This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag: from Norwich, it’s the blog of the week!
Image: Shutterstock The essay-writing company who pretends to be your friend by Daniel Sokol SU Blogs blogs-su 29/07/25
International graduate dissatisfaction is hitting new highs International graduate dissatisfaction is hitting new highs by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 29/07/25
Image: Shutterstock 20 questions SUs should ask about harassment and sexual misconduct by Team Wonkhe SUs blogs-su 29/07/25
For students, inflation hits different For students, inflation hits different by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 29/07/25 2
Do 600,000 graduates claim Universal Credit and would it matter if they did? Do 600,000 graduates claim Universal Credit and would it matter if they did? by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 29/07/25 1
Image: Shutterstock Universities need to reckon with how AI is being used in professional practice by Simon Sneddon Comment 28/07/25 7
Image: Shutterstock What should the higher education sector do about AI fatigue? by Josh Thorpe Comment 28/07/25 2
Image: Shutterstock Careers services can help students avoid making decisions based on AI fears by Chris Rea Comment 28/07/25
OfS funding allocations, 2025-26 OfS funding allocations, 2025-26 by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 25/07/25
Image: Shutterstock Here’s what’s on the to do list for the OfS this year by Mack Marshall SUs blogs-su 25/07/25
Image: Shutterstock The hidden impact of menstruation – what SUs need to know by Team Wonkhe SUs blogs-su 25/07/25
Image: Wonkhe/Counterculture Representation, PGRs, Jim @ MSC by Livia Scott SU Podcast blogs-su 25/07/25
Image: Shutterstock Degree apprenticeships are quietly redesigning how we teach at university by Ramchandra Bhusal Comment 25/07/25
The LLE's chunks of maintenance support are an insult to anyone that doesn't fit the dated "norm" The LLE’s chunks of maintenance support are an insult to anyone that doesn’t fit the dated “norm” by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 24/07/25 2
Image: Midjourney Wales can lead the way on student engagement – if it chooses to by Jim Dickinson Comment 24/07/25
HESA Staff record will extend beyond academics in England and Northern Ireland HESA Staff record will extend beyond academics in England and Northern Ireland by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 24/07/25 1
Image: Shutterstock The Government should introduce an extended maintenance loan for independent students by Niall Hignett SU Blogs blogs-su 24/07/25
Image: Shutterstock From where student governors sit, Dundee isn’t the only institution with governance challenges by Jim Dickinson Comment 24/07/25 5
Capital pain as Research England's budget stays the same Capital pain as Research England’s budget stays the same by James Coe Wonk Corner 23/07/25
Image: Shutterstock Technical professionals can offer more than support by Kelly Vere Comment 23/07/25 2
Image: Shutterstock OfS consults on a condition of registration for subcontracted provision by David Kernohan Policy Watch 22/07/25 3
Image: Shutterstock Changing things through students: Community organising in SUs by Mack Marshall SUs blogs-su 22/07/25
Image: Shutterstock Universities should face the consequences for misleading students over the cost of living by Jim Dickinson Comment 22/07/25 15
Image: Shutterstock The possibilities for radical collaboration in HE go far beyond mergers by Debbie McVitty Comment 21/07/25 2
Image: Shutterstock The disagreements on REF cannot go on forever – it may be time for a compromise by James Coe Comment 21/07/25
Image: Shutterstock There’s a timeline for new employment rights – here’s what SUs need to know by Team Wonkhe SUs blogs-su 18/07/25
Image: Shutterstock What SUs can learn from the OIA about closures by Mack Marshall SUs blogs-su 18/07/25
Image: Hugh Jones Higher education postcard: Oh I do like to be beside the seaside! by Hugh Jones Comment 18/07/25 3
Image: Shutterstock Improving the experience for international students by Jim Dickinson SUs blogs-su 18/07/25
Image: Shutterstock What are MPs good for? How Parliament can help your agenda by Team Wonkhe SUs blogs-su 18/07/25
00027795-scaled Earning while learning – how to support students who have jobs at university by Wonkhe SUs explainer SUs blogs-su 18/07/25
UKRI equalities monitoring data 2023–24 released UKRI equalities monitoring data 2023–24 released by James Coe Wonk Corner 17/07/25
Are bible based colleges espousing protected beliefs or having chilling effects? Are bible based colleges espousing protected beliefs or having chilling effects? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 17/07/25 2
Image: Shutterstock UCAS applications and offer making by June deadline, 2025 by David Kernohan Data 17/07/25 2
Image: Shutterstock Making the most of degree apprenticeships requires collaboration across the whole of the UK by Gary Gillon Comment 17/07/25 2
Image: Shutterstock Partnership isn’t a policy, it’s a practice – and it needs work by Dáire Martin SU Blogs blogs-su 16/07/25
Office for Students board papers, 13 February 2025 Office for Students board papers, 13 February 2025 by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 16/07/25 2
