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2020

• 18 December 2020Friday 18 December 2020Abnormal to extraordinaryCampus antisemitismSubscribers
• 17 December 2020Thursday 17 December 2020Inflation in moderationFree speech rankings reborn · Housing reform campaignSubscribers
• 16 December 2020Wednesday 16 December 2020End of cycle shows slow but steady participation progressUni Connect extension out for consultationSubscribers
• 15 December 2020Tuesday 15 December 2020OfS end of term specialElection feverSubscribers
• 11 December 2020Friday 11 December 2020Sound as a poundRamming halls was Covid follySubscribers
• 10 December 2020Thursday 10 December 2020Covid student insightsClimate emergencySubscribers
• 9 December 2020Wednesday 9 December 2020Higher exams cancelled, six week stagger for Scottish studentsTransfer, wellbeing, and market forcesSubscribers
• 8 December 2020Tuesday 8 December 2020NSS deadline approachesBlwyddyn Newydd Dda?Subscribers
• 4 December 2020Friday 4 December 2020What’s the government going to do about it?Early drop outsSubscribers
• 3 December 2020Thursday 3 December 2020We’re staggeredGold blendSubscribers
• 2 December 2020Wednesday 2 December 2020Higher Technical Education needs to get flexibleSubscribers
• 1 December 2020Tuesday 1 December 2020It’s beginning to look a lot like ChristmasSubscribers
• 27 November 2020Friday 27 November 2020Too wideBlair rich projectionSubscribers
• 26 November 2020Thursday 26 November 2020Broadly equivalentSpending review, reviewedSubscribers
• 25 November 2020Wednesday 25 November 2020Review previewThe illusion of choiceSubscribers
• 24 November 2020Tuesday 24 November 2020“UK universities perpetuate institutional racism” - UUKStaff are keen to explore new technologiesSubscribers
• 20 November 2020Friday 20 November 2020Hard to explainFor sale signSubscribers
• 19 November 2020Thursday 19 November 2020International students press aheadCase closedSubscribers
• 18 November 2020Wednesday 18 November 2020Scotland moves onlineWe need to start thinking about January nowSubscribers
• 17 November 2020Tuesday 17 November 2020The return of Mickey MouseWould fee refunds benefit graduates?Subscribers
• 13 November 2020Friday 13 November 2020PQO beats PQA and PQD in the UUK FARSeven yearsSubscribers
• 12 November 2020Thursday 12 November 2020Graduate gender pay gapImprove your posture · Home for ChristmasSubscribers
• 11 November 2020Wednesday 11 November 2020Check the halls for signs of Covid, fa la la lateral flowPut your pens down · No placement like homeSubscribers
• 10 November 2020Tuesday 10 November 2020Christmas testingUCAS gets with The Times · Written questionsSubscribers
• 6 November 2020Friday 6 November 2020Pointless answerFurloughSubscribers
• 5 November 2020Thursday 5 November 2020Technical breakthroughDigital nirvanaSubscribers
• 4 November 2020Wednesday 4 November 2020Anti-social learningNew campus guidance in EnglandSubscribers
• 3 November 2020Tuesday 3 November 2020Two letters from Michelle DonelanStormy financial waters ahead in EnglandSubscribers
• 30 October 2020Friday 30 October 2020Restricted clarityCare leaversSubscribers
• 29 October 2020Thursday 29 October 2020Dispute over Welsh summer examsThis is what an anti-racist university could look likeSubscribers
• 28 October 2020Wednesday 28 October 2020OfS ponders a fancy new metricWhat do you think of the show so far?Subscribers
• 27 October 2020Tuesday 27 October 2020A stranger NSS for 2021Activate the Knowledge Exchange Concordat! · Lonely this Christmas?Subscribers
• 23 October 2020Friday 23 October 2020Marshmallows for toastingUncertainty and anxietySubscribers
• 22 October 2020Thursday 22 October 2020Equality in HE£10 million for student support in WalesSubscribers
• 21 October 2020Wednesday 21 October 2020Big changes ahead for funding in ScotlandUUK gets ahead of an Augar response · Solloway teases a REF reviewSubscribers
• 20 October 2020Tuesday 20 October 2020Teaching to continue during “fire break” lockdownCovid data collection is comingSubscribers
• 16 October 2020Friday 16 October 2020One day i’ll fly awayWorsening financesSubscribers
• 15 October 2020Thursday 15 October 2020Pre-Christmas lockdownInternational partnershipsSubscribers
• 14 October 2020Wednesday 14 October 2020Is grade inflation real?Subscribers
• 13 October 2020Tuesday 13 October 2020“Move HE teaching online” said SAGE, 3 weeks agoBetter value for learners at riskSubscribers
