Image: Shutterstock Student maintenance gets kicked into the long grass again by Jim Dickinson Comment 25/01/21
Image: Shutterstock Everyone’s into clearing in DfE’s post qualification admissions scramble by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 21/01/21
Image: Shutterstock Classic cars, careers, consumerism and confidence – how to address students’ complaints during the pandemic by Jim Dickinson Comment 21/01/21
Image: PPA Academy How do you solve a problem like a final year show? by Jim Dickinson Comment 18/01/21
Image: Shutterstock Regulatory crackdowns on broken promises are not all that they seem by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 15/01/21 1
Image: Shutterstock Students shouldn’t pay for things they can’t use by Jim Dickinson Comment 11/01/21 5
Image: Shutterstock Between now and Easter universities should stop, collaborate and listen by Jim Dickinson Comment 4/01/21 4
Image: Shutterstock Last minute changes to return to campus guidance in England by Jim Dickinson Comment 30/12/20
Image: Shutterstock The Free Speech University Rankings stage a dramatic Christmas comeback by Jim Dickinson Comment 17/12/20
Image: Shutterstock It’s time to bake in a batch of grade inflation for generation Covid by Jim Dickinson Comment 17/12/20 2
Image: Shutterstock Five regulatory gifts under the tree from the Office for Students by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 15/12/20 1
Image: Shutterstock Students are having to choose between physical and mental health by Jim Dickinson Comment 11/12/20 1
Image: Shutterstock They were promised blended. They’re not getting it. by Jim Dickinson Comment 9/12/20
Image: Shutterstock DfE publishes staggering advice for universities on students return in 2021 by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 3/12/20 2
Image: Shutterstock Has higher education delivered on expectations this term? by Jim Dickinson Comment 3/12/20
Image: Shutterstock We need to reinvent no detriment for January 2021 by Jim Dickinson Comment 27/11/20
Image: Shutterstock Did students and universities squeeze through the pitfalls of the pandemic? by Jim Dickinson Comment 23/11/20
Image: Shutterstock We need a collective insurance scheme to protect students by Jim Dickinson Analysis 19/11/20 2
Image: Shutterstock How to make 2021 a happier new year for higher education by Jim Dickinson Analysis 18/11/20 1
Image: Shutterstock OfS consults on minimum outcomes in every subject – as the B3 bear hunts down Mickey Mouse by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 17/11/20 5
Image: Ikon Who owns admissions policy and where will it end up? The government just complicated the picture by Mark Leach Analysis 13/11/20
Image: Shutterstock A Christmas miracle? DfE guidance on student travel by David Kernohan Policy Watch 11/11/20 5
Image: Shutterstock What happened after the big student demo of 2010? by Jim Dickinson Comment 10/11/20
Image: Shutterstock Dropping out during a pandemic should bring neither shame nor penalty by Jim Dickinson Analysis 9/11/20
Image: Shutterstock Do students understand their rights during the pandemic? by Jim Dickinson Analysis 6/11/20 2
Image: Shutterstock Indie SAGE returns with a statement on the sector’s bleak midwinter by Jim Dickinson Comment 5/11/20
Image: Ikon The costs of Covid restrictions on students are social by Jim Dickinson Research 4/11/20 2
Image: Shutterstock We are where we are. But why are we here? Universities and the lockdown by Jim Dickinson Comment 31/10/20 6
Image: Shutterstock The Office for Students has a (new) plan by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 30/10/20 1
Image: Shutterstock If students were misled about this term, what are the implications? by Jim Dickinson Comment 30/10/20 3
Image: Shutterstock 22 things we spotted in the September OfS board papers by Jim Dickinson Comment 28/10/20 2
Image: Shutterstock Students and Covid is a UK wide problem that needs a UK wide solution by Jim Dickinson Analysis 23/10/20
Image: Shutterstock Is the pandemic still an extenuating circumstance? by Jim Dickinson Comment 23/10/20 1
Image: Shutterstock Big decisions about January need to be taken by governors now by Jim Dickinson Comment 19/10/20
Image: Shutterstock Can students and universities squeeze through the pitfalls of the pandemic? by Jim Dickinson Comment 12/10/20 1
Image: Shutterstock Why do we expect universities to provide sunshine indoors? by Jim Dickinson Comment 5/10/20 2
Image: Shutterstock If campuses are at 30% capacity, why are halls at 100%? by Jim Dickinson Analysis 2/10/20 1
Image: Shutterstock Why aren’t students getting clarity on compensation and refunds? by Jim Dickinson Comment 29/09/20 3
Image: Shutterstock Does student voting intention tell us more about students or politics? by Jim Dickinson Comment 24/09/20 1
Image: Shutterstock Who are students going to live with next year? by Jim Dickinson Comment 23/09/20 5
Image: Shutterstock Pushing student societies underground would threaten community safety by Jim Dickinson Comment 14/09/20
Image: Shutterstock Revised guidance for England on universities and Covid-19 means tiers before Christmas by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 10/09/20 10
Image: Shutterstock Could higher education ruin the UK’s Christmas? by Jim Dickinson Analysis 4/09/20
Image: Shutterstock Can OfS help universities bridge the digital divide? by Jim Dickinson Comment 3/09/20
