This week’s card from Hugh Jones’s postbag helps tell the story of medical education in London
Image: Shutterstock A first look at UCAS’ new grades on entry tool by Debbie McVitty Comment 14/05/24 5
Image: Shutterstock Giving communities power: Developing contextual admissions with parents by Charlotte Hallahan Comment 14/05/24
Image: Shutterstock The political argument over international students is about much more than the economy by Jonathan Simons Comment 13/05/24 5
Image: Shutterstock To maintain its international reputation for quality, the UK needs graduate employment opportunities by Simon Emmett Analysis 13/05/24
Image: Shutterstock Avoiding another international crash is all about control by Jim Dickinson Comment 13/05/24 1
Image: Midjourney What serious governments should do next on student support by Jim Dickinson Comment 13/05/24
Image: SFS Student City of the Year Euro visions: A good place for students to study, live and stay in by Jim Dickinson Comment 11/05/24
090524_Sarah Louise Bennett_EBU_32080 Euro visions: The rules aren’t political – except when they are by Jim Dickinson Comment 10/05/24
Coins and money What should SUs do next on the cost of living crisis? by Livia Scott SU Blogs blogs-su 10/05/24
Image: Shutterstock Here’s what SUs need to know about digital poverty by Livia Scott SUs blogs-su 10/05/24
Image: Midjourney Yes, teachers should get involved in politics by George Bryant-Aird Comment 10/05/24
Image: Shutterstock We need to make our sector much more inclusive by Orestis Collins-Alamanos SU Blogs blogs-su 10/05/24
More on foundation year fee cuts More on foundation year fee cuts by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 9/05/24 2
DfE suggests we may need more graduates DfE suggests we may need more graduates by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 9/05/24 4
Image: Shutterstock Euro visions: In Sweden, Mickey Mouse meets wine, beer and dog behavioural biology by Jim Dickinson Comment 9/05/24 1
Image: Shutterstock Turning scrutiny on security into a new security strategy by James Coe Comment 9/05/24
Image: Shutterstock Opening universities’ doors wide enough to let students’ lives in by Jenny Shaw Comment 9/05/24
Image: Shutterstock Fewer, larger, modules could help students too by Jackie Potter Comment 9/05/24 6
UCU calls for an employer levy to fund undergraduate study UCU calls for an employer levy to fund undergraduate study by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 9/05/24 5
Image: Shutterstock What is polling on students and the cost of living crisis telling us? by Team Wonkhe SUs blogs-su 9/05/24
Image: Shutterstock Higher education in general election manifestos – the 1940s and 50s by Debbie McVitty Comment 8/05/24 1
Image: Shutterstock Student financial support is between a rock and a hard place by David Phoenix Comment 8/05/24 2
Image: Copenhagen Business School Euro visions: Giving students a hygge by Jim Dickinson Comment 8/05/24
Image: UUKi Looking back on International Higher Education Forum 2024 by Jamie Arrowsmith Analysis 7/05/24
Image: National and university library in Zagreb Euro visions: Ambitions in the Balkans by Jim Dickinson Comment 7/05/24
Image: Midjourney Sometimes student representation is about what’s not being talked about by Mike Hill SU Blogs blogs-su 7/05/24
Student debt wiped, and students will be paid to go on placement Student debt wiped, and students will be paid to go on placement by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 6/05/24 1
Image: European Commission Euro visions: Even if we can stand alone – should we? by Jim Dickinson Comment 6/05/24 1
Image: Shutterstock Whoever the next Chancellor is, a comprehensive skills policy is a must by Mandy Crawford-Lee Comment 4/05/24
Image: Studentski Grad, Belgrade Spring 2024 Study Tour: Serbia by Jim Dickinson SUs blogs-su 3/05/24
Image: Shutterstock Students from lower socioeconomic backrounds have worse sleep by Sunday Blake SUs blogs-su 3/05/24
Image: Protest camp at Newcastle Campus encampments intensify the conflicts over free speech regulation by Jim Dickinson Comment 3/05/24 4
Image: Midjourney Higher risks and longer delays: Student mental health advisors on the front line by Rachel Spacey Comment 3/05/24
Image: Shutterstock TEF statements lift the lid on what stretching students to their full potential looks like by Helena Vine Analysis 2/05/24
Image: Shutterstock What does TEF 2023 tell us about educational gains? by Janice Kay Analysis 2/05/24
Where's the 2022-23 student data? Where’s the 2022-23 student data? by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 1/05/24 9
