Image: Shutterstock Our drop-out and pace miracle is harming students’ health and learning by Jim Dickinson Comment 30/05/25 2
Image: Shutterstock Sabbs as trustees, codes of conduct, free speech and the St Andrews Rector case by Jim Dickinson SUs blogs-su 29/05/25
The new OfS chair identifies ten trends The new OfS chair identifies ten trends by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 29/05/25
Should governance reform be horizontal or vertical? Should governance reform be horizontal or vertical? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 27/05/25
Poor quality teaching and student outcomes. But where? Poor quality teaching and student outcomes. But where? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 27/05/25 4
International students are now a big part of the immigration story International students are now a big part of the immigration story by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 23/05/25
Mark your calendar: December 3rd will be sleeping bags to get a house day Mark your calendar: December 3rd will be sleeping bags to get a house day by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 22/05/25
What have coroner's reports said about student suicide? What have coroner’s reports said about student suicide? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 21/05/25 1
Image: Midjourney A review of student suicides suggests that standards are now necessary by Jim Dickinson Comment 21/05/25 9
Image: Shutterstock EHRC is consulting on sex in the Equality Act. Universities should too by Jim Dickinson Comment 20/05/25
Why are we so embarrassed about Erasmus? Why are we so embarrassed about Erasmus? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 20/05/25
A brutal budget for strategic priorities from the Department for Education A brutal budget for strategic priorities from the Department for Education by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 20/05/25 2
Image: EBU Euro visions: Austrian HE has much to give, but the love is wasted by Jim Dickinson Comment 19/05/25
Image: SHSG Board 24/25 Euro visions: Social responsibility in St Gallen by Jim Dickinson Comment 16/05/25
Image: Shutterstock International students still choose the UK by Mack Marshall SUs blogs-su 16/05/25
Image: Shutterstock Redistribution doesn’t work when there’s nothing left to redistribute by Jim Dickinson Comment 16/05/25 4
Image: Shutterstock Euro visions: A playbook to fight the populists in the Netherlands by Jim Dickinson Comment 15/05/25
Image: Unibas Euro visions: Everything’s going on in Basel but the rent by Jim Dickinson Comment 14/05/25
Image: Shutterstock Euro visions: In Poland in May, cities belong to students by Jim Dickinson Comment 13/05/25
There are lots of ways to be more transparent about university finances There are lots of ways to be more transparent about university finances by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 12/05/25 1
The funding debate in Northern Ireland is nowhere near as simple as it seems The funding debate in Northern Ireland is nowhere near as simple as it seems by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 11/05/25 1
Major wins for students (and defeats for halls operators) in Scotland Major wins for students (and defeats for halls operators) in Scotland by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 6/05/25 3
Plaid has a plan to fund Welsh universities - more student debt if its students leave Wales Plaid has a plan to fund Welsh universities – more student debt if its students leave Wales by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 6/05/25
Hard raindrops keep falling on my head Hard raindrops keep falling on my head by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 6/05/25 5
Image: Shutterstock What can SUs learn from complaints summaries in OIA’s annual report? by Jim Dickinson SUs blogs-su 30/04/25
Image: Wonkhe To be FAIRe, there was plenty to learn in Portugal by Jim Dickinson SU Blogs blogs-su 30/04/25
Image: Midjourney Latest from Belong – students’ health is not OK, and that’s not OK by Jim Dickinson Comment 28/04/25
Image: Shutterstock What the Supreme Court ruling on “woman” means for SUs by Jim Dickinson SUs blogs-su 27/04/25
Image: Tecnico Students should be co-authors of their education by Jim Dickinson SU Blogs blogs-su 24/04/25
Image: Midjourney Wonkhe SUs training and induction Summer 2025 by Jim Dickinson SU Blogs blogs-su 23/04/25
Image: Midjourney On site, in-house training for SUs: Summer 2025 by Jim Dickinson SU Blogs blogs-su 23/04/25
The House of Lords debates student housing The House of Lords debates student housing by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 22/04/25
DfE turns off the funding tap at the Oxford Business College DfE turns off the funding tap at the Oxford Business College by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 22/04/25 8
Image: Shutterstock Those who fight don’t always win, but those who don’t fight always lose by Jim Dickinson SU Blogs blogs-su 21/04/25
Is the SLC really on the verge of collapse? Is the SLC really on the verge of collapse? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 21/04/25 3
DfE and the issue of concentration in the financial crisis DfE and the issue of concentration in the financial crisis by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 13/04/25
Image: Shutterstock How to respond to the consultation on standards and rights in privately-run halls by Jim Dickinson SUs blogs-su 11/04/25
Another baffling and incoherent mess for students – this time over housing Another baffling and incoherent mess for students – this time over housing by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 11/04/25
