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The “regulatory burden” on sexual misconduct needs to lift the weight from students

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25/09/25
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What OfS’ data on harassment and sexual misconduct doesn’t tell us

by Anna Bull
Comment
25/09/25
Higher education’s social licence
Higher education’s social licence

Higher education’s social licence

by Michael Salmon
Wonk Corner
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Is research culture really too hard to assess?

by Yolana Pringle
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25/09/25
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Restrictions on use of NDAs continue to tighten

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25/09/25
The interest on my student loan is more than I'm paying back. Help!
The interest on my student loan is more than I'm paying back. Help!

The interest on my student loan is more than I’m paying back. Help!

by Jim Dickinson
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Understanding the 2026 league tables

Understanding the 2026 league tables

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KEF deserves a boost

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24/09/25
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More jam tomorrow as the SNP prioritises promises over protections for student renters

More jam tomorrow as the SNP prioritises promises over protections for student renters

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23/09/25
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Why student perspectives are important when things go wrong in higher education providers

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23/09/25
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22/09/25
Quality assurance moves faster than the speed of regulation
Quality assurance moves faster than the speed of regulation

Quality assurance moves faster than the speed of regulation

by David Kernohan
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22/09/25
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From improvement to compliance – a significant shift in the purpose of the TEF

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22/09/25
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Dey departs, but what of his bill?
Dey departs, but what of his bill?

Dey departs, but what of his bill?

by Michael Salmon
Wonk Corner
22/09/25
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OfS’ understanding of the student interest requires improvement

by Jim Dickinson
Comment
22/09/25
1
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Check your contract: Legal clauses SUs should look at in their student-uni agreement

by Jim Dickinson
SUs
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22/09/25
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An assessor’s perspective on the Office for Students’ TEF shake-up

by Dilly Fung
Comment
22/09/25
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How (and why) to respond to the consultation on OfS’ proposals on quality

by Jim Dickinson
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21/09/25
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What happens when universities stop asking questions?

by Daniel Sokol
Comment
19/09/25
11
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The value of sport

by Jim Dickinson
SUs
blogs-su
19/09/25
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Podcast: Quality reforms, duty of candour, skills

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19/09/25
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Inflation for Chevening scholars is much higher than it is for home students

Inflation for Chevening scholars is much higher than it is for home students

by Jim Dickinson
Wonk Corner
19/09/25
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Higher education postcard: Lincoln College, Oxford

by Hugh Jones
Comment
19/09/25
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What does the national student money survey say this year – and what do SUs need to know

by Mack Marshall
SUs
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18/09/25
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The value of sport in welcome week

by Will Roberts
SU Blogs
blogs-su
18/09/25
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TEF6: the incredible machine takes over quality assurance regulation

by David Kernohan
Policy Watch
18/09/25
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What Ofsted inspections reveal about university leadership and culture

by Brian Culleton
Comment
18/09/25
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A machinery of government muddle over skills
A machinery of government muddle over skills

A machinery of government muddle over skills

by Michael Salmon
Wonk Corner
17/09/25
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The new campus culture wars may well surround sex and pornography

The new campus culture wars may well surround sex and pornography

by Jim Dickinson
Wonk Corner
17/09/25
2
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Gaza, higher education, and the ethics of institutional neutrality

by Aneeza Pervez
Comment
17/09/25
6
It was hip to be square
It was hip to be square

It was hip to be square

by Jim Dickinson
Wonk Corner
16/09/25
1
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Reputation versus sunlight – universities and the new duty of candour

by Jim Dickinson
Policy Watch
16/09/25
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Despite the headwinds, universities must keep leading by example on climate change

by David Duncan
Comment
16/09/25
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Roll up roll up for the great higher education fire sale

by Jim Dickinson
Comment
16/09/25
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What is happening to the SSR?
What is happening to the SSR?

What is happening to the SSR?

by Jim Dickinson
Wonk Corner
15/09/25
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Are students really that keen on generative AI?
Are students really that keen on generative AI?

Are students really that keen on generative AI?

by David Kernohan
Wonk Corner
15/09/25
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Higher education mergers are a marathon not a sprint

by Debbie McVitty
Comment
15/09/25
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Super-universities and human sized art schools

by Hedley Roberts
Comment
15/09/25
4
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How to do the perfect merger

by David Kernohan
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15/09/25
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Europe’s cautionary merger tales through student eyes

by Jim Dickinson
Comment
15/09/25
1
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The one-year loophole: How students can escape PBSA contracts in 2025/26

by Jim Dickinson
SUs
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12/09/25
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Digital takeaways for SUs from this year’s student digital experience survey

by Mack Marshall
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12/09/25
Why are we panicking about mature student participation?
Why are we panicking about mature student participation?

Why are we panicking about mature student participation?

by Jim Dickinson
Wonk Corner
12/09/25
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Podcast: Mergers, reshuffle

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High tariff providers may be making medium tariff offers

by David Kernohan
Data
12/09/25
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We cannot address the AI challenge by acting as though assessment is a standalone activity

by Duna Sabri
Comment
12/09/25
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Comparing students with the general population is misleading when it comes to suicide

by Robert Abrahart
Comment
12/09/25
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Higher education postcard: matriculation

by Hugh Jones
Comment
12/09/25
3
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We’re missing the care leavers in postgraduate study support

by Jacob Dyke
SU Blogs
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11/09/25
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Falling mature student numbers requires policy action

by Rachel Hewitt
Comment
11/09/25
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Losing pieces of HESES
Losing pieces of HESES