• 9 October 2020Friday 9 October 2020CeasefireNew waveSubscribers
• 8 October 2020Thursday 8 October 2020Last orders in ScotlandDepartment’s data handling is direSubscribers
• 7 October 2020Wednesday 7 October 2020England’s newest universityThriving, not just survivingSubscribers
• 6 October 2020Tuesday 6 October 2020Teaching during Covid-19Students deserve better · Conference cornerSubscribers
• 2 October 2020Friday 2 October 2020Big and strongTrack, trace, fire doorsSubscribers
• 1 October 2020Thursday 1 October 2020Black history is nowConsistent core of careSubscribers
• 30 September 2020Wednesday 30 September 2020DfE promises guidance to save ChristmasSoft response to Augar in ExeterSubscribers
• 29 September 2020Tuesday 29 September 2020Augar returnsCovid on Campus · Press coverage · Individual providersSubscribers
• 25 September 2020Friday 25 September 2020Students in Scotland ordered to stay indoorsEnglish HE gets more expensiveSubscribers
• 24 September 2020Thursday 24 September 2020NSS 2021 to go ahead2020 admissions analysisSubscribers
• 23 September 2020Wednesday 23 September 2020Universities to “stay open”, says JohnsonHead, hands, face, spaceSubscribers
• 22 September 2020Tuesday 22 September 2020Black graduates are less satisfiedWhere is knowledge exchange? · Covid-19 in HESubscribers
• 18 September 2020Friday 18 September 2020Next year’s NSS in the balanceNo HNDs in HE?Subscribers
• 17 September 2020Thursday 17 September 2020The Secret Life of StudentsPostgraduate earnings · Righting the wrongsSubscribers
• 16 September 2020Wednesday 16 September 2020Question and challengeResearch clustersSubscribers
• 15 September 2020Tuesday 15 September 2020Are students happy with online learning?Social mobility beyond educationSubscribers
• 11 September 2020Friday 11 September 2020Easy like Friday morningEvery rose has its thornsSubscribers
• 10 September 2020Thursday 10 September 2020Tiers before ChristmasYou can’t go home againSubscribers
• 9 September 2020Wednesday 9 September 2020Financial pressures continue for studentsExtra capital for English providersSubscribers
• 8 September 2020Tuesday 8 September 2020Strengthening the USS covenantSurvey predicts 20 per cent deferral rateSubscribers
• 17 July 2020Friday 17 July 2020I wonder if one day that you'll say that you careMarket exit through the gift shopSubscribers
• 16 July 2020Thursday 16 July 2020The bare NSSitiesDonelan at the Education CommitteeSubscribers
• 15 July 2020Wednesday 15 July 2020The expectation gapA new regulator for Wales · Higher technical informationSubscribers
• 14 July 2020Tuesday 14 July 2020Level 4 and level 5 level upPublicity campaign · Prevent: a narrative of suspicionSubscribers
• 10 July 2020Friday 10 July 2020The forgotten “forgotten 50%”No free fees for EUSubscribers
• 9 July 2020Thursday 9 July 2020Sunak’s skillsUCAS deadlineSubscribers
• 8 July 2020Wednesday 8 July 2020SNCs - “a spectacular own goal”Wie komme ich am besten zur Sprachschule?Subscribers
• 7 July 2020Tuesday 7 July 2020Minister cuts funding to students with severe disabilitiesStudent finance is on track for 2020-21Subscribers
• 3 July 2020Friday 3 July 2020OfS backs offSubscribers
• 2 July 2020Thursday 2 July 2020True social mobilityCAPEd crusadersSubscribers
• 1 July 2020Wednesday 1 July 2020A “science superpower”Build, build, and, er, build · Calculated grades have little appealSubscribers
• 30 June 2020Tuesday 30 June 2020Going off onlineLeicester’s local lockdownSubscribers
• 26 June 2020Friday 26 June 2020The “m” in mLearning is “mobile”His name is LEO and he’ll tell you what you’ll earnSubscribers
• 25 June 2020Thursday 25 June 2020One last thing before you goApplications holding up · PhD lifeSubscribers
• 24 June 2020Wednesday 24 June 2020The complaint chainEU is no longer “home” from 2021Subscribers
• 23 June 2020Tuesday 23 June 2020Black students under-representedThe equalities impact of Covid-19Subscribers
• 19 June 2020Friday 19 June 2020Do not pass GOStick around and laugh a whileSubscribers
• 18 June 2020Thursday 18 June 2020Rhodes will fallA Designated Admissions Body? · Graduate Outcomes is comingSubscribers
• 17 June 2020Wednesday 17 June 2020On campus, in personUnlocking STEM?Subscribers
• 16 June 2020Tuesday 16 June 2020Part-time HE lifeline for adult learnersSubscribers
• 12 June 2020Friday 12 June 2020Are they deferring a decision on deferral?Student support · In their best interests · In ParliamentSubscribers
