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Higher education’s essential morning read – the day’s news, what it means, and the links worth your time, before your first meeting.

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2021

• 17 December 2021Friday 17 December 2021Skills for jobsDeck the halls with boughs of dataSubscribers
• 16 December 2021Thursday 16 December 2021Family firstsPublish and be damned?Subscribers
• 15 December 2021Wednesday 15 December 2021Stay another day (or six months)Subscribers
• 14 December 2021Tuesday 14 December 2021What now for the Quality Code?Subscribers
• 10 December 2021Friday 10 December 2021Housing a crisisA decent spreadSubscribers
• 9 December 2021Thursday 9 December 2021It’s Plan BCycle ceiling smashedSubscribers
• 8 December 2021Wednesday 8 December 2021Researchers out, teachers and managers inSubscribers
• 7 December 2021Tuesday 7 December 2021Is there any hope for TEF?Subscribers
• 3 December 2021Friday 3 December 2021Licenses, patents and spinouts grewI stand in front of youSubscribers
• 2 December 2021Thursday 2 December 2021Strike refundsTeaching the teachersSubscribers
• 1 December 2021Wednesday 1 December 2021OfS review and student transfersStrikes beginSubscribers
• 30 November 2021Tuesday 30 November 2021Raise taxes on high earners to fund HE, says IfSWho owns recorded lectures?Subscribers
• 26 November 2021Friday 26 November 2021Going againGoing it a loanSubscribers
• 25 November 2021Thursday 25 November 2021OfS’ busy inboxGraduates on debt burdenSubscribers
• 24 November 2021Wednesday 24 November 2021Rip up your access plansUpwardly mobileSubscribers
• 23 November 2021Tuesday 23 November 2021The class struggle is realMigrant applicants wrongly denied fee loansSubscribers
• 19 November 2021Friday 19 November 2021Hate roundtablesMaking sense of higher educationSubscribers
• 18 November 2021Thursday 18 November 2021ARIA at Lords committeeSpilling the PGTSubscribers
• 17 November 2021Wednesday 17 November 2021Strike in DecemberSubscribers
• 16 November 2021Tuesday 16 November 2021BTECs get an extensionAre outcomes the only way?Subscribers
• 12 November 2021Friday 12 November 2021Robust sanctionsPay plateau?Subscribers
• 11 November 2021Thursday 11 November 2021No looking vaxGraduate recruitment changed foreverSubscribers
• 10 November 2021Wednesday 10 November 2021A fair COP for R&DIHRA antisemitism adoptionSubscribers
• 9 November 2021Tuesday 9 November 2021Dandridge resignsQuality mattersSubscribers
• 5 November 2021Friday 5 November 2021Hot ironMissing outSubscribers
• 4 November 2021Thursday 4 November 2021Entry requirements are a low blowSubscribers
• 3 November 2021Wednesday 3 November 2021Postgraduate research bluesARIA moves to Lords committeesSubscribers
• 2 November 2021Tuesday 2 November 2021Tertiary Bill tweaked before SeneddWhat do students think of learning resources?Subscribers
• 29 October 2021Friday 29 October 2021Stock exchangeMental healthSubscribers
• 28 October 2021Thursday 28 October 2021Research spending up, but no Augar responseDisadvantaged students applications upSubscribers
• 27 October 2021Wednesday 27 October 2021Budget day: fees, thresholds and researchSubscribers
• 26 October 2021Tuesday 26 October 2021Three nations of quality?Subscribers
• 22 October 2021Friday 22 October 2021Even more legislationGoing furtherSubscribers
• 21 October 2021Thursday 21 October 2021Specialist institutions and reportable eventsMaking the best of what you’ve got · Living the DreamSubscribers
• 20 October 2021Wednesday 20 October 2021Universities commit to climate combatFirst in family focusSubscribers
• 19 October 2021Tuesday 19 October 2021Will criminalising essay mills have an impact?Horizon eventSubscribers
• 15 October 2021Friday 15 October 2021Capital gainsBaby boom and bustSubscribers
• 14 October 2021Thursday 14 October 2021Social mobility for the many, not the fewSubscribers
• 13 October 2021Wednesday 13 October 2021Conveyor belts kept whirringFamily support in the pandemicSubscribers
