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Image: Midjourney What SUs can learn from complaints about student transfers by Jim Dickinson SUs blogs-su 9/12/24
More needs to be done if we want graduates to become teachers More needs to be done if we want graduates to become teachers by Livia Scott Wonk Corner 9/12/24 2
Image: Shutterstock London isn’t the only area where students face higher costs by Lewis Parrey SU Blogs blogs-su 9/12/24
Every student on every placement should be paid for their labour Every student on every placement should be paid for their labour by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 9/12/24 3
Image: Midjourney Latest from Belong – students are earning, but what are we learning? by Jim Dickinson Research 9/12/24 4
Image: Shutterstock A refocus on financial sustainability should mean a deeper think about regulation by Mark Taylor Comment 9/12/24 3
Image: Midjourney Webinar: Students at work, Belong Autumn 2024 by Wonkhe SUs explainer SUs blogs-su 8/12/24
Image: Shutterstock Have elite universities contributed to broken Britain? by Adam Matthews Comment 7/12/24 1
UCU members consultation says no to pay offer, yes to joint work on conditions UCU members consultation says no to pay offer, yes to joint work on conditions by Michael Salmon Wonk Corner 6/12/24 4
Image: Shutterstock Here’s how to respond to the Department for Transport’s Integrated National Transport Strategy by Mack Marshall SUs blogs-su 6/12/24
There's a major problem with (the) graduate outcomes (survey) There’s a major problem with (the) graduate outcomes (survey) by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 6/12/24 11
Image: Midjourney Now students will know what we think about things by Alvina Imran SU Blogs blogs-su 6/12/24
Image: Shutterstock Learning development should be at the heart of conversations about academic support by Ed Bickle Comment 6/12/24 3
Image: Shutterstock DfE reaches its “second” stage milestone on mental health. Are we nearly there yet? by Jim Dickinson Comment 5/12/24 2
2023-24 financial data (early year financial year end version) 2023-24 financial data (early year financial year end version) by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 5/12/24
Image: Shutterstock Universities are further ahead of the curve on the new social mobility thinking than might be appreciated by Debbie McVitty Comment 5/12/24
Education-Espresso Education Espresso: Practical innovation for education change by Wonkhe SUs explainer SUs blogs-su 5/12/24
Image: Shutterstock Late submissions and ECs research: A mini research project by Mack Marshall SUs blogs-su 5/12/24
Another social mobility rethink Another social mobility rethink by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 5/12/24 2
Image: Shutterstock We need to look at representation ratios as well as awarding gaps by Alexander Bradley Comment 5/12/24 5
Another brutal budget in Scotland - for universities and students Another brutal budget in Scotland – for universities and students by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 4/12/24
Image: Shutterstock SUs should strike a balance between collaboration and competition by Annie Willmot SU Blogs, SUs blogs-su 4/12/24
Wales ditches Diamond and robs students to pay universities Wales ditches Diamond and robs students to pay universities by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 4/12/24
Image: Shutterstock Lessons from Australia’s launch of the Strategic Examination of Research and Development by James Coe Comment 4/12/24
Concern that affected no students resolved to OfS' satisfaction Concern that affected no students resolved to OfS’ satisfaction by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 3/12/24 4
Image: Shutterstock Universities need to remember to ask the tax question by Andrea Marshall Comment 3/12/24
Image: Shutterstock It’s time for a legislative response to student suicide by Emma Roberts Comment 3/12/24 7
OfS temporarily closes entry to the register OfS temporarily closes entry to the register by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 2/12/24 5
Image: Shutterstock Getting back to first principles on groups of providers by Richard Puttock Comment 2/12/24 9
Image: Shutterstock What universities do now is more important than how they came to be by David Kernohan Comment 2/12/24 5
Image: Shutterstock Good data needs to underpin applicant decision making, even if they never see it by Phil Richards Comment 2/12/24 3
Image: Shutterstock Student Loans Company data on fees and maintenance, 2023-24 by David Kernohan Data 29/11/24 2
Image: Hugh Jones Higher education postcard: Charlotte Mason College by Hugh Jones Comment 29/11/24 1
Image: Shutterstock Here’s where universities are going wrong (and right) on student mental health by Team Wonkhe SUs blogs-su 29/11/24
The international recruitment pain isn’t evenly distributed The international recruitment pain isn’t evenly distributed by Michael Salmon Wonk Corner 28/11/24
Image: Midjourney Here’s what you need to know about Scottish universities tackling inequalities by Mack Marshall SUs blogs-su 28/11/24
Reforms to Disabled Students Allowance are turning into a costly crisis Reforms to Disabled Students Allowance are turning into a costly crisis by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 28/11/24 10
