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Mark Leach

Mark is founder and Editor in Chief of Wonkhe

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£11.5k fees? Time to come back down to earth

by Mark Leach

4/05/15

2015 Budget – HE and science

by Mark Leach

18/03/15

New NUS President elected – no revolution but subtle shifts in tone ahoy

by Mark Leach

13/04/11

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A £7,500 fee cap? How a headline changed everything

by David Kernohan

18/09/17

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A critical moment for the quality debate

by Mark Leach

8/06/15

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A final farewell to the binary divide?

by Mark Leach

30/03/11

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A new threat from the right?

by Mark Leach

6/04/11

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A tale of two quality systems?

by Mark Leach

29/06/15

Aaron Porter’s catch-22

by Mark Leach

17/02/11

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The pros and cons of abolishing tuition fees

by Mark Leach

22/05/17

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An agenda of change to move us on from “The Enemy Within”

by Mark Leach

9/03/18

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NUS disaffiliations – could a trickle turn into a flood?

by Mark Leach

13/05/16

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Preparing your university for a visit by Donald Trump

by Mark Leach

3/07/17

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Universities and #GE2017 – Bristol West

by Mark Leach

5/06/17

Aaron Porter decides not to re-stand for election [updated]

by Mark Leach

21/02/11

Associate Dean of Eureka Moments

by Mark Leach

23/01/15

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Back to school with Jo Johnson

by Mark Leach

1/07/15

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Are we heading for a breakdown?

by Mark Leach

12/03/12

Bridging the ‘Social Aspirational Gap’ – is Social Enterprise in HE the answer?

by Mark Leach

4/07/11

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Budget 2015: loans for PhD and masters students

by Mark Leach

18/03/15

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Budget 2016 and what it means for HE

by Louisa Darian

16/03/16

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The Budget: surprise fees increase and grants to loans switch

by Mark Leach

8/07/15

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Bursting bubbles in higher education

by Mark Leach

11/09/12

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Business as usual – a look at the Innovation & Research Strategy

by Mark Leach

8/12/11

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Clearing 2012: How wrong was I, and why?

by Mark Leach

1/10/12

CMA compliance advice for HEIs

by Mark Leach

24/11/14

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Cold spots rebooted

by Mark Leach

1/10/14

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Too little or too much? HEFCE’s new model for quality assessment

by Mark Leach

18/03/16

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If Oxbridge is the only solution, we’re asking the wrong questions

by Mark Leach

27/03/17

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In this time of chaos, the HE Bill should be paused

by Mark Leach

28/06/16

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Comprehensive spending

by Mark Leach

16/07/12

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Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill

by Mark Leach

26/11/14

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Crossing the gulf: the true challenge of Augar

by Mark Leach

3/06/19

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Debating the future of research

by Mark Leach

25/11/13

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Devil in the detail as the Bill enters final stages of scrutiny

by Mark Leach

6/03/17

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Digesting the Longitudinal Educational Outcome data

by Mark Leach

1/12/16

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Eight category mistakes in the debate around the funding review

by Mark Leach

18/02/18

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Exclusive: Draft HE White Paper proposes radical new HE system [April Fool]

by Mark Leach

1/04/16

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Expanding higher education and levelling up - lessons from Conservative Party Conference

Expanding higher education and levelling up – lessons from Conservative Party Conference

by Mark Leach

5/10/21

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Fear the future campus wars

by Mark Leach

9/09/11

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Finish the story: parallels between the financial crash and higher education after Covid-19

Finish the story: parallels between the financial crash and higher education after Covid-19

by Mark Leach

19/06/20

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Front page news

by Mark Leach

19/11/14

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UPDATED: Agreement reached on HE Bill as it heads to final stages of debate

by David Morris

25/04/17

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General Election: what next for universities?

by Mark Leach

8/05/15

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Government brings in new regulation for alternative providers

by Mark Leach

29/01/15

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Government defeated in the Lords over TEF and fees

by Mark Leach

6/03/17

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Live: Government launches higher education Green Paper

by Mark Leach

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6/11/15

9th Nov 2015

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Government to Take Back Control as universities get their most thoughtful kicking to date

by Mark Leach

30/05/19

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Grant letter: HEFCE’s regulatory powers beefed up

by Mark Leach

30/01/15

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Green Paper: responses collected

by Mark Leach

17/01/16

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Green Paper: the closer you look, the less you see

by Mark Leach

9/11/15

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GuildHE Annual Conference Day 1

by Emily Lupton

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11/11/14

Nov 11 2014

GuildHE Annual Conference Day 2

by Emily Lupton

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12/11/14

Nov 12 2014

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HE Bill to be dropped?

