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David Kernohan

David Kernohan is Acting Editor of Wonkhe

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Who is James Wharton and why is he in the news?

by David Kernohan

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26/05/22

OfS plans for 2022-23

OfS plans for 2022-23

by David Kernohan

26/05/22

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The skills problem may be harder and more complex than we thought

by David Kernohan

26/05/22

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The demise of the — The demise of the "left wing madrassa"?

The demise of the “left wing madrassa”?

by David Kernohan

24/05/22

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This is fine: regulation, autonomy, and fear

by David Kernohan

23/05/22

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Unconditional offers? Low entry qualifications are now the concern

by David Kernohan

20/05/22

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Should students have to learn how to make arguments- and be assessed on it?

by David Kernohan

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19/05/22

Higher education and racism: Parliament hears evidence

Higher education and racism: Parliament hears evidence

by David Kernohan

19/05/22

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Capital competition from OfS

Capital competition from OfS

by David Kernohan

16/05/22

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An industrial turn for LEO

by David Kernohan

13/05/22

You were the Data Futures, once

You were the Data Futures, once

by David Kernohan

12/05/22

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Understanding the REF 2021 results

by David Kernohan

12/05/22

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Everything in the 2022 Queen’s Speech for higher education

by David Kernohan

10/05/22

John Blake at #AccessAllAreas

John Blake at #AccessAllAreas

by David Kernohan

10/05/22

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What is the meaning of REF?

by David Kernohan

9/05/22

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Learning resource aggregators can give open educational resources a new lease of life

by David Kernohan

9/05/22

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What do students think about tech and how useful it is on their course?

by David Kernohan

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4/05/22

HERA-signed

Reviewing the Higher Education and Research Act, five years on

by David Kernohan

2/05/22

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Acting up in the Houses of Parliament

by David Kernohan

29/04/22

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Is there life on MERs?

by David Kernohan

27/04/22

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Michelle Donelan, among friends at Policy Exchange

Michelle Donelan, among friends at Policy Exchange

by David Kernohan

26/04/22

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Sorry, but we probably do need more graduates

by David Kernohan

21/04/22

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What happens when providers run out of money?

by David Kernohan

11/04/22

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What do students really think about trigger warnings

by David Kernohan

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8/04/22

Our quality drive is working (though it hasn't started yet)

Our quality drive is working (though it hasn’t started yet)

by David Kernohan

5/04/22

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Time to get serious about data burden

by David Kernohan

4/04/22

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OfS has a new priorities letter from ministers

by David Kernohan

31/03/22

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Carry on Freedom of Speech Bill

Carry on Freedom of Speech Bill

by David Kernohan

31/03/22

Emma Hardy looks for answers on graduate hardship

Emma Hardy looks for answers on graduate hardship

by David Kernohan

30/03/22

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Are the subject benchmarks about to have their moment in the spotlight?

by David Kernohan

30/03/22

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28 things we learned from February’s OfS board papers

by David Kernohan

25/03/22

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Something is going very wrong with the awarding gap for first class degrees

by David Kernohan

25/03/22

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Student governors – what do they do and what should they do?

by David Kernohan

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24/03/22

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What’s in the Spring Statement for higher education?

by David Kernohan

23/03/22

The new Office for Students Strategy for 2022-25

The new Office for Students Strategy for 2022-25

by David Kernohan

23/03/22

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Is OfS asleep or woke at the wheel?

by Jim Dickinson

22/03/22

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HESA Spring: Non-Continuation UKPI

by David Kernohan

18/03/22

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OfS tries another blend

by David Kernohan

17/03/22

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Here’s where we need to put new some new universities

by David Kernohan

16/03/22

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Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill passes stage 1 Senedd scrutiny

Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill passes stage 1 Senedd scrutiny

by David Kernohan

15/03/22

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Is it time to think again about student number controls?

by David Kernohan

14/03/22

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Who paid the price for provider survival during the pandemic?

by David Kernohan

9/03/22

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What did ministers intend on quality and standards?

by David Kernohan

7/03/22

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Understanding “graduate attributes”

by David Kernohan

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2/03/22

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OfS knows best on quality and standards – what could go wrong?

by David Kernohan

2/03/22

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Is it safe to talk about subjects again?

by David Kernohan

25/02/22

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More questions than answers on the Lifelong Loan Entitlement

by David Kernohan

24/02/22

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HESA data spring 2022: widening participation performance indicators

by David Kernohan

23/02/22

Academic starters and leavers

Academic starters and leavers

by David Kernohan

21/02/22

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Has the freedom of speech bill been cancelled?

by David Kernohan

21/02/22

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Teaching in higher education should be professionalised

by David Kernohan

18/02/22

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Who wants to be Designated Data Body?