Image: Shutterstock Students are vulnerable to scams, here’s what universities and SUs can do to help by Adnan Sabir SU Blogs blogs-su 28/11/24
Image: Adobe Express A higher education transformation fund would catalyse university reform by Alistair Jarvis Comment 28/11/24 5
Image: Shutterstock University sexual violence academics and practitioners can and should work together by Harriet Smailes Comment 28/11/24
Should applicants know the prevalence of sexual misconduct at the providers on their UCAS form? Should applicants know the prevalence of sexual misconduct at the providers on their UCAS form? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 27/11/24 1
Image: Midjourney We looked at 26 university “fit to sit” policies. Here’s what we found by Team Wonkhe SUs blogs-su 27/11/24 1
Image: Shutterstock It turns out that students can run the place by Alan Roberts SU Blogs blogs-su 27/11/24 5
Image: Shutterstock How to embrace harm reduction on campus by Will Fuller SU Blogs blogs-su 27/11/24 1
Image: Shutterstock Creative arts graduates succeed because of their background, not in spite of it by Katie Normington Comment 27/11/24 5
Image: Shutterstock How (and why) to respond to the Employment Rights Bill call for evidence by Jim Dickinson SUs blogs-su 26/11/24
How skills, careers, and industrial policy fit together How skills, careers, and industrial policy fit together by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 26/11/24 2
Cardiff council says the quiet part out loud Cardiff council says the quiet part out loud by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 26/11/24 4
Getting Britain Working (except for students, as usual) Getting Britain Working (except for students, as usual) by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 26/11/24
Image: Shutterstock Impartial expertise is vital to student conduct disputes by Lynne Riach Comment 26/11/24 2
Image: Shutterstock It’s time for universities to take the lead on economic growth by James Coe Comment 25/11/24 6
Image: Shutterstock Professional services staff should have a voice in policy engagement by Claire Toogood Comment 25/11/24
Image: Shutterstock When nativism and deglobalisation meet the sagging bottom line by Simon Marginson Comment 23/11/24 2
Image: Shutterstock The problems on the bus go round and round by Jim Dickinson SUs blogs-su 22/11/24
Image: Shutterstock Welfare, wellbeing, sexual misconduct and racism in Wales by Team Wonkhe SUs blogs-su 22/11/24
Image: Wonkhe Podcast: Financial sustainability, cold spots, student housing by Team Wonkhe Podcasts 22/11/24
Image: Shutterstock We need better awarding gap metrics to genuinely address inequity by Katharine Hubbard Analysis 22/11/24 4
Image: Shutterstock Here’s what students spend their financial support funds on by Mack Marshall SUs blogs-su 21/11/24
Image: Shutterstock Do we need a league table of scholars produced by Silicon Valley? by Lawrie Phipps Comment 21/11/24 6
Image: Shutterstock Supporting outstanding transitions from school and college to university by Gaby Sumner Comment 21/11/24
What are tariff groups and why do they not matter? What are tariff groups and why do they not matter? by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 20/11/24 8
Image: Shutterstock What do students spend hardship funds on, and how can providers help? by Peter Gray Comment 20/11/24
Image: Shutterstock There are cold spots in arts, humanities, and social sciences provision by Ruairí Cullen Comment 20/11/24 4
The fee increases problem is about adverts as well as contracts The fee increases problem is about adverts as well as contracts by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 19/11/24 1
Image: Shutterstock VAT is not always the barrier to shared services that it is thought to be by John Rippon Comment 19/11/24 2
Image: Shutterstock Credit for pre-university programmes in the US and New Zealand by Alexandra Lyons Comment 19/11/24 3
Are students clustering out locals in the battle for housing? Are students clustering out locals in the battle for housing? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 18/11/24 1
Image: Shutterstock What’s happening to period product funding in universities in Scotland? by Team Wonkhe SUs blogs-su 18/11/24
Image: Shutterstock Governing bodies need to prepare and plan now for a different future by Huw Morris Comment 18/11/24 6
Image: Shutterstock Is it reasonable to expect higher education institutions to be more business-like? by Debbie McVitty Comment 18/11/24 11
Image: Midjourney Universities need a plan to manage future HE provision. So does the government by Jim Dickinson Comment 18/11/24 2
The lessons for research funding from Covid-19 The lessons for research funding from Covid-19 by James Coe Wonk Corner 15/11/24
Image: Shutterstock The regulator does not have a handle on the financial state of English higher education by David Kernohan Analysis 15/11/24 7
Image: Shutterstock Here’s what SUs need to know about international postgraduate research students by Livia Scott SUs blogs-su 15/11/24
Image: Hugh Jones Higher education postcard: Senate House, University of London by Hugh Jones Comment 15/11/24 6
