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Podcast: Student experience, LLE, civic

by Team Wonkhe

10/07/25

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Podcast: International, student leaders, metascience

by Team Wonkhe

4/07/25

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Podcast: Industrial strategy, cashpoint colleges, social mobility

by Team Wonkhe

27/06/25

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Podcast: Free speech guidance, R&D

by Team Wonkhe

20/06/25

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The Robots are coming

by Team Wonkhe

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18/06/25

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Finding your university in the data: Summer 2025 edition

by Team Wonkhe

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16/06/25

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Podcast: Spending review, Tooling Up, REF, students at work

by Team Wonkhe

13/06/25

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International students and new consumer rights

by Team Wonkhe

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6/06/25

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Podcast: Efficiency, EDI, speed

by Team Wonkhe

6/06/25

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Celtic connections: Time for some new rules

by Team Wonkhe

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4/06/25

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Celtic connections: School plays sell out

by Team Wonkhe

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4/06/25

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Celtic connections: Building belonging is about starting small

by Team Wonkhe

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4/06/25

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Celtic connections: From data to humans

by Team Wonkhe

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4/06/25

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Celtic connections: Futurecasting can be fun and useful

by Team Wonkhe

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4/06/25

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Celtic connections: Do SUs need a new vision for the student experience?

by Team Wonkhe

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4/06/25

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Podcast: Governance, apprenticeships, trends

by Team Wonkhe

30/05/25

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A guide to generative governance for SU boards and student governors

by Team Wonkhe

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29/05/25

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When medicine meets poverty – what to do about medical student hardship

by Team Wonkhe

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29/05/25

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Podcast: Cuts, student suicide, widening access

by Team Wonkhe

23/05/25

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What SUs need know about the national review of student suicides

by Team Wonkhe

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21/05/25

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24 things that SUs need to know about new rights in (some) university halls

by Team Wonkhe

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20/05/25

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Fifteen things that SUs need to know about the immigration white paper

by Team Wonkhe

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16/05/25

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Podcast: Immigration white paper, Jacqui Smith

by Team Wonkhe

16/05/25

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Here’s the latest on the Housing (Scotland) Bill

by Team Wonkhe

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13/05/25

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What’s been happening in the Lords re the Renter’s Rights Bill?

by Team Wonkhe

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13/05/25

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Everything in the immigration white paper for higher education

by Michael Salmon

12/05/25

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Here’s what SU officers need to know about a new duty to prevent fraud

by Team Wonkhe

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9/05/25

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Podcast: Finances and cuts, VC pay

by Team Wonkhe

8/05/25

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What students want their SU to push for on health

by Team Wonkhe

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2/05/25

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Podcast: Dundee, student health, international

by Team Wonkhe

2/05/25

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Podcast: Portugal special

by Team Wonkhe

25/04/25

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Podcast: Easter special

by Team Wonkhe

9/04/25

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Here’s all the amendments the Lords have submitted for the Renter’s Rights Act

by Team Wonkhe

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4/04/25

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Podcast: Regret, provider collapse, WP

by Team Wonkhe

4/04/25

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Martyn’s Law: What SUs need to know

by Team Wonkhe

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4/04/25

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The Foreign Influence Registration Scheme has sector-specific implications

by Team Wonkhe

2/04/25

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It’s OK to be unreasonable

by Team Wonkhe

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31/03/25

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Understanding the right to protest and the Youth Demand incident in London

by Team Wonkhe

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31/03/25

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Podcast: Sussex fine, franchising

by Team Wonkhe

28/03/25

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Students are citizens of their cities too

by Team Wonkhe

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25/03/25

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Local elections in May 2025: What SUs need to know

by Team Wonkhe

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24/03/25

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Here’s what SUs need to know about the Online Safety Act

by Team Wonkhe

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21/03/25

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Podcast: Scotland, Secret Life of Students

by Team Wonkhe

18/03/25

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Free speech, graduates, student finance

by Team Wonkhe

14/03/25

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Podcast: OfS chair, employment, skills

by Team Wonkhe

7/03/25

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How to respond to OfS’ new consultation on fairness for students

by Team Wonkhe

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4/03/25

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Podcast: New leaders, gen-AI, visas

by Team Wonkhe

28/02/25

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What students are saying about AI – and the implications for SUs

by Team Wonkhe

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27/02/25

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Podcast: Wales cuts, mental health, regulation

by Team Wonkhe

21/02/25

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Disabled students find community online – results of a new study

by Team Wonkhe

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19/02/25

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Twenty four reasons why SUs are different – and why that’s probably OK