wonkhe-cleaning-staff Either the sector cleans up academic partnerships, or the government does by Helena Vine Comment 16/07/25
Image: Shutterstock Student protection through market exit is not a compliance exercise by Charlotte Corrish Comment 16/07/25 1
Image: Shutterstock The riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma: Why you need to become an expert on student loans by Jim Dickinson SUs blogs-su 15/07/25
Image: Shutterstock The rights revolution – how to give students power as well as advice by Jim Dickinson SUs blogs-su 15/07/25
Image: Shutterstock What SUs can learn from complaints to the OIA about cheating and AI by Jim Dickinson SUs blogs-su 15/07/25
It smells like AI, but how do I prove it? It smells like AI, but how do I prove it? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 15/07/25 5
Image: Shutterstock Universities struggle to recognise leadership beyond the academic template by Nick Quinn Comment 15/07/25 9
Image: Shutterstock Creative higher education isn’t a skills pipeline, it’s a cultural force by Randall Whittaker Comment 15/07/25
We're still no closer to clarity over antisemitism on campus We’re still no closer to clarity over antisemitism on campus by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 14/07/25 1
Image: Shutterstock How funding policy has affected foundation year provision by David Kernohan Analysis 13/07/25 1
Image: Wonkhe/Counterculture Welcome and social prescribing, trustee boards, media law by Livia Scott SU Podcast blogs-su 11/07/25
Image: Shutterstock What are incoming students thinking and why it matters to SUs by Mack Marshall SUs blogs-su 11/07/25
Image: IKON The free speech agenda and the free speech Act by Wonkhe SUs explainer SUs blogs-su 11/07/25
Image: Shutterstock It is high time higher education adopted a harm reduction approach to drug use among students by David Hillier Comment 11/07/25
Image: Hugh Jones Higher education postcard: Corpus Christi, Cambridge by Hugh Jones Comment 11/07/25 1
What would a summer of strikes achieve? What would a summer of strikes achieve? by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 10/07/25 21
Iran "almost certainly" conducting espionage against UK universities Iran “almost certainly” conducting espionage against UK universities by James Coe Wonk Corner 10/07/25
Image: IKON The cuts are raining down/Should students get a refund? Students as “consumers” in HE by Wonkhe SUs explainer SUs blogs-su 10/07/25
Image: Shutterstock Why SU democracy reviews fail (and how to not fail) by Wonkhe SUs explainer SUs blogs-su 10/07/25
Guarantors to stay as peers debate doggy lavatories Guarantors to stay as peers debate doggy lavatories by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 9/07/25
Do parents or careers services support graduates in finding jobs? Do parents or careers services support graduates in finding jobs? by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 9/07/25 6
Image: Shutterstock OfS answers a bunch of frequently asked questions over harassment and sexual misconduct by Jim Dickinson SUs blogs-su 9/07/25
Image: Shutterstock How can students’ module feedback help prepare for success in NSS? by Helena Lim Comment 9/07/25 1
Image: Shutterstock Higher education leadership is at an inflection point – we must transform, or be transformed by Amanda Broderick Comment 9/07/25 10
What's on vice chancellors' minds? What’s on vice chancellors’ minds? by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 8/07/25
They're just not that interested in the subject They’re just not that interested in the subject by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 8/07/25
efhiuwehuif How to surface and reduce the hidden costs of study by Eve Woodall SU Blogs blogs-su 8/07/25
Image: Shutterstock REF panels must reflect the diversity of the UK higher education sector by Louise Bracken Comment 8/07/25
Image: Shutterstock Defining the value of the UK’s international research partnerships by Douglas Dowell Comment 8/07/25
Image: Shutterstock The value of student activities and opportunities by Mack Marshall SUs blogs-su 8/07/25
Image: Shutterstock To make real progress on widening participation in higher education, we need a new mission by Richard Brabner Comment 7/07/25 1
Image: Wonkhe/Counterculture Officers, community organising, fast track senior leadership by Livia Scott SU Podcast blogs-su 4/07/25
Student loan forecasts are out from the Department for Education for England Student loan forecasts are out from the Department for Education for England by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 4/07/25
Image: Shutterstock How Labour’s 10-year health plan for England joins up with higher education and research by James Coe Policy Watch 4/07/25
Image: Shutterstock One year on from the election, Labour is losing the student vote by Myles Hanlon Comment 4/07/25
While the rest of the population benefits from it, students' only role is to pay to prop up the NHS While the rest of the population benefits from it, students’ only role is to pay to prop up the NHS by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 4/07/25 1
Image: Shutterstock Helping professional services get confident with data by Sophie Crouchman Comment 4/07/25 4
Image: Hugh Jones Higher education postcard: Norwich University of the Arts by Hugh Jones Comment 4/07/25