Losing pieces of HESES

by David Kernohan
Wonk Corner
10/09/25
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The first multi-university group arrives

by Mark Leach
Comment
10/09/25
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Academic coaching is data-driven support for students in the dark

by Buxi Duan
Comment
10/09/25
Students not being able to access essential digital tools is still a problem
Students not being able to access essential digital tools is still a problem

Students not being able to access essential digital tools is still a problem

by Livia Scott
Wonk Corner
9/09/25
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There’s no magic wand for student wellbeing

by Ben Lewis
Comment
9/09/25
1
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Back to the future for the TEF? Back to school for OfS?

by Paul Ashwin
Comment
9/09/25
2
Another ballot for industrial action
Another ballot for industrial action

Another ballot for industrial action

by David Kernohan
Wonk Corner
8/09/25
15
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Warm words from ministers to Universities UK, but a noticeable absence of buttered parsnips

by Debbie McVitty
Comment
8/09/25
5
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The incentives don’t work they just make growth worse

by James Coe
Comment
8/09/25
Bridget, Liz and Steve need to go for a coffee
Bridget, Liz and Steve need to go for a coffee

Bridget, Liz and Steve need to go for a coffee

by Jim Dickinson
Wonk Corner
7/09/25
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“All your loan goes on rent”: what SUs need to know about Unipol’s house hunting research

by Jim Dickinson
SUs
blogs-su
7/09/25
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Sledgehammers, screwdrivers, and primary legislation

by David Kernohan
Comment
7/09/25
1
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RIP democracy

by Jim Dickinson
SUs
blogs-su
6/09/25
Two-tier research?
Two-tier research?

Two-tier research?

by David Kernohan
Wonk Corner
5/09/25
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Here’s what universities civic and economic impact is and why SUs should be interested

by Mack Marshall
SUs
blogs-su
5/09/25
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Student leaders need spaces to help shape the sector

by Lewis Wilson
SU Blogs
blogs-su
5/09/25
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Podcast: Year ahead, international, governance

by Team Wonkhe
Podcasts
5/09/25
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Higher education postcard: Philip Stott College

by Hugh Jones
Comment
5/09/25
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What about postgrad care leavers?

by Mack Marshall
SUs
blogs-su
5/09/25
What to take away from Edward Peck’s speech at the Universities UK conference
What to take away from Edward Peck’s speech at the Universities UK conference

What to take away from Edward Peck’s speech at the Universities UK conference

by David Kernohan
Wonk Corner
4/09/25
1
REF guidance pause announced
REF guidance pause announced

REF guidance pause announced

by James Coe
Wonk Corner
4/09/25
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How to keep democracy alive in SUs

by Nick Smith
SU Blogs
blogs-su
4/09/25
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Graduate outcomes should present a bigger picture

by Gianina Harvey-Brewin
Comment
4/09/25
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Student governors 2025: Neither rubber stamp nor lethal weapon

by Team Wonkhe
SU Blogs
blogs-su
3/09/25
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Student governors 2025: Money money money

by Team Wonkhe
SU Blogs
blogs-su
3/09/25
Universities can't solve every problem with the economy
Universities can't solve every problem with the economy

Universities can’t solve every problem with the economy

by James Coe
Wonk Corner
3/09/25
1
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Student governors 2025: To understand the future, get a sense of the past

by Team Wonkhe
SU Blogs
blogs-su
3/09/25
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Student governors 2025: Navigating the maze of university decision-making

by Team Wonkhe
SU Blogs
blogs-su
3/09/25
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Student governors 2025: What are your “reasonable care” duties as trustees?

by Team Wonkhe
SU Blogs
blogs-su
3/09/25
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Student governors 2025: Getting a grip

by Team Wonkhe
SU Blogs
blogs-su
3/09/25
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Have we taken our eyes off the postgraduate student experience?

by Kelly Edmunds
Comment
3/09/25
2
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Summer update: Protection in Scotland

by Mack Marshall
SUs
blogs-su
2/09/25
The exploitation of international students begins before they enrol
The exploitation of international students begins before they enrol

The exploitation of international students begins before they enrol

by Jim Dickinson
Wonk Corner
2/09/25
4
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Student voices should shape how universities tackle harassment

by Neil Chakraborti
Comment
2/09/25
2
Finding opportunities for efficiency in shared services
Finding opportunities for efficiency in shared services

Finding opportunities for efficiency in shared services

by David Kernohan
Wonk Corner
1/09/25
5
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What’s coming up for HE policy in 2025–26

by Debbie McVitty
Comment
1/09/25
2
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Building collective capacity to defend and celebrate HE

by Team Wonkhe
Comment
1/09/25
1
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Enhancing higher education governance will require agility and accountability

by Alistair Jarvis
Comment
1/09/25
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Collaboration must be at the heart of regional growth

by Jane Robinson
Comment
1/09/25
2
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For student leaders, it’s been a Cruel Summer

by Mack Marshall
Comment
1/09/25
4
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A cycle of silence is destroying progress on addressing students’ problems

by Jim Dickinson
SU Blogs
blogs-su
29/08/25
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Ripping up the rule book might get the sector closer to transformation

by Mack Marshall
SU Blogs
blogs-su
29/08/25
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Partnership? Students in Scotland need protection

by Jim Dickinson
Comment
28/08/25
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Better access to medical school shouldn’t need a deficit model

by Courtney Krstic
Comment
28/08/25
Finally, a politician who gets it. Not that one
Finally, a politician who gets it. Not that one

Finally, a politician who gets it. Not that one

by Jim Dickinson
Wonk Corner
27/08/25
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Refocusing apprenticeships towards younger learners will require a renewed focus on student support

by Sarah Bloomfield
Comment
27/08/25

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