Podcast: Jacqui Smith, franchising, digital divide

This week on the podcast the Westminster government has broken its silence on university funding - but did it say anything?

Plus OfS has been pitch-rolling on franchising, Hidden History looks back when universities had their own MPs, and there’s new research on the digital student experience.

With Smita Jamdar, Partner and Head of Education at Shakespeare Martineau, Ben Vulliamy, Executive Director at the Association of Heads of University Administration, James Coe, Associate Editor at Wonkhe, Mike Ratcliffe, Academic Registrar at City St George's University and presented by Jim Dickinson, Associate Editor at Wonkhe.

Jacqui Smith's speech at the Universities UK conference

OfS’ insight on the risks of franchising fall short at addressing the incentives

Students are still facing issues accessing essential digital services