Image: Shutterstock Political rhetoric has pushed international recruitment diversification back to square one by Griff Ryan Analysis 1/05/24 2
With a bit of philanthropic funding the metascience programme gets real With a bit of philanthropic funding the metascience programme gets real by James Coe Wonk Corner 1/05/24
Image: Shutterstock Collaboration, not top-down direction, is the key to unlocking the potential of Scotland’s graduate apprenticeships by Hilary Collins Comment 1/05/24 1
New Home Office data will let you watch international recruitment slump in near real-time New Home Office data will let you watch international recruitment slump in near real-time by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 30/04/24 1
Image: Shutterstock Library data is an untapped resource to support student success by David Kernohan Comment 30/04/24
We have less data on the Graduate route than we thought we did We have less data on the Graduate route than we thought we did by Michael Salmon Wonk Corner 29/04/24
Onward wants to cut international recruitment Onward wants to cut international recruitment by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 29/04/24 5
eifhweirogfho Why does the UK have the worst student rights in Europe? by Jim Dickinson Comment 29/04/24
Image: Shutterstock Freeports are effective as convenors of place-based R&D – but that doesn’t mean they are necessary by James Coe Comment 29/04/24
Image: Shutterstock How universities can help unlock and nurture diverse local talent by Nishan Canagarajah Comment 29/04/24 2
Image: Shutterstock Changing the Graduate Route would be a supreme act of self-sabotage by Karen Holford Comment 29/04/24 3
Image: OH Uni Wien Because nothing has to stay the way that it is by Jim Dickinson SU Blogs blogs-su 27/04/24
Image: Shutterstock How higher education has showed up in General Election manifestos since 1945 by Adam Matthews Comment 27/04/24 1
Image: University of Leoben Jump over the leather with a shout of salvation by Jim Dickinson SU Blogs blogs-su 26/04/24
Image: Midjourney Covid exposed flaws in discipline for neurodivergent students by Nelly Luckett SU Blogs blogs-su 26/04/24
Image: Midjourney How to set up neurodiverse student leaders to succeed by Ibby Williams SU Blogs blogs-su 26/04/24 5
Image: Midjourney How to ensure events and activities are accessible for neurodiverse students by Delane Hammill SU Blogs blogs-su 26/04/24
Image: Midjourney How to support student officers to transition out of their role by Livia Scott SUs blogs-su 26/04/24
Image: Hugh Jones Higher education postcard: Collingwood College, Durham by Hugh Jones Comment 26/04/24 1
IMG_1091 We live in a time when we are all too busy with ourselves by Jim Dickinson SU Blogs blogs-su 26/04/24
Image: Shutterstock Which students are suitable candidates for mental health services? by Sunday Blake SUs blogs-su 25/04/24
DfE data on prior attainment and completing a course of higher education DfE data on prior attainment and completing a course of higher education by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 25/04/24 1
The sector has a new sustainability concordat The sector has a new sustainability concordat by James Coe Wonk Corner 25/04/24
Image: Shutterstock Better paternity leave entitlements could help narrow the gender pay gap by Rose Stephenson Comment 25/04/24 1
Image: Shutterstock Sustainable research requires collective action – and the concordat is an important next step by Christina Boswell Comment 25/04/24
OfS sexual misconduct consultation response scheduled for May OfS sexual misconduct consultation response scheduled for May by Sunday Blake Wonk Corner 24/04/24
SLC board has a new LLE delivery strategy SLC board has a new LLE delivery strategy by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 24/04/24 2
Image: Studentski Grad, Belgrade 90 per cent of students are right and 10 per cent are not by Jim Dickinson SU Blogs blogs-su 24/04/24
Image: Shutterstock The Public Accounts Committee on franchising and fraud by David Kernohan Policy Watch 24/04/24
Image: Shutterstock Not everyone can afford open access monographs by Dawn Hibbert Comment 24/04/24 8
The education committee checks in on DSA reforms The education committee checks in on DSA reforms by Michael Salmon Wonk Corner 23/04/24 1
Image: Shutterstock Quality assurance for Ukraine’s primary and secondary education – new, ambitious, and student-focused by Tetiana Vakulenko Comment 23/04/24
Image: Shutterstock Seven questions we’ll be debating at the 2024 Festival of Higher Education by Mark Leach Comment 22/04/24
Image: Hugh Jones Higher education postcard: St George’s, University of London by Hugh Jones Comment 19/04/24 1