• 12 October 2021Tuesday 12 October 2021Big billBlack careers matterSubscribers
• 8 October 2021Friday 8 October 2021The pressure is on for PhD supervisorsCrisis? What crisis? · Final call - join Team Wonkhe!Subscribers
• 7 October 2021Thursday 7 October 2021Casting a spell checkJohnson’s blurry visionSubscribers
• 6 October 2021Wednesday 6 October 2021Tilting at essay millsOn the hook with e-booksSubscribers
• 5 October 2021Tuesday 5 October 2021Artificial intelligence at Conservative Party ConferenceThe benefits of dual supportSubscribers
• 1 October 2021Friday 1 October 2021Hardship clawbackSignal failure in the education areaSubscribers
• 30 September 2021Thursday 30 September 2021One-off support from Research EnglandTwo-brains returnsSubscribers
• 29 September 2021Wednesday 29 September 2021Let’s make a dealSubscribers
• 28 September 2021Tuesday 28 September 2021Childcare, research, and the pandemicSubscribers
• 24 September 2021Friday 24 September 2021Out in educationSubscribers
• 23 September 2021Thursday 23 September 2021Habitat for humanitiesSubscribers
• 22 September 2021Wednesday 22 September 2021UCU announces strike ballotNon-completion and Covid-19Subscribers
• 21 September 2021Tuesday 21 September 2021DfE concern about student vaccination ratesRespect their authoritySubscribers
• 17 September 2021Friday 17 September 2021Clash of the think tanksChange at science as reshuffle continuesSubscribers
• 16 September 2021Thursday 16 September 2021Zahawi go againCode of governance for independent providersSubscribers
• 15 September 2021Wednesday 15 September 2021Government publishes Covid plans for Autumn and WinterSubscribers
• 14 September 2021Tuesday 14 September 2021Free speech row widens to equalityGraduates stay local and level upSubscribers
• 10 September 2021Friday 10 September 2021No entrySubscribers
• 9 September 2021Thursday 9 September 2021Help universities build back betterInternational students worth £25.9 billion annuallySubscribers
• 8 September 2021Wednesday 8 September 2021UCAS confirms Clearing has been slowScottish government’s plan for higher educationSubscribers
• 7 September 2021Tuesday 7 September 2021Just a secondSubscribers
• 16 July 2021Friday 16 July 2021All time lowSkill BillSubscribers
• 15 July 2021Thursday 15 July 2021Funding cut for level three qualificationsSubscribers
• 14 July 2021Wednesday 14 July 2021Mum’s tiredCommittee calls for views on free speech billSubscribers
• 13 July 2021Tuesday 13 July 2021Free speech bill passes Second ReadingThe story continuesSubscribers
• 9 July 2021Friday 9 July 2021£200k for one better gradeStudent Futures Commission - last chance to helpSubscribers
• 8 July 2021Thursday 8 July 2021Record fresher numbersSubscribers
• 7 July 2021Wednesday 7 July 2021Williamson confirms campus returnA new agenda for WalesSubscribers
• 6 July 2021Tuesday 6 July 2021Have you herd the news?Skills up for debateSubscribers
• 2 July 2021Friday 2 July 2021Ticking offLifting restrictions won’t fix it · Student Futures Commission - we need your evidenceSubscribers
• 1 July 2021Thursday 1 July 2021A matter of interestAutumn advice for Scotland and WalesSubscribers
• 30 June 2021Wednesday 30 June 2021Strong and stable (and coherent)Are you experienced? · Athena Swan’s poster child for gender equalitySubscribers
• 29 June 2021Tuesday 29 June 2021Black Lives Matters and the student voiceSubscribers
• 25 June 2021Friday 25 June 2021Gavin has found a low value courseHear me roarSubscribers
• 24 June 2021Thursday 24 June 2021SAES is soberingAccess to postgraduate study · SHAPE-ing KEFSubscribers
• 23 June 2021Wednesday 23 June 2021Students struggling aloneSmaller institutions win bigSubscribers
• 22 June 2021Tuesday 22 June 2021Commons committee takes aim at access and participationPQA, whether you like it or notSubscribers
• 18 June 2021Friday 18 June 2021Irrational and discriminatoryMaking amendsSubscribers