• 11 June 2020Thursday 11 June 2020Student academic experience 2020Subscribers
• 10 June 2020Wednesday 10 June 2020Clear and timelyRhodes must fall returnsSubscribers
• 9 June 2020Tuesday 9 June 2020Are overseas students crowding out UK applicants?Subscribers
• 5 June 2020Friday 5 June 2020651 Can down roadLife interruptedSubscribers
• 4 June 2020Thursday 4 June 2020How to run your university during Covid-19No additional students for Million Plus · Inequalities in student outcomesSubscribers
• 3 June 2020Wednesday 3 June 2020If you don’t like our principles, we have othersProspective students support a delayed returnSubscribers
• 2 June 2020Tuesday 2 June 2020Got your number?New bond movesSubscribers
• 29 May 2020Friday 29 May 2020Civic armyFace masks and screensSubscribers
• 28 May 2020Thursday 28 May 2020The missing £4 billionPM: Face to face learning is preferableSubscribers
• 27 May 2020Wednesday 27 May 2020What will Clearing Plus mean for the sector?Barnett - consequential?Subscribers
• 22 May 2020Friday 22 May 2020Financial deep freezeAccess exacerbationSubscribers
• 21 May 2020Thursday 21 May 2020We need a cunning planSubscribers
• 20 May 2020Wednesday 20 May 2020Cambridge lectures go onlineCovid-19 hits apprenticeshipsSubscribers
• 19 May 2020Tuesday 19 May 2020“Absolute clarity”Think of a numberSubscribers
• 15 May 2020Friday 15 May 2020Let me know if you find out will youMr Blue SkyeSubscribers
• 14 May 2020Thursday 14 May 2020Postgraduate education in the UKSubscribers
• 13 May 2020Wednesday 13 May 2020Science and societyOffice for Students finance specialSubscribers
• 12 May 2020Tuesday 12 May 2020Back to work on campus?Subscribers
• 7 May 2020Thursday 7 May 2020Where’s the money gone?Subscribers
• 6 May 2020Wednesday 6 May 2020Governance in a time of crisisClass of 2020 faces record unemploymentSubscribers
• 5 May 2020Tuesday 5 May 2020Bailout continues to not be a bailoutSubscribers
• 1 May 2020Friday 1 May 2020I’m doing it a different wayNature is healing · Turn up the feel goodSubscribers
• 30 April 2020Thursday 30 April 2020Student complaints in 2019University staff wellbeing · Higher education in parliamentSubscribers
• 29 April 2020Wednesday 29 April 2020A key proposalSubscribers
• 28 April 2020Tuesday 28 April 2020SAGE adviceStudents anxious about graduate careersSubscribers
• 24 April 2020Friday 24 April 2020No replyHow about that! A concordatSubscribers
• 23 April 2020Thursday 23 April 2020Stark projections on university financeSubscribers
• 22 April 2020Wednesday 22 April 2020NUS asks for option to redo the yearUPP Foundation funding to support access and progressionSubscribers
• 21 April 2020Tuesday 21 April 2020The proposed sector bailout may not be enoughCovid-19Subscribers
• 10 April 2020Friday 10 April 2020Rebuilding the balance sheetHas Donelan ruled out refunds?Subscribers
• 9 April 2020Thursday 9 April 2020We all work for somebodyFunds for students in hardship · EasterSubscribers
• 8 April 2020Wednesday 8 April 2020A lost generation#wearetogetherSubscribers
• 7 April 2020Tuesday 7 April 2020Covid-19 changes student and applicant attitudesThe future of REF is conversation · Quality guidanceSubscribers
• 3 April 2020Friday 3 April 2020International exposureCross partySubscribers
• 2 April 2020Thursday 2 April 2020A new team at NUSSubscribers
• 1 April 2020Wednesday 1 April 2020Getting to safetyIs online teaching accessible to all?Subscribers
• 31 March 2020Tuesday 31 March 2020If the cap fits...Not on the agendaSubscribers
• 27 March 2020Friday 27 March 2020Better than a TikTokWon’t someone think of the PGRsSubscribers
• 26 March 2020Thursday 26 March 2020Regulation during the pandemic“A very significant financial abyss”Subscribers
• 25 March 2020Wednesday 25 March 2020Covid-19: REF2021 on holdCovid-19: supporting all staff on campusSubscribers
• 24 March 2020Tuesday 24 March 2020Covid-19: offermaking on lockdownCovid-19: student housing crisis · Covid-19: the ministers write · The Coronavirus BillSubscribers
• 21 March 2020Saturday 21 March 2020Latest Covid-19 / HE newsSome of the good · And finally...Subscribers
• 20 March 2020Friday 20 March 2020The avalanche cameWhen he shines he really shows you all you’ll earnSubscribers
• 19 March 2020Thursday 19 March 2020UK educational settings to closeSwan, likedSubscribers
• 18 March 2020Wednesday 18 March 2020OfS pivots to support and recoveryHE sector goes remoteSubscribers
