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What would a summer of strikes achieve?

What would a summer of strikes achieve?

by David Kernohan

10/07/25

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The LLE finally gets a Labour overhaul

by Michael Salmon

10/07/25

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National Student Survey 2025

by David Kernohan

9/07/25

2

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

3

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

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LEO has a role to play in picking winners

by David Kernohan

27/06/25

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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

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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

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

by David Kernohan

8/06/25

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How not to invent a new official geography

How not to invent a new official geography

by David Kernohan

5/06/25

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The UK’s register of university spin-outs

by David Kernohan

5/06/25

4

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

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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

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Plotting the impact of an international fee levy

by David Kernohan

19/05/25

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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

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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

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Access and participation is a political question

by David Kernohan

27/04/25

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Predictably bad education

by David Kernohan

8/02/25

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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

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DfE steps in to require franchise partners to register with OfS

by Jim Dickinson

30/01/25

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UCAS End of Cycle provider data, 2024

by David Kernohan

30/01/25

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HESA Spring 2025: staff

by David Kernohan

29/01/25

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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

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Bridget Phillipson reaffirms commitment to free speech

by Jim Dickinson

15/01/25

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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

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A theory of change for the B3 bear

A theory of change for the B3 bear

by David Kernohan

12/12/24