• 17 June 2021Thursday 17 June 2021Mental health declaration gapSubscribers
• 16 June 2021Wednesday 16 June 2021Employer support and employee oppositionDo black lives still matter in HE?Subscribers
• 15 June 2021Tuesday 15 June 2021Wake me up when September endsExamnishambles, rebootedSubscribers
• 11 June 2021Friday 11 June 2021Burning booksBusiness and community interactionSubscribers
• 10 June 2021Thursday 10 June 2021Build back higherMore ways to pay · Leadership transitionsSubscribers
• 9 June 2021Wednesday 9 June 2021Wonkfest is hereSubscribers
• 8 June 2021Tuesday 8 June 2021Decent job, HESAThings can only get betterSubscribers
• 4 June 2021Friday 4 June 2021Robbing HE to pay FERock and a hard placeSubscribers
• 3 June 2021Thursday 3 June 2021GEE upSubscribers
• 2 June 2021Wednesday 2 June 2021Rethinking rebatesSubscribers
• 28 May 2021Friday 28 May 2021Crunch timeCome cleanSubscribers
• 27 May 2021Thursday 27 May 2021#GettingResultsApprehensiveshipsSubscribers
• 26 May 2021Wednesday 26 May 2021More places for medicsCredit where it’s dueSubscribers
• 25 May 2021Tuesday 25 May 2021Blended viewsSubscribers
• 21 May 2021Friday 21 May 2021Pens downRhodes won’t fallSubscribers
• 20 May 2021Thursday 20 May 2021Proceed with cautionFarewell, UKPIsSubscribers
• 19 May 2021Wednesday 19 May 2021I’ll write this bit laterREF in reviewSubscribers
• 18 May 2021Tuesday 18 May 2021Skills for all?Subscribers
• 14 May 2021Friday 14 May 2021Antisemitism muddleWhat gets measured gets managed · LlongyfarchiadauSubscribers
• 13 May 2021Thursday 13 May 2021Free speech billPQ&ASubscribers
• 12 May 2021Wednesday 12 May 2021Freedom of Speech bill to be publishedMore from the Queen’s SpeechSubscribers
• 11 May 2021Tuesday 11 May 2021Mid-May return to campus confirmedTruly modern Queen’s speechSubscribers
• 7 May 2021Friday 7 May 2021Smoke some fags and play some poolThey’re there alreadySubscribers
• 6 May 2021Thursday 6 May 2021On the levelSubscribers
• 5 May 2021Wednesday 5 May 2021Lab cultureIndia roadmapSubscribers
• 30 April 2021Friday 30 April 2021Where will they all liveOh aye. Eh? · In ParliamentSubscribers
• 29 April 2021Thursday 29 April 2021Let’s talk about sexIs uni racist?Subscribers
• 28 April 2021Wednesday 28 April 2021Donelan faces Education CommitteeIn ParliamentSubscribers
• 27 April 2021Tuesday 27 April 2021https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/universities-racist-uk-bbc-three Government keeps ARIA in tuneSubscribers
• 23 April 2021Friday 23 April 2021Jobs promiseThe regulator respondsSubscribers
• 22 April 2021Thursday 22 April 2021A? O? Let’s goSkills opportunitySubscribers
• 21 April 2021Wednesday 21 April 2021Mature students are extremely onlinePhD student extensions · In ParliamentSubscribers
• 20 April 2021Tuesday 20 April 2021Everyone’s invited to update sexual misconduct policiesSubscribers
• 16 April 2021Friday 16 April 2021Immediate and urgentPrioritised and enrichedSubscribers
• 15 April 2021Thursday 15 April 2021Everyone’s InvitedLevelling with LondonSubscribers
• 14 April 2021Wednesday 14 April 2021No campus return before MayNetpotism in actionSubscribers
• 13 April 2021Tuesday 13 April 2021Staff union against return to campus, students just want answersOh, the humanitiesSubscribers
• 1 April 2021Thursday 1 April 2021Risk of closure conditionKEF comes in to land · Everyone’s invitedSubscribers
• 31 March 2021Wednesday 31 March 2021Conflict on the HorizonRecruiting agents in the spotlightSubscribers
• 30 March 2021Tuesday 30 March 2021NSS does not drive grade inflationThe New Power UniversitySubscribers
• 26 March 2021Friday 26 March 2021A new commission launches to build back student successGraduate benefits for all, just some more than othersSubscribers
• 25 March 2021Thursday 25 March 2021Choice architecturePlacements innovationSubscribers
• 24 March 2021Wednesday 24 March 2021Agreement in most ARIAsOnline doesn’t mean universal accessSubscribers
• 23 March 2021Tuesday 23 March 2021Forms and functionPost-Covid pedagogy · £65m for Welsh Erasmus replacementSubscribers