Who wants to be Designated Data Body?

by David Kernohan

17/02/22

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UCAS 2022 cycle January deadline

by David Kernohan

17/02/22

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DfE moves to centralise post-16 policy

DfE moves to centralise post-16 policy

by David Kernohan

15/02/22

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HESA Spring: where students come from and what they study?

by David Kernohan

11/02/22

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London Churchill College gets a condition of registration over quality

London Churchill College gets a condition of registration over quality

by David Kernohan

10/02/22

First look at the new price groups

First look at the new price groups

by David Kernohan

9/02/22

Blake calls APP England

Blake calls APP England

by David Kernohan

8/02/22

OfS to gain powers to publish without risk of defamation

OfS to gain powers to publish without risk of defamation

by David Kernohan

8/02/22

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Choosing a university name - the definitive ranking

Choosing a university name – the definitive ranking

by David Kernohan

3/02/22

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What’s in the levelling up white paper for universities?

by David Kernohan

3/02/22

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HESA Spring 2022: Staff data, part one

HESA Spring 2022: Staff data, part one

by David Kernohan

1/02/22

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A desire to belong – ethnic minority students’ lived experience of being a PGR

by David Kernohan

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1/02/22

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Finance is forcing universities to do the right thing

by David Kernohan

31/01/22

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UCAS End of Cycle 2021: Provider data

by David Kernohan

27/01/22

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The same students at the same providers?

by David Kernohan

27/01/22

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HESA spring 2022: Student data

by David Kernohan

25/01/22

A tsunami of disruption

A tsunami of disruption

by David Kernohan

25/01/22

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Exploring exploring student outcomes

Exploring exploring student outcomes

by David Kernohan

21/01/22

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The absolutely fundamental guide to assessing students

by David Kernohan

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21/01/22

Changes to Graduate Outcomes fees for providers

Changes to Graduate Outcomes fees for providers

by David Kernohan

20/01/22

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Students are borrowing money to gamble

by David Kernohan

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20/01/22

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The Office for Students has designed a new TEF

by David Kernohan

20/01/22

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How OfS will construct indicators for regulation

by David Kernohan

20/01/22

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How universities identify “low quality” courses

by David Kernohan

18/01/22

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A duty to disclose a decade of inward investment? An ill-considered amendment

by David Kernohan

15/01/22

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21 things we learned from December’s OfS Board Papers

by David Kernohan

14/01/22

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International applicants want more support and guidance

by David Kernohan

13/01/22

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Research bureaucracy – can you have one without the other?

by David Kernohan

12/01/22

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What now for ARIA as it makes its passage through Parliament?

by David Kernohan

11/01/22

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The high-skill high-pay economy is already on the way

by David Kernohan

6/01/22

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The new NSS will leave you asking why

by David Kernohan

5/01/22

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Post-92 and all that – a sector history for the rest of us

by David Kernohan

19/12/21

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A Christmas data carol from OfS

by David Kernohan

16/12/21

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Do fees have an impact on student satisfaction?

by David Kernohan

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15/12/21

Booster vaccination rates in student areas

Booster vaccination rates in student areas

by David Kernohan

14/12/21

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Prevailing rate fee loan interest cap triggered again

Prevailing rate fee loan interest cap triggered again

by David Kernohan

13/12/21

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How did universities come to be involved in research?

by David Kernohan

13/12/21

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Here’s how universities are being advised to support student engagement

by David Kernohan

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9/12/21

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End of cycle 2021: Tariff, grades, and RPAs

by David Kernohan

9/12/21

What if we viewed student anxiety as an academic issue?

by David Kernohan

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2/12/21

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Will we ever know where students live?

by David Kernohan

2/12/21

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Minor tweaks to initial teacher training plans

Minor tweaks to initial teacher training plans

by David Kernohan

1/12/21

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Christmas comes early as OfS leaves its annual under the tree

by Jim Dickinson

1/12/21

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Is it actually possible to spot a milled essay?

by David Kernohan

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30/11/21

We know very little about students who transfer between courses and providers

We know very little about students who transfer between courses and providers

by David Kernohan

30/11/21

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For the LLE to work we need to get serious about student identifiers

by David Kernohan

28/11/21

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Diving into SLC provider level data

by David Kernohan

26/11/21

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Looking back at the first magic money twig

Looking back at the first magic money twig

by David Kernohan

25/11/21