by Mark Leach

24/01/12

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HE Power List 2016: An introduction

by Mark Leach

15/09/16

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HE Power List 2017: Editor’s introduction

by Mark Leach

20/09/17

HE Power List: an introduction

by Mark Leach

26/03/15

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HE Power List: the election effect

by Mark Leach

10/05/15

HE Power List: the international influence

by Mark Leach

26/03/15

HE White Paper – Government must give Colleges more freedom

by Mark Leach

29/06/11

HE White Paper – initial thoughts

by Mark Leach

28/06/11

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HEFCE launches consultation on REF2021

by Mark Leach

8/12/16

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The great HEFCE pronunciation debate (updated)

by Mark Leach

24/05/11

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Higher education agencies for whom the Bell tolls

by Mark Leach

19/12/16

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Higher Education and Research Bill enters another uncertain week in the Lords

by Mark Leach

13/03/17

Higher Education Calendar [BETA]

by Mark Leach

8/12/14

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Universities move to the Department for Education

by Mark Leach

14/07/16

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How do you solve a problem like Vince Cable?

by Mark Leach

4/05/11

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How to lose friends and alienate politicians

by Mark Leach

15/04/19

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How to read: Jo Johnson’s speech to Universities UK

by Mark Leach

9/09/15

Imperial College surprises all with £0 tuition fees

by Mark Leach

1/04/11

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Instructed to deliver: who is Michael Barber?

by Mark Leach

7/02/17

Interesting questions raised by OU’s 5k fees

by Mark Leach

21/07/11

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Governance of UK universities: what’s going on?

by Mark Leach

18/01/16

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Introducing the Wonkhe HE Power List 2018

by Mark Leach

17/09/18

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Is the “major” review of HE Commission:Impossible?

by Mark Leach

4/10/17

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Is the tuition fee system now under threat?

by Mark Leach

3/07/17

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Is there really a record number of disadvantaged students in HE?

by Mark Leach

20/11/17

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White Paper: What we know so far

by Mark Leach

16/05/16

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It’s like Wonkhe. But specifically for students’ unions

by Mark Leach

1/07/19

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It’s time to take a closer look at an “opaque corner” of higher education

by Mark Leach

12/06/23

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Jo Johnson defends HE funding system in pre-summer speech

by Mark Leach

20/07/17

Julia Goodfellow – next President of UUK

by Mark Leach

27/11/14

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Keeping it under review at Conservative Party Conference

by Mark Leach

4/10/17

Labour fighting about fees?

by Mark Leach

17/10/14

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Labour higher education funding policy 101

by Mark Leach

2/02/15

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Labour set to win the student vote

by Mark Leach

6/05/15

Interesting trends in latest UCAS data

by Mark Leach

1/02/13

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Let’s call a Place a place - how the sector got its caps lock stuck

Let’s call a Place a place – how the sector got its caps lock stuck

by Mark Leach

19/04/23

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Like Clippy, only on steroids

by Mark Leach

20/03/23

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A new government takes shape

by Mark Leach

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7/05/15

12th May 2015

SGH Martineau: Cliché or competitive edge? – Deconstructing the student experience

by Emily Lupton

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24/11/14

24th Nov 2014

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Live: Autumn Statement 2016

by Mark Leach

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23/11/16

23rd Nov 2016

Live: Labour’s higher education policy announcement

by Mark Leach

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27/02/15

27th Feb 2015

#REF2014 Results Day

by Mark Leach

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18/12/14

18th Dec 2014

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Live: The Higher Education White Paper

by Mark Leach

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16/05/16

16th May 2016

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Live: The Higher Education and Research Bill

by Mark Leach

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18/05/16

19th May 2016

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Live: Universities UK/CASE Political Affairs in Higher Education Forum

by Zaki Dogliani

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19/11/15

19th Nov 2015

Making an impact?

by Mark Leach

18/12/14

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Move over universities: the Conservative manifesto dissected

by David Morris

18/05/17

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