• 17 March 2020Tuesday 17 March 2020UK higher education moves onlineMuslim students get lower marks, claims report · Covid-19 measuresSubscribers
• 13 March 2020Friday 13 March 2020OfS “acted lawfully” in registration decisionCovid-19 updateSubscribers
• 12 March 2020Thursday 12 March 2020Change of tone at OfSBudget good for research · Staff-student sexual misconductSubscribers
• 11 March 2020Wednesday 11 March 2020Where do graduates go?Subscribers
• 10 March 2020Tuesday 10 March 2020Is an upper second the new first?OfS requests covid-19 dataSubscribers
• 6 March 2020Friday 6 March 2020Red penIt’s the children who are wrongSubscribers
• 5 March 2020Thursday 5 March 2020Careers servicesConservatoiresSubscribers
• 4 March 2020Wednesday 4 March 2020Casual contracts under discussion at “secret” meetingThis is fineSubscribers
• 3 March 2020Tuesday 3 March 2020Ministerial roles revealedA regional education service for UUK?Subscribers
• 28 February 2020Friday 28 February 2020Some people let goWhite menSubscribers
• 27 February 2020Thursday 27 February 2020Admission criticalA new social contract · Higher education in parliamentSubscribers
• 26 February 2020Wednesday 26 February 2020Is income diversity the best way to look at institutional financial health?Subscribers
• 25 February 2020Tuesday 25 February 2020“Constructive” talks as the strike continuesSubscribers
• 21 February 2020Friday 21 February 2020Strike opposeStrike advice for SUsSubscribers
• 20 February 2020Thursday 20 February 2020Below benchmarkDing ding - round twoSubscribers
• 19 February 2020Wednesday 19 February 2020Localism and universitiesAccess and participation by the numbers · Llywodraethu DaSubscribers
• 18 February 2020Tuesday 18 February 2020A fair admissionSubscribers
• 14 February 2020Friday 14 February 2020Getting things DonelanImmoral and over-inflated · Slow motionSubscribers
• 13 February 2020Thursday 13 February 2020OfS engagement strategyStudent wellbeingSubscribers
• 12 February 2020Wednesday 12 February 2020300 students have signed non-disclosure agreementsSix pages to land a research grantSubscribers
• 11 February 2020Tuesday 11 February 2020VCs concerned over graduate salary rankingsYou may turn your papers over nowSubscribers
• 7 February 2020Friday 7 February 2020We have been warnedAn assessment and some feedbackSubscribers
• 6 February 2020Thursday 6 February 2020UCAS January deadlineHESA student dataSubscribers
• 5 February 2020Wednesday 5 February 2020Low information on student votersCommons Education Committee membersSubscribers
• 4 February 2020Tuesday 4 February 2020Fourteen days of strikes plannedIncreasing diversity, positivelySubscribers
• 31 January 2020Friday 31 January 2020Hard hitting ChrisMixed response to Knowledge Exchange ConcordatSubscribers
• 30 January 2020Thursday 30 January 2020End of Cycle 2019Subscribers
• 29 January 2020Wednesday 29 January 2020Access all areasLower salaries in migration thresholdsSubscribers
• 28 January 2020Tuesday 28 January 2020Making good on the promise of international graduate employabilityEU-UK research negotiation completed (in simulation) · Yesterday in HE parliamentSubscribers
• 24 January 2020Friday 24 January 2020Through a dusty landStaff shortageSubscribers
• 23 January 2020Thursday 23 January 2020The impact of outreach(Grammar) schooledSubscribers
• 22 January 2020Wednesday 22 January 2020Disadvantage has an impact on postgraduate studyYou take a high loan and I’ll take a low loan · Yesterday in HE parliamentSubscribers
• 21 January 2020Tuesday 21 January 2020Education questionsShaking the barometerSubscribers
• 17 January 2020Friday 17 January 2020The balloon is landingDevolved takes · Students on creditSubscribers
• 16 January 2020Thursday 16 January 2020KEF kicks offSubscribers
• 15 January 2020Wednesday 15 January 2020Calling out research cultureChairs in consultation · Yesterday in HE parliamentSubscribers
• 14 January 2020Tuesday 14 January 2020Defending unconditional offersAlso new on WonkheSubscribers
• 10 January 2020Friday 10 January 2020Erasmus tayMoney off at OfSSubscribers
• 9 January 2020Thursday 9 January 2020Regulating harassment and sexual misconductLanguage learning crisisSubscribers
• 8 January 2020Wednesday 8 January 2020How effective was industrial action?Yesterday in HE parliamentSubscribers
• 7 January 2020Tuesday 7 January 2020No TEF in 2020 - confirmedSubscribers