Wonkhe Weekly – E11. New minister, student rent, racial harassment
This week our podcast panel consider the departure of Sam Gyimah and the arrival of Chris Skidmore as universities and science minister.
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This week our panel consider the departure of Sam Gyimah and the arrival of Chris Skidmore as universities and science minister. There’s also new figures out on student rent, an inquiry into racial harassment in HE and a new campaign from Universities UK.
With Amatey Doku, Vice President Higher Education at NUS; sector expert Mary Curnock Cook; and Wonkhe’s founder and CEO Mark Leach.
Items this week:
- Who is Chris Skidmore, the new universities and science minister?
- Andy Youell on the new OfS data strategy
- NUS on its new accommodation costs survey
- Marian Hilditch on what data people do
- The EHRC launch an inquiry into racial harassment at university
- Universities UK’s new #MadeAtUni campaign
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