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24/10/23

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There’s far more to do on university access for care experienced people

by Lorna Goodwin

12/09/23

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There’s an unseen crisis in tourism, hospitality and events management education

by Lisa Wyld

2/07/24

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There’s an app for [insert issue here]

by Louis Coiffait

8/06/18

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There’s a new framework to support students in distress – here’s what SUs need to know

by Mack Marshall

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19/02/25

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There’s a giant student-shaped hole in the government’s Augar response

by Jim Dickinson

24/02/22

There’s a giant student-shaped hole in the government’s Augar response

by Jim Dickinson

SU Blogs

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24/02/22

There’s widespread worry about spiking – are students in danger?

by Sunday Blake

17/01/22

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There’s tension in this TEF review

by Jim Dickinson

5/11/19

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There’s still more that universities can do to get the cost of living down for students

by Jim Dickinson

6/09/23

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There’s now a different class of politician

by Gareth Smith

12/07/24

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There’s nothing certain about the circumstances when a duty of care applies to students

by Robert Abrahart

7/02/25

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There’s no such thing as the national graduate labour market

by Charlie Ball

14/10/19

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There’s no substitute for student engagement in quality

by Douglas Blackstock

9/11/21

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There’s no point comforting ourselves over AI and cheating when we don’t know what cheating is

by Jim Dickinson

2/02/24

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There’s new guidance out on placements, mental health support and preventing student suicide

by Livia Scott

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7/10/22

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There’s new formal guidance on the use of social media. Here’s what SUs need to know

by Jim Dickinson

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19/09/23

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There’s more we could do to support entrepreneurship in the arts

by Robert Phillips

22/08/23

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There’s more to the future of skills than Higher Technical Qualifications

by Joy Elliott-Bowman

16/06/24

There’s more to LEO than Mickey Mouse

by David Kernohan

Data

21/06/24

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There’s more to do to eradicate ethnicity awarding gaps

by Livia Scott

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4/08/22

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There’s more to do on student voice and protection in Wales’ new tertiary bill

by Becky Ricketts

SU Blogs

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17/03/22

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There’s more to do on sexual violence on campus

by Graham Towl

21/09/22

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There’s more than one way to get a place on your dream course

by David Kernohan

14/08/23

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There’s funding available for SUs to do some research

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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7/02/20

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There’s big problems with the market for academic ebooks

by Rachel Bickley

29/03/21

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There’s a new report on transition and reasonable adjustments for disabled students. Here’s what SUs need to know

by Livia Scott

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11/04/24

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There’s a new employment rights Bill out. Here’s what SUs need to know

by Jim Dickinson

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10/10/24

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There’s a new “student needs framework”. Here’s what SUs need to know

by Livia Scott

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5/10/23

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There’s a new “student happiness” index – but what does it tell us?

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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23/09/21

There’s a new “ranking” out on voter registration

by Jim Dickinson

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7/11/19

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There’s a major problem with post-pandemic nursing – and it’s students who could suffer

by Jim Dickinson

10/04/24

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There’s a major problem with (the) graduate outcomes (survey)

by David Kernohan

6/12/24

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There’s a difference between ‘good’ and ‘good value’

by David Morris

30/08/17

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There’s a crisis in student confidence. Here’s how to fix it

by Rhiannon Jenkins

28/07/23

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There’s a cost of living crisis. Just not for students

by Jim Dickinson

27/05/22

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There’s a chilling effect on campus that few dare talk of

by Jim Dickinson

22/05/24

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There’s a briefing out on mental health and Covid-19

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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2/06/20

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There should be hope for a fairer sector beyond what the UUK blueprint offers

by Sol Gamsu

10/10/24

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There should be a fund to support technical teaching excellence

by Chris Hall

26/11/20

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There needs to be better support for students with chronic illnesses

by Livia Scott

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27/10/22

There may be ways to make UK higher education cheaper to run

by Jim Dickinson

25/03/24

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There may be trouble ahead

by Andy Westwood

30/04/12

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There may be serious sector problems when it comes to students and food

by Jim Dickinson

7/11/23

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There just isn’t enough time for students to succeed

by Jim Dickinson

21/08/23

There isn’t a free speech problem on campus after all

by Jim Dickinson

26/08/22

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There is still an unacceptable gap in employment outcomes for disabled graduates

by Claire Toogood

28/02/24

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There is progress on senior remuneration, but more transparency is needed

by John Rushforth

22/02/21

There is no contradiction between being radical and being responsible

by Jim Dickinson

SU Blogs

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25/02/25

There is no community at university

by Andy Pitchford

28/09/18

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There is new guidance on student (and staff) mental health and wellbeing

