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Data Futures still far from perfect

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Student areas, a decade on

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Where does free speech become harassment over Israel/Palestine?
Where does free speech become harassment over Israel/Palestine?

Where does free speech become harassment over Israel/Palestine?

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The sector needs to change its lobbying tactics over fees and funding

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Have 25 years of widening access made a difference?

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9/10/23
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Gillian Keegan can't understand why more apprentices don't complete

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Michelle Donelan “kicks woke ideology out of science”

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Wonk Corner
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Wonk Corner
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5
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Comment
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4
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4/10/23
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New funds for regional innovation

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Abuses in the international education system are causing a crackdown

Abuses in the international education system are causing a crackdown

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Wonk Corner
3/10/23
2
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3/10/23
3
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The maintenance gap between England and Wales is about to get even wider

The maintenance gap between England and Wales is about to get even wider

by Jim Dickinson
Wonk Corner
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Give a little respect
Give a little respect

Give a little respect

by David Kernohan
Wonk Corner
2/10/23
Gillian Keegan announces
Gillian Keegan announces "minimum service levels" in universities

Gillian Keegan announces “minimum service levels” in universities

by Jim Dickinson
Wonk Corner
2/10/23
2
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Research
2/10/23
1
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Comment
2/10/23
28
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Whatever TEF says, progression as it stands is a flawed measure of quality

by Mandy Edmond
Analysis
2/10/23
6
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What use is TEF to applicants?

by Paul Ashwin
Comment
2/10/23
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The unanswered TEF questions

by David Kernohan
Analysis
2/10/23
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Here’s the latest intel on student accommodation

by Livia Scott
SUs
blogs-su
29/09/23
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by Livia Scott
SUs
blogs-su
29/09/23
There are some ideas we welcome, there are some we don’t allow
There are some ideas we welcome, there are some we don’t allow

There are some ideas we welcome, there are some we don’t allow

by Jim Dickinson
Wonk Corner
29/09/23
5
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How to bridge the gap between academic disciplines

by Elena Rodriguez-Falcon
Comment
29/09/23
1

Podcast: TEF results, staff development, PGR new deal

by Team Wonkhe
Podcasts
29/09/23
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by Gareth Hughes
SU Blogs
blogs-su
29/09/23
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Higher education postcard: Acton and Chiswick Polytechnic

by Hugh Jones
Comment
29/09/23
2
How not to replace Erasmus
How not to replace Erasmus

How not to replace Erasmus

by Michael Salmon
Wonk Corner
28/09/23
Bribing healthcare students with long term debt relief won't stop them leaving
Bribing healthcare students with long term debt relief won't stop them leaving

Bribing healthcare students with long term debt relief won’t stop them leaving

by Jim Dickinson
Wonk Corner
28/09/23
1
Coins and money
Coins and money

How to apply for the Community Organisations Cost of Living Fund (England)

by Wonkhe SUs explainer
SUs
blogs-su
28/09/23
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Do students hope for value for money?

by Michael Salmon
SUs
blogs-su
28/09/23
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Understanding the “new deal” for PGR students

by Livia Scott
SUs
blogs-su
28/09/23
Ten reasons why TEF signals may not be helpful for prospective students
Ten reasons why TEF signals may not be helpful for prospective students

Ten reasons why TEF signals may not be helpful for prospective students

by Jim Dickinson
Wonk Corner
28/09/23
5
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TEF results, 2023

by David Kernohan
Data
28/09/23
4
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Celebrating excellence in higher education with TEF 2023

by Chris Husbands
Comment
28/09/23
1
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What it’s really like to work with Horizon

by Maëlle Gibbons-Patourel
Comment
28/09/23
1
Screenshot 2023-09-27 at 11.47.33
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Some academics are seen as more proper than others

by Jill Dickinson
Comment
28/09/23
8
Who has the fairest student support system in the UK?
Who has the fairest student support system in the UK?

Who has the fairest student support system in the UK?

by Jim Dickinson
Wonk Corner
27/09/23
The voice of PGRs is barely audible in UKRI's
The voice of PGRs is barely audible in UKRI's "new deal"

The voice of PGRs is barely audible in UKRI’s “new deal”

by Jim Dickinson
Wonk Corner
27/09/23
1
Screenshot 2023-09-27 at 07.21.10
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How to cope with the complexity of careers service leadership

by Mike Grey
Comment
27/09/23
KEF 2023 results
KEF 2023 results

KEF 2023 results

by David Kernohan
Wonk Corner
27/09/23
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Precarity and the new deal for postgraduate research

by James Coe
Policy Watch
27/09/23
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One Community Forums help student volunteers and universities work in partnership with their communities

by Fiona Walsh McDonnell
Comment
26/09/23
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Generative AI will help us create more equitable and inclusive careers and employability provision

by Clare Adams
Comment
26/09/23
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TEF: the next chapter

by David Kernohan
Long read
25/09/23
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New demands on universities and their people will require fresh thinking on professional development

by Alison Johns
Research
25/09/23
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To address sexual misconduct effectively we must first understand it

by Nike Gustave
Comment
25/09/23
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An open letter from a hungry sabb

by Samuel Dickins
SU Blogs
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25/09/23
1
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The fate of current higher education legislation in a general election year

by Michael Salmon
Comment
25/09/23
*Another* clamp down on
*Another* clamp down on "low-grade" degrees?

*Another* clamp down on “low-grade” degrees?

by David Kernohan
Wonk Corner
24/09/23
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How to interrogate the student experience at subject level

by Jim Dickinson
SUs
blogs-su
24/09/23
Whatever happened to social mobility?
Whatever happened to social mobility?

Whatever happened to social mobility?

by Jim Dickinson
Wonk Corner
23/09/23

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