by Team Wonkhe

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14/02/25

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Podcast: REF people and culture, spending review, apprenticeships

by Team Wonkhe

14/02/25

Paying more to live further away – UK student housing in 2025

by Team Wonkhe

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13/02/25

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Change is coming for PhD students

by Team Wonkhe

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7/02/25

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Podcast: Protection, visas, commuter students

by Team Wonkhe

7/02/25

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Podcast: Cuts, applications, campus climate

by Team Wonkhe

31/01/25

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Podcast: Funding, attendance, student hardship

by Team Wonkhe

24/01/25

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Podcast: Free speech, uni finances, regional inequality

by Team Wonkhe

17/01/25

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Podcast: Visegrad special

by Team Wonkhe

10/01/25

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Podcast special: Writing for Wonkhe

by Team Wonkhe

19/12/24

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Podcast: Students at work, transfers, spending review

by Team Wonkhe

13/12/24

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Podcast: OfS, international, Wales, Scotland

by Team Wonkhe

6/12/24

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Here’s where universities are going wrong (and right) on student mental health

by Team Wonkhe

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29/11/24

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Podcast: Skills, PTES, transformation

by Team Wonkhe

29/11/24

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We looked at 26 university “fit to sit” policies. Here’s what we found

by Team Wonkhe

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27/11/24

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Welfare, wellbeing, sexual misconduct and racism in Wales

by Team Wonkhe

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22/11/24

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Podcast: Financial sustainability, cold spots, student housing

by Team Wonkhe

22/11/24

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What’s happening to period product funding in universities in Scotland?

by Team Wonkhe

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18/11/24

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Podcast: Labour’s agenda, OfS, regional APPs

by Team Wonkhe

13/11/24

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Podcast: Fees increase, efficiency, Trump

by Team Wonkhe

8/11/24

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Policy forum: Advice managers

by Team Wonkhe

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7/11/24

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How the law works over tuition fee increases

by Team Wonkhe

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7/11/24

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Could “Freshman Learning Communities” help students transition to university?

by Team Wonkhe

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7/11/24

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Podcast: Budget, student finance, consumer rights

by Team Wonkhe

1/11/24

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Everything in the Budget for higher education

by Team Wonkhe

30/10/24

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How to respond to the NHS change consultation in the student interest

by Team Wonkhe

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30/10/24

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Hardship funds in UK universities – here’s what what we found

by Team Wonkhe

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28/10/24

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Podcast: Student numbers, budget, international, VC pay

by Team Wonkhe

25/10/24

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Scabies is on the rise – and students are among the worst affected

by Team Wonkhe

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24/10/24

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What does the rest of Europe do about PBSA contract exit, guarantors and upfront rent for students?

by Team Wonkhe

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23/10/24

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We’ve read every university’s policy on extensions and late submission. Here’s what we found

by Team Wonkhe

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22/10/24

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Where international students can pay by instalments (and how many)

by Team Wonkhe

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21/10/24

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Podcast: Graduate jobs, sexual misconduct, NSS analysis

by Team Wonkhe

18/10/24

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How to respond to the Renters’ Rights Bill call for evidence

by Team Wonkhe

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14/10/24

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Blogs from previous study tours

by Team Wonkhe

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14/10/24

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What’s up with the Renters Rights Bill?

by Team Wonkhe

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11/10/24

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Podcast: Mental health, renters’ reform, international strategy

by Team Wonkhe

11/10/24

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Podcast: Blueprint, fees increase, Brussels

by Team Wonkhe

4/10/24

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Podcast: Labour, skills, Medr

by Team Wonkhe

27/09/24

Podcast: Fees and funding, ABA closure, workload

by Team Wonkhe

20/09/24

Podcast: Free speech, international applications, social mobility

by Team Wonkhe

13/09/24

Podcast: Jacqui Smith, franchising, digital divide

by Team Wonkhe

6/09/24

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Reasons to write for Wonkhe this year

by Team Wonkhe

2/09/24

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Volunteering at the Festival of Higher Education

by Team Wonkhe

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29/08/24

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Membership Services Conference 2024: Slides

by Team Wonkhe

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26/08/24

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Mpox is a global health emergency – what should universities and SUs do?

by Team Wonkhe

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16/08/24

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Some students are single parents. What are they going through?

by Team Wonkhe

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16/08/24

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What could the King’s Speech mean for students and SUs?

by Team Wonkhe

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19/07/24

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What is the Lifelong Loan Entitlement and how is it supposed to work?

by Team Wonkhe

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19/07/24

Podcast: Skills, King’s speech, international foundation years

by Team Wonkhe

19/07/24