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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18/05/20

There is another big pensions problem in higher education

by David Kernohan

17/11/23

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There is a new task force to tackle student drug use… but what might be overlooked?

by Sunday Blake

Policy Watch

9/02/22

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There is a debate about free speech on campus. Just not the one you think.

by Hillary Gyebi-Ababio

1/02/21

There could be university-style accommodation for apprentices in Greater Manchester

by Mack Marshall

23/04/25

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There are ways to share information to make campuses safer

by Sunday Blake

31/01/24

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There are ways for UK universities to help in Gaza as they did in Ukraine

by Paula Sanderson

21/06/24

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There are too many students at university. But not for the reasons some say

by Jim Dickinson

13/06/24

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There are too many student reps in this country. And also not enough

by Jim Dickinson

21/01/24

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There are too many barriers to publishing data on gender-based violence in higher education

by Anna Bull

4/09/23

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There are some last-minute government amendments to the Renters Rights Bill

by Jim Dickinson

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27/06/25

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

by Jim Dickinson

29/09/23

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There are real people underneath the labels we attach

by Madhavi Dubey

19/02/25

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There are plenty of options for student work-related learning beyond the “gold standard” sandwich year or placement

by Mark Peace

15/03/24

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There are opportunities ahead for a new sector agency

by Nigel Carrington

24/07/17

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There are no easy answers for university finances this year

by David Kernohan

31/10/22

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There are lots of ways to be more transparent about university finances

by Jim Dickinson

12/05/25

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There are false dichotomies in ministerial ideas about “true student mobility”

by Julian Crockford

22/07/20

There are cold spots in arts, humanities, and social sciences provision

by Ruairí Cullen

20/11/24

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There are better ways to fund and govern universities as quasi-public services

by Jim Dickinson

5/02/24

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There are better politics, big ideas, and future trade-offs in Research England’s new EDI action plan

by James Coe

4/06/25

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The younger they are the more unhappy they are

by Jim Dickinson

23/03/21

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The young are both “woke” and up for a debate on campus

by Jim Dickinson

17/05/21

The year ahead: politics and the post-18 review

by Team Wonkhe

3/09/18

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The year ahead: marketisation and reputation

by Team Wonkhe

3/09/18

The year ahead: global HE

by Team Wonkhe

3/09/18

THE World University Rankings 2014-15

by Paul Greatrix

1/10/14

THE World University Rankings 2013-14

by Paul Greatrix

2/10/13

THE World University Rankings 2013

by Paul Greatrix

4/10/12

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THE World University Rankings 2012

by Paul Greatrix

6/10/11

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The world turned upside down: The Guardian university ranking 2020

by Paul Greatrix

10/06/19

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The world is sorting out the quality of transnational education, but where is England?

by David Kernohan

23/06/25

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Wonkhe Free Education protest — It's probably not quite what they are campaigning for

The world is a better place thanks to charity campaigning

by Karl Wilding

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2/09/15

The Work Foundation: interesting acquisition

by Paul Greatrix

19/11/10

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The Wonkhe SUs student cost of living resource hub

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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20/06/23

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The Wonkhe SUs 2024 general election student policy guide

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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17/06/24

The Wonkhe SUs 2019 general election student policy guide

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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26/11/19

The Wonkhe Show: Expectations, Donelan, restructuring

by Team Wonkhe

Podcasts

17/07/20

The Wonkhe Scandinavian University Picture Quiz

by Paul Greatrix

14/05/21

The Wonkhe higher education general election manifesto briefing 2019

by David Kernohan

25/11/19

The Wonk Panel Survey 2018

by Mark Leach

People

9/04/18

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The wonderful and frightening world of university governance

by Paul Greatrix

10/12/19

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The Withers review gives the Scottish Government something to lean on

by David Kernohan

Policy Watch

8/06/23

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The wisdom of students: monitoring quality through student reviews

by Alex Griffiths

28/06/18

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The winning move is not to play: Game Theory and the Willetts funding model

by David Kernohan

25/02/11

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The wider impact of election promises on “poor quality” courses

by David Kernohan

Data

3/06/24

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The widening access narrative must return to speaking about places

by Graeme Atherton

20/05/25

The White Paper proposals will bring order to the independent sector

by Joy Elliott-Bowman

22/05/16

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The Westminster government’s skills agenda is the narrowest of all the UK nations

by Ellen Hazelkorn

26/01/21

The Welsh recovery plan is refreshingly simple

by David Kernohan