2023–24

by David Kernohan

11/06/25

5

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What’s coming for higher education in the spending review?

by David Kernohan

8/06/25

1

How not to invent a new official geography

How not to invent a new official geography

by David Kernohan

5/06/25

1

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The UK’s register of university spin-outs

by David Kernohan

5/06/25

5

Preparing for TEF 2027? Hang on a moment

Preparing for TEF 2027? Hang on a moment

by David Kernohan

5/06/25

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Universities UK’s new era of collaboration

by David Kernohan

2/06/25

3

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Can LEO be used in regulation?

by David Kernohan

30/05/25

Tracking the institutional impact of proposed OfS grant cuts

Tracking the institutional impact of proposed OfS grant cuts

by David Kernohan

28/05/25

How can you take industrial action against the Secretary of State?

How can you take industrial action against the Secretary of State?

by David Kernohan

27/05/25

4

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Plotting the impact of an international fee levy

by David Kernohan

19/05/25

1

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A new regulatory framework is more than Medr by numbers

by David Kernohan

15/05/25

Postgraduate taught is getting massive, and not where you might think

Postgraduate taught is getting massive, and not where you might think

by David Kernohan

12/05/25

7

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What the latest HESA data tells us about university finances

by David Kernohan

9/05/25

14

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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