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There's something for everyone in the latest rethink of the Teaching Excellence Framework, but - as David Kernohan suggests - bringing disparate approaches together can highlight fundamental weaknesses

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TEF6: the incredible machine takes over quality assurance regulation

by David Kernohan

18/09/25

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What Ofsted inspections reveal about university leadership and culture

by Brian Culleton

18/09/25

A machinery of government muddle over skills

A machinery of government muddle over skills

by Michael Salmon

17/09/25

The new campus culture wars may well surround sex and pornography

The new campus culture wars may well surround sex and pornography

by Jim Dickinson

17/09/25

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Gaza, higher education, and the ethics of institutional neutrality

by Aneeza Pervez

17/09/25

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It was hip to be square

It was hip to be square

by Jim Dickinson

16/09/25

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Reputation versus sunlight – universities and the new duty of candour

by Jim Dickinson

16/09/25

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Despite the headwinds, universities must keep leading by example on climate change

by David Duncan

16/09/25

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Roll up roll up for the great higher education fire sale

by Jim Dickinson

16/09/25

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What is happening to the SSR?

What is happening to the SSR?

by Jim Dickinson

15/09/25

Are students really that keen on generative AI?

Are students really that keen on generative AI?

by David Kernohan

15/09/25

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Higher education mergers are a marathon not a sprint

by Debbie McVitty

15/09/25

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Super-universities and human sized art schools

by Hedley Roberts

15/09/25

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How to do the perfect merger

by David Kernohan

15/09/25

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Europe’s cautionary merger tales through student eyes

by Jim Dickinson

15/09/25

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The one-year loophole: How students can escape PBSA contracts in 2025/26

by Jim Dickinson

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12/09/25

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Digital takeaways for SUs from this year’s student digital experience survey

by Mack Marshall

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12/09/25

Why are we panicking about mature student participation?

Why are we panicking about mature student participation?

by Jim Dickinson

12/09/25

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Podcast: Mergers, reshuffle

by Team Wonkhe

12/09/25

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High tariff providers may be making medium tariff offers

by David Kernohan

12/09/25

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We cannot address the AI challenge by acting as though assessment is a standalone activity

by Duna Sabri

12/09/25

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Comparing students with the general population is misleading when it comes to suicide

by Robert Abrahart

12/09/25

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Higher education postcard: matriculation

by Hugh Jones

12/09/25

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We’re missing the care leavers in postgraduate study support

by Jacob Dyke

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11/09/25

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Falling mature student numbers requires policy action

by Rachel Hewitt

11/09/25

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Losing pieces of HESES

Losing pieces of HESES

by David Kernohan

10/09/25

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The first multi-university group arrives

by Mark Leach

10/09/25

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Academic coaching is data-driven support for students in the dark

by Buxi Duan

10/09/25

Students not being able to access essential digital tools is still a problem

Students not being able to access essential digital tools is still a problem

by Livia Scott

9/09/25

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There’s no magic wand for student wellbeing

by Ben Lewis

9/09/25

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Back to the future for the TEF? Back to school for OfS?

by Paul Ashwin

9/09/25

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Another ballot for industrial action

Another ballot for industrial action

by David Kernohan

8/09/25

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Warm words from ministers to Universities UK, but a noticeable absence of buttered parsnips

by Debbie McVitty

8/09/25

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The incentives don’t work they just make growth worse

by James Coe

8/09/25

Bridget, Liz and Steve need to go for a coffee

Bridget, Liz and Steve need to go for a coffee

by Jim Dickinson

7/09/25

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“All your loan goes on rent”: what SUs need to know about Unipol’s house hunting research

by Jim Dickinson

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7/09/25

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Sledgehammers, screwdrivers, and primary legislation

by David Kernohan

7/09/25

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RIP democracy

by Jim Dickinson

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6/09/25

Two-tier research?

Two-tier research?

by David Kernohan

5/09/25

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Here’s what universities civic and economic impact is and why SUs should be interested

by Mack Marshall

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5/09/25

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Student leaders need spaces to help shape the sector

by Lewis Wilson

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5/09/25

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Podcast: Year ahead, international, governance

by Team Wonkhe

5/09/25

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Higher education postcard: Philip Stott College

by Hugh Jones

5/09/25

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

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REF guidance pause announced

REF guidance pause announced

by James Coe

4/09/25

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How to keep democracy alive in SUs

by Nick Smith

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4/09/25

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Graduate outcomes should present a bigger picture

by Gianina Harvey-Brewin

4/09/25

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Student governors 2025: Neither rubber stamp nor lethal weapon

by Team Wonkhe

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3/09/25

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Student governors 2025: Money money money

by Team Wonkhe

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3/09/25

Universities can't solve every problem with the economy

Universities can’t solve every problem with the economy

by James Coe

3/09/25

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Student governors 2025: To understand the future, get a sense of the past

by Team Wonkhe

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3/09/25

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Student governors 2025: Navigating the maze of university decision-making

by Team Wonkhe

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3/09/25

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Student governors 2025: What are your “reasonable care” duties as trustees?

