Monday Briefing

Weekly · Monday mornings

The full week ahead in HE policy – what’s coming, who’s moving, and why it matters, to set your week up properly.

Every briefing, as it landed in inboxes. See what the Monday Briefing includes.

2020

• 21 December 2020Monday 21 December 2020Seven things we learned in 2020Subscribers
• 14 December 2020Monday 14 December 2020I don’t want a lot for ChristmasInfection rates down, anxiety up · Mitigating circumstances · Last Christmas, I gave you a courseSubscribers
• 7 December 2020Monday 7 December 2020The staggering returnHanging on in there · Next year’s A levels · What do graduates do?Subscribers
• 30 November 2020Monday 30 November 2020Start to SuccessStaggered return · Institutional racism · Spending reviewSubscribers
• 23 November 2020Monday 23 November 2020Keep up – value is now qualitySpending review · Grade inflation · Postgrad supportSubscribers
• 16 November 2020Monday 16 November 2020The struggle for admissionsGetting in first · Cummings and goings · Something must be doneSubscribers
• 9 November 2020Monday 9 November 2020How are you doing today?Admissions review · Don’t drop out? · Locked up and downSubscribers
• 2 November 2020Monday 2 November 2020Levelling UpLockdown II · Start to success? · The college of the futureSubscribers
• 26 October 2020Monday 26 October 2020Live action student experienceA moment of danger · A Scottish future? · A vision for universitiesSubscribers
• 19 October 2020Monday 19 October 202050 days to leave your uniWho are the white working class? · Security risks · The summer of ’21Subscribers
• 12 October 2020Monday 12 October 2020It’s three months until JanuaryFighting the culture wars · Defining antisemtisim · The class of 2020Subscribers
• 5 October 2020Monday 5 October 2020The next insolvency crisisJust whose responsibility is it? · Skills gaps · Black History MonthSubscribers
• 28 September 2020Monday 28 September 2020Driving home for CovidPublic finances and universities · NSS in review · The beginning of the end of cycleSubscribers
• 21 September 2020Monday 21 September 2020Not enough whack for the molesState of the unions · The skills students need to thrive · Cyber securitySubscribers
• 14 September 2020Monday 14 September 2020A national approach?Red tape crackdown · Immigration changes brought forward · Engagement is the new attendanceSubscribers
• 7 September 2020Monday 7 September 2020Can HE build back better?The return to campus · The first weeks are even more important · Divide and ruleSubscribers
• 31 August 2020Monday 31 August 2020UCU hits the headlinesSubscribers
• 24 August 2020Monday 24 August 2020Universities and public health“Examnishambles” continues · State of the arts · QR allocations arriveSubscribers
• 17 August 2020Monday 17 August 2020We wasted “omnishambles”OfS loses in court · Open CovidSubscribers
• 10 August 2020Monday 10 August 2020Taking me higher and higherLiving on a prayer · The return to campus · Global learner surveySubscribers
• 3 August 2020Monday 3 August 2020Other views are availableEconomics of university cities and towns · OfS loses in court · More regulation please, vicarSubscribers
• 27 July 2020Monday 27 July 2020Taking your temperatureSAGE advice · Laborious · No conditionSubscribers
• 20 July 2020Monday 20 July 2020This is my last resortVariable fees · Protection racket · Campus cruise shipsSubscribers
• 13 July 2020Monday 13 July 2020All or nothing?Black Lives Matter · Masking the problem · NSS previewSubscribers
• 6 July 2020Monday 6 July 2020The hunt for “low-value” courses heats upUnlucky 13 · Research and development roadmap · Unconditional complianceSubscribers
• 29 June 2020Monday 29 June 2020The “bailout” part deux: researchBlack Lives Matter – taking action in HE · Is PQA back on the agenda? · GO and LEOSubscribers
• 22 June 2020Monday 22 June 2020Locking down locallyAustralia fees change · The SHAPE of things to come · A long way to GOSubscribers
• 15 June 2020Monday 15 June 2020When it makes sense to ignore the student number capMeet the people · Absolute complexity · 2020 applicationsSubscribers
• 8 June 2020Monday 8 June 2020Think of a (student) numberBlack lives matter · Principles. So many principles. · What if deferral is the problem?Subscribers
• 1 June 2020Monday 1 June 2020How to save moneyCaps and devolution · At least 15 per cent meat · A civic armySubscribers
• 25 May 2020Monday 25 May 2020Open upSubscribers
• 18 May 2020Monday 18 May 2020Widening participation and Covid-19Merge in turn · Step by step · Is it time to clamp down on rankings?Subscribers
• 11 May 2020Monday 11 May 2020The return of experts?The non-bailout and what happens next · Governance during a time of crisis · Timing is everythingSubscribers
• 4 May 2020Monday 4 May 2020Support arrives with stringsMental health in lockdown · International recruitment · BAME attainment one year onSubscribers
• 27 April 2020Monday 27 April 2020The new normalPaying for it · The Covid cohortSubscribers
• 20 April 2020Monday 20 April 2020Bail me outThe delayed excellence frameworks · No buildings in September?Subscribers
• 13 April 2020Monday 13 April 2020Tentative transitionSubscribers
• 6 April 2020Monday 6 April 2020Peering into the financial abyssAdmissions in a time of coronavirus · It’s the Finals countdown · New student leadershipSubscribers
• 30 March 2020Monday 30 March 2020Covid-19: The next few monthsA civic moment · Regulation, REF, and Covid-19Subscribers
• 23 March 2020Monday 23 March 2020Covid-19: how are we feeling?A note on Wonkhe’s coverage · Covid-19: the policy · Covid-19: the practicalitiesSubscribers
• 16 March 2020Monday 16 March 2020The pandemic responseHow Sunak is now · A more velvety glove? · Pay and pensionsSubscribers
• 9 March 2020Monday 9 March 2020Budget day choicesA feminist’s work is never done · Cross-border, cross-subsidy - crossed wires · Ruddless student politicsSubscribers
• 2 March 2020Monday 2 March 2020The art of earning moreTurning point? · Preparing for coronavirus · A real levellerSubscribers
• 24 February 2020Monday 24 February 2020The return of student number controlsThe sector’s #metoo moment? · Regaining trust · Governance in WalesSubscribers
• 17 February 2020Monday 17 February 2020What comes after the end of the graduate premium?Government reshuffle: two in, one out · Full disclosure · The (vague) rules of (student) engagementSubscribers
• 10 February 2020Monday 10 February 2020The climate emergencyFreedom of speech · Points-based immigration · UCAS numbersSubscribers
• 3 February 2020Monday 3 February 2020Brexit transition: what now?I want to ride my end of cycle · The best laid plans · Spring into actionSubscribers
• 27 January 2020Monday 27 January 2020Wicked problems: the reputation of HEThe end of impact? · Brexit takes shape · Augar deferredSubscribers
• 20 January 2020Monday 20 January 2020Wicked problems: HE cultureKEF takes a leap forward · Sector working conditions · Not another oneSubscribers
• 13 January 2020Monday 13 January 2020Wicked problems: the curriculumFrom our regulatory correspondents · OfS action on harassment and sexual misconduct · Erasmus+ isn’t overSubscribers
• 6 January 2020Monday 6 January 2020Tackling the wicked problemsBack once again with the renegade minister · Science priorities · In other words, the apprentice will be playing sportSubscribers