• 19 March 2021Friday 19 March 2021Disturbing evidenceClosed letter · In ParliamentSubscribers
• 18 March 2021Thursday 18 March 2021Conditional offerAnti-social marketSubscribers
• 17 March 2021Wednesday 17 March 2021More investment in R&D might not be to the sector’s advantageNo, use *these* teacher generated grades!Subscribers
• 16 March 2021Tuesday 16 March 2021All students in Wales back from 12 AprilPeople like learning technologistsSubscribers
• 12 March 2021Friday 12 March 2021Less detrimentTuring forkSubscribers
• 11 March 2021Thursday 11 March 2021Social mobility barometerUUK seeks review of USS valuationSubscribers
• 10 March 2021Wednesday 10 March 2021Wales needs action to address part time declineDigital literacy infusionSubscribers
• 9 March 2021Tuesday 9 March 2021Look to the eastStudents seek greater involvement in teaching designSubscribers
• 5 March 2021Friday 5 March 2021Graduate reroutingSubscribers
• 4 March 2021Thursday 4 March 2021BudgetUniversity mental health daySubscribers
• 3 March 2021Wednesday 3 March 2021ARIA studiesUSS forecasts sharp rise in pension contributionsSubscribers
• 2 March 2021Tuesday 2 March 2021Practical concernsThe future shape of admissionsSubscribers
• 26 February 2021Friday 26 February 2021Defying gravityHeavy vetting · ClarificationsSubscribers
• 25 February 2021Thursday 25 February 2021Teacher’s blendDecimated developmentSubscribers
• 24 February 2021Wednesday 24 February 2021Not as many students as you might thinkSubscribers
• 23 February 2021Tuesday 23 February 2021Easter term for mostDisabled graduates in the workplaceSubscribers
• 19 February 2021Friday 19 February 2021High risk, high rewardSimulation gamesSubscribers
• 18 February 2021Thursday 18 February 2021Boost for nursingGet in the ringSubscribers
• 17 February 2021Wednesday 17 February 2021Complaints confusion concernScottish providers see additional supportSubscribers
• 16 February 2021Tuesday 16 February 2021Real and alarming threatSubscribers
• 12 February 2021Friday 12 February 2021Mental healthProgress on participation?Subscribers
• 11 February 2021Thursday 11 February 2021Employers back apprenticeshipsBring back BTECsSubscribers
• 10 February 2021Wednesday 10 February 2021Large groupsData daySubscribers
• 9 February 2021Tuesday 9 February 2021Frequent correspondenceNo place like homeSubscribers
• 5 February 2021Friday 5 February 2021£850 eachTask then finishSubscribers
• 4 February 2021Thursday 4 February 2021Not quite an unconditional successSubscribers
• 3 February 2021Wednesday 3 February 2021Students’ experience of learning in Covid-19Subscribers
• 2 February 2021Tuesday 2 February 2021More funds for struggling studentsCMA: fix DSASubscribers
• 29 January 2021Friday 29 January 2021No refundsNo feesSubscribers
• 28 January 2021Thursday 28 January 2021Baking in grade inflationStudent movement, wellbeing and satisfactionSubscribers
• 27 January 2021Wednesday 27 January 2021More government support in ScotlandInnovation strugglesSubscribers
• 26 January 2021Tuesday 26 January 2021Colleges are the future in WalesSubscribers
• 22 January 2021Friday 22 January 20213D visionLab capacity under pressureSubscribers
• 21 January 2021Thursday 21 January 2021Our first analysisSubscribers
• 21 January 2021Thursday 21 January 2021A policy avalanche is comingGlobal outlook set to bleakSubscribers
• 20 January 2021Wednesday 20 January 2021HESA Staff 2019-20 data shows a sector in stasisFreedom of information requestSubscribers
• 19 January 2021Tuesday 19 January 2021Significant quality concernsUnder review, stillSubscribers
• 15 January 2021Friday 15 January 2021Refunds or repeatsBack to the wardSubscribers
• 14 January 2021Thursday 14 January 2021Critical workersProgress on rethinking merit in admissionsSubscribers
• 13 January 2021Wednesday 13 January 2021Foundation year at CambridgeSubscribers
• 12 January 2021Tuesday 12 January 2021Who paid rent last summer?Subscribers