Image: Shutterstock Scotland’s universities get new Covid guidance – but is it too late? by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 1/09/20 1
Image: Shutterstock Let’s avoid another groundhog day on universities, regulators and safety by Jim Dickinson Analysis 29/08/20
Image: Shutterstock How do we persuade students to behave themselves this coming term? by Jim Dickinson Comment 26/08/20 4
Image: Shutterstock Universities get some Indie SAGE advice on reopening campuses in September by Jim Dickinson Analysis 21/08/20 13
Image: Shutterstock A month to go, and still lots of questions to answer by Jim Dickinson Comment 21/08/20 3
Image: Shutterstock The Office for Students loses in court – with major implications for the sector by Jim Dickinson Analysis 14/08/20 3
Image: Shutterstock Why has a gap year suddenly become such a risky option? by Jim Dickinson Comment 12/08/20
Image: Shutterstock 30 things we learned from the OfS board papers for July 2020 by David Kernohan Comment 6/08/20
Image: Shutterstock We need a plan for student housing for the next decade by Jim Dickinson Comment 6/08/20
Image: Shutterstock Coronavirus risk assessments need to cover mental as well as physical health by Jim Dickinson Comment 5/08/20
Image: IKON Proposals on academic freedom would achieve anything but by Jim Dickinson Comment 3/08/20 6
Image: Shutterstock What have nurseries got to do with student requests for fee refunds? by Jim Dickinson Comment 29/07/20
Image: Shutterstock Universities get some SAGE advice on reopening campuses by Jim Dickinson Analysis 25/07/20 10
Image: Shutterstock Out of money? Out of time? OfS has a (new kind of) plan by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 17/07/20 6
Image: IKON Students can be partners and consumers all at once in Wales by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 15/07/20 2
Image: Shutterstock The return of higher technical education? by David Kernohan Policy Watch 14/07/20 1
00024580 If we must reopen campuses, we musn’t waste them on teaching by Jim Dickinson Long read 9/07/20 11
Image: Shutterstock 26 things we spotted in the April and May OfS board papers by David Kernohan Comment 7/07/20
Image: Shutterstock The B3 bear is coming out of hibernation to close your low value provision by Jim Dickinson Comment 6/07/20 1
Image: IKON Changing course? Seeking consent isn’t as simple as it looks by Jim Dickinson Comment 29/06/20 2
Image: Shutterstock Are shared facilities and services the ultimate “toilet paper” issue this September? by Jim Dickinson Comment 24/06/20 1
Image: IKON What does it mean to offer a full student experience this September? by Jim Dickinson Analysis 22/06/20
Image: IKON This September, students should be able to try before they buy by Jim Dickinson Comment 15/06/20 4
Image: Shutterstock Why encourage complaints when we’ve already decided to ignore them? by Jim Dickinson Comment 10/06/20 3
Image: Shutterstock Students need detail about September – but is that possible? by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 10/06/20 2
Image: IKON “The government will do whatever it takes to support people affected by Covid-19” by Jim Dickinson Comment 5/06/20
Image: Shutterstock In September provision needs to be different but good – not different but bad by Jim Dickinson Comment 1/06/20 3
Image: Shutterstock Lifting the lockdown means thinking through the implications for student conduct by Jim Dickinson Comment 28/05/20
Image: Shutterstock The only certainty about September is uncertainty for students by Jim Dickinson Comment 20/05/20 1
Image: IKON Outcomes based regulation doesn’t work in a pandemic. Or a select committee. by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 19/05/20 1
Image: IKON From liquidity to solvency – what might a real bailout look like? by Jim Dickinson Comment 11/05/20
Image: Shutterstock Communication with students means listening as well as talking by Jim Dickinson Comment 7/05/20 4
Image: Shutterstock 20 things we’ve spotted in the March OfS board papers by Jim Dickinson Analysis 6/05/20 1
Image: Shutterstock Securing the student interest in Covid-19 will require tough choices by Jim Dickinson Comment 6/05/20
Image: IKON Even in the Covid crisis, universities are not too big to “fail” by Jim Dickinson Analysis 4/05/20 8
Image: IKON How important is university autonomy during and after a pandemic? by Jim Dickinson Analysis 4/05/20 4
Image: Shutterstock The days go so slowly, but the weeks go by in a flash by Jim Dickinson Comment 1/05/20 1
Image: Shutterstock If there’s no going back, how do we get forward to a new normal? by Jim Dickinson Comment 24/04/20 12
Image: Shutterstock Keep calm and carry on paying your tuition fees (and rent) by Jim Dickinson Comment 10/04/20
Image: Shutterstock If the risks have changed, then so should the protections by Jim Dickinson Comment 1/04/20
Image: Shutterstock Is it in students’ interests to enrol in September? by Jim Dickinson Comment 30/03/20 2
Image: Shutterstock Covid-19: Is secrecy over university finances in the student interest? by David Kernohan Policy Watch 26/03/20 3
Image: Shutterstock Cut-throat competition over students is the opposite of what we need in a crisis by Jim Dickinson Comment 19/03/20 1
Image: Shutterstock Covid-19 puts “student partnership” to the test by Jim Dickinson Comment 16/03/20