This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag pokes a stick into a wasps’ nest
Image: Shutterstock So who says we don’t have post qualification admissions already? by Katherine Lloyd Clark Comment 1/05/25 1
Image: Wonkhe/Counterculture Policy, Portugal, commuters, academic reps by Livia Scott SU Podcast blogs-su 30/04/25
Image: Shutterstock What can SUs learn from complaints summaries in OIA’s annual report? by Jim Dickinson SUs blogs-su 30/04/25
Image: Shutterstock For international students career support is a priority, here’s how SUs can support them by Livia Scott SU Briefings, SUs blogs-su 30/04/25
This year's local elections will have an impact on higher education and skills This year’s local elections will have an impact on higher education and skills by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 30/04/25
Image: Wonkhe To be FAIRe, there was plenty to learn in Portugal by Jim Dickinson SU Blogs blogs-su 30/04/25
Image: Shutterstock The UK can seize the opportunity from US academia’s brain drain by Catia Nicodemo Comment 30/04/25 1
Image: Shutterstock Creating learning environments that work for BTEC entrants to higher education by Jess Power Comment 30/04/25
Just because the UK could have a different approach to research funding doesn't mean it should Just because the UK could have a different approach to research funding doesn’t mean it should by James Coe Wonk Corner 29/04/25
Image: Shutterstock Disabled students’ rights are still being ignored by Livia Scott Comment 29/04/25 1
More than £1bn in tuition fees over the last three years has gone to unregistered providers More than £1bn in tuition fees over the last three years has gone to unregistered providers by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 28/04/25 3
Image: Midjourney Latest from Belong – students’ health is not OK, and that’s not OK by Jim Dickinson Comment 28/04/25
Image: Shutterstock What the Supreme Court ruling on “woman” means for SUs by Jim Dickinson SUs blogs-su 27/04/25
Image: Shutterstock Access and participation is a political question by David Kernohan Comment 27/04/25 8
Image: IKON A beginner’s guide to reasonable adjustments and competence standards for disabled students by Livia Scott SUs blogs-su 25/04/25
Image: Shutterstock Balls to left, Willetts to the right, creates an industrial strategy with a gaping hole for universities by James Coe Comment 25/04/25 1
Image: Tecnico Students should be co-authors of their education by Jim Dickinson SU Blogs blogs-su 24/04/25
Image: Shutterstock Working-class students feel alienated from their creative arts degrees – here’s how to help by Sarah Weston Comment 24/04/25 7
Image: Shutterstock How our researchers are using AI – and what we can do to support them by Christina Boswell Comment 24/04/25
There could be university-style accommodation for apprentices in Greater Manchester There could be university-style accommodation for apprentices in Greater Manchester by Mack Marshall Wonk Corner 23/04/25 1
Image: Shutterstock Employers will increasingly focus on graduates’ skills over technical knowledge by Stephen Isherwood Comment 23/04/25
Image: Midjourney Wonkhe SUs training and induction Summer 2025 by Jim Dickinson SU Blogs blogs-su 23/04/25
Image: Midjourney On site, in-house training for SUs: Summer 2025 by Jim Dickinson SU Blogs blogs-su 23/04/25
The House of Lords debates student housing The House of Lords debates student housing by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 22/04/25
DfE turns off the funding tap at the Oxford Business College DfE turns off the funding tap at the Oxford Business College by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 22/04/25 9
Image: Shutterstock Who’s really falling behind within boys’ underachievement? by Nikolai Elkins Comment 22/04/25 2
Image: Shutterstock What if students were the architects of their own success? by Dáire Martin Comment 22/04/25
Image: Shutterstock Those who fight don’t always win, but those who don’t fight always lose by Jim Dickinson SU Blogs blogs-su 21/04/25
Is the SLC really on the verge of collapse? Is the SLC really on the verge of collapse? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 21/04/25 3
Image: Wonkhe/Counterculture Elections, AI, gaming, international officers by Livia Scott SU Podcast blogs-su 17/04/25
Image: Shutterstock Unclear legal duties can leave university trustees exposed when things go wrong by Neil Smyth Comment 17/04/25 1
Image: Shutterstock The international education strategy needs to deliver better experience, belonging and employability by Coco Ren blogs-su 16/04/25
Image: Netflix Storytelling and arts education can drive social change by Sunday Blake Comment 16/04/25 4
Image: Shutterstock Extracurricular activities have big benefits for students by Robert Phillips Comment 16/04/25 2
Image: Shutterstock Oral histories of Ukrainian refugees in English higher education by Iryna Kushnir Comment 15/04/25 3
Image: Shutterstock Sexual misconduct data is coming – here’s what universities should do to prepare by Adam Waddingham Comment 15/04/25 1
Image: Shutterstock How (and why) to get beyond traditional essays by Madhavi Dubey Comment 15/04/25 6
How we know if OfS is any good How we know if OfS is any good by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 14/04/25 1
Image: Shutterstock Trusting students and reducing barriers by abolishing penalties for late work by Antony Moss Comment 14/04/25 15
DfE and the issue of concentration in the financial crisis DfE and the issue of concentration in the financial crisis by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 13/04/25
Image: Shutterstock Supporting disabled women in academia matters. Here’s why by Meredith Wilkinson Comment 13/04/25
Image: Midjourney Everyone can play a role in removing barriers for autistic colleagues by Hannah Breslin Comment 12/04/25 5
Image: Shutterstock How to respond to the consultation on standards and rights in privately-run halls by Jim Dickinson SUs blogs-su 11/04/25
Another baffling and incoherent mess for students – this time over housing Another baffling and incoherent mess for students – this time over housing by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 11/04/25
Does Welsh HE need a funding and governance review? Does Welsh HE need a funding and governance review? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 11/04/25 2
Would reversing the dependant ban save UK HE? Would reversing the dependant ban save UK HE? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 11/04/25
Image: Shuterstock The value of the classroom in building belonging for commuter students by Kulvinder Singh Comment 11/04/25 2
New data on business and community interaction from HESA New data on business and community interaction from HESA by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 11/04/25
Image: Shutterstock Communicate, repeat and