Does Welsh HE need a funding and governance review? Does Welsh HE need a funding and governance review? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 11/04/25 2
Would reversing the dependant ban save UK HE? Would reversing the dependant ban save UK HE? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 11/04/25
Image: Shutterstock Communicate, repeat and compensate – OfS issues principles over industrial action by Jim Dickinson Comment 10/04/25 4
Image: Shutterstock New research on international disabled students – what SUs need to know by Jim Dickinson SUs blogs-su 9/04/25
Image: Midjourney What (incorporated) SUs need to know about changes to company law by Jim Dickinson SUs blogs-su 9/04/25
Changes to PIP could hit some disabled students hard Changes to PIP could hit some disabled students hard by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 9/04/25 1
Consumer protection law has changed, and the changes apply to universities now Consumer protection law has changed, and the changes apply to universities now by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 7/04/25 2
Image: Midjourney It’s students that suffer when those supposed to protect them fail by Jim Dickinson Comment 7/04/25 2
Image: Shutterstock In staff-student relationship policies, are sabbs staff or students? by Jim Dickinson SU Blogs blogs-su 4/04/25
Image: Midjourney It’s time to push for a rewrite of your university’s Student Protection Plan by Jim Dickinson SUs blogs-su 4/04/25
Image: Shutterstock Thirty ways for DfE to deliver the manifesto and raise the standards of teaching by Jim Dickinson Comment 4/04/25 4
25 unanswered questions about the collapse of ABA 25 unanswered questions about the collapse of ABA by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 2/04/25 2
Image: Shutterstock Hindsight is a wonderful thing – but foresight is better by Jim Dickinson Comment 2/04/25 3
Image: Shutterstock The Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS), SUs and international societies by Jim Dickinson SUs blogs-su 1/04/25
Students are a bit more woke than non-students. Chicken? Egg? Students are a bit more woke than non-students. Chicken? Egg? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 31/03/25
Image: Shutterstock Effective regulation requires a degree of trust by Jim Dickinson Comment 31/03/25 1
Image: Shutterstock DfE and OfS are running out of road on regulating a “free market” effectively by Jim Dickinson Comment 31/03/25 1
The Sunday Times publishes the six universities with the highest lost loan fraud The Sunday Times publishes the six universities with the highest lost loan fraud by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 30/03/25 3
Universities should shop themselves to OfS now over free speech. Maybe Universities should shop themselves to OfS now over free speech. Maybe by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 28/03/25 1
The failure to fix university and student finances is Donald Trump's fault The failure to fix university and student finances is Donald Trump’s fault by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 28/03/25
Chilling and Kafka-esque? You bet Chilling and Kafka-esque? You bet by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 27/03/25
Image: Shutterstock Sussex, OfS and free speech – what might the implications be for SUs? by Jim Dickinson SUs blogs-su 26/03/25
So are universities allowed to chill misogyny or not? So are universities allowed to chill misogyny or not? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 26/03/25 9
Image: Shutterstock Sussex fined almost £600k over free speech by Jim Dickinson Long read 25/03/25 25
Image: Shutterstock 100 ways to build (and bridge) community on campus by Jim Dickinson SUs blogs-su 25/03/25
What is the franchising boom doing to drop-out? What is the franchising boom doing to drop-out? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 24/03/25 2
Has Scottish public opinion really turned against free education? Has Scottish public opinion really turned against free education? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 24/03/25 1
The graduate premium is falling. Or is it? The graduate premium is falling. Or is it? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 20/03/25 3
How worried should we be about boys’ educational under-achievement? How worried should we be about boys’ educational under-achievement? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 20/03/25 10
Image: Shutterstock What could a cheat sheet for the secret codes to university actually look like? by Jim Dickinson SUs blogs-su 19/03/25
Image: Shutterstock How to protect international students from harassment and sexual misconduct by Jim Dickinson SUs blogs-su 19/03/25
Imager: Tartu StudentDays Should module evaluation be mandatory? by Jim Dickinson SU Blogs blogs-su 19/03/25
UKVI got new rules. Hours they count em UKVI got new rules. Hours they count em by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 19/03/25 4
Image: Shutterstock You can’t change the design of a plane while it’s in flight by Jim Dickinson Comment 17/03/25 3
Image: Midjourney The games students play: How SUs can use research into students’ subject engagement by Jim Dickinson SUs blogs-su 13/03/25
Image: Shutterstock The Village People from the Agency: What research on SU governance tells us by Jim Dickinson SUs blogs-su 13/03/25
A more joined-up and inclusive sector in Wales A more joined-up and inclusive sector in Wales by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 12/03/25 2
How much are we paying to (for) students? How much are we paying to (for) students? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 11/03/25
Image: Midjourney A proper review of student maintenance is now long overdue by Jim Dickinson Comment 10/03/25 1