by Team Wonkhe

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3/09/25

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Student governors 2025: Getting a grip

by Team Wonkhe

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3/09/25

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Have we taken our eyes off the postgraduate student experience?

by Kelly Edmunds

3/09/25

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Summer update: Protection in Scotland

by Mack Marshall

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2/09/25

The exploitation of international students begins before they enrol

The exploitation of international students begins before they enrol

by Jim Dickinson

2/09/25

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Student voices should shape how universities tackle harassment

by Neil Chakraborti

2/09/25

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Finding opportunities for efficiency in shared services

Finding opportunities for efficiency in shared services

by David Kernohan

1/09/25

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What’s coming up for HE policy in 2025–26

by Debbie McVitty

1/09/25

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Building collective capacity to defend and celebrate HE

by Team Wonkhe

1/09/25

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Enhancing higher education governance will require agility and accountability

by Alistair Jarvis

1/09/25

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Collaboration must be at the heart of regional growth

by Jane Robinson

1/09/25

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For student leaders, it’s been a Cruel Summer

by Mack Marshall

1/09/25

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A cycle of silence is destroying progress on addressing students’ problems

by Jim Dickinson

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29/08/25

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Ripping up the rule book might get the sector closer to transformation

by Mack Marshall

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29/08/25

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Partnership? Students in Scotland need protection

by Jim Dickinson

28/08/25

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Better access to medical school shouldn’t need a deficit model

by Courtney Krstic

28/08/25

Finally, a politician who gets it. Not that one

Finally, a politician who gets it. Not that one

by Jim Dickinson

27/08/25

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Refocusing apprenticeships towards younger learners will require a renewed focus on student support

by Sarah Bloomfield

27/08/25

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Now here’s a way to generate some additional study space when deadlines and exams loom

by Jim Dickinson

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26/08/25

Inclusive Space

Inclusivity should be about more than individual needs

by Lia Blaj-Ward

26/08/25

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In five years’ time: Five ways students’ unions might change … again

by Alan Roberts

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25/08/25

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Summer update: Make work (-based study) pay

by Mack Marshall

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22/08/25

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How to speak volunteers’ appreciation language and transform SU engagement

by Team Wonkhe

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22/08/25

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How to start the year with a start week that delivers social, academic and administrative integration

by Team Wonkhe

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22/08/25

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Breaking the “meritocracy of difficulty” – what could a survey on culture at your university help to kick off?

by Jim Dickinson

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22/08/25

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Now that’s what I call great officer comms

by Mack Marshall

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21/08/25

Skills England’s latest report raises further questions about its role

Skills England’s latest report raises further questions about its role

by Michael Salmon

21/08/25

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You’re not on the list

by Mike Ratcliffe

21/08/25

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Home Office Q2 data and the scale of the BCA challenge

Home Office Q2 data and the scale of the BCA challenge

by Michael Salmon

21/08/25

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OfS pushes ahead with two tier fairness for students

by Jim Dickinson

21/08/25

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Care experienced students are assets, not risks

by Beccie Davis-Yates

21/08/25

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Beware the sharing issue in the depths of the higher education iceberg

by Jim Dickinson

20/08/25

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How (and why) to respond to the government’s unpaid internships consultation

by Jim Dickinson

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20/08/25

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How to offer academic asylum to scholars at risk

by Ben Fletcher-Watson

20/08/25

When will OfS show its working?

When will OfS show its working?

by David Kernohan

19/08/25

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HE transformation will only succeed when its people feel safe, supported and connected

by Bridgette Bewick

19/08/25

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We need to talk about culture

by Jim Dickinson

18/08/25

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Getting students to turn up without threatening them

by Team Wonkhe

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18/08/25

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Summer update: Clearing the week

by Jim Dickinson

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18/08/25

All must have prizes (except Iain Dale)

All must have prizes (except Iain Dale)

by Jim Dickinson

17/08/25

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Behind the scenes at UCAS on level 3 results day

by Debbie McVitty

16/08/25

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Coping with crisis means SUs have to adapt again

by Team Wonkhe

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15/08/25

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Working with our places will help us to spread the benefits of higher education more widely

by Jonathan Batty

15/08/25

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For some students, home doesn’t feel like home

by Abigail Lewis

15/08/25

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How much money do students actually need?

by Mack Marshall

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14/08/25

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Student mental health needs to be shaped by people, not only policy

by Tom Snape

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14/08/25

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Why sport needs to be more accessible at modern universities

by Oluwatomisin Osinubi

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14/08/25

Signs of recovery in student visa applications

Signs of recovery in student visa applications

by James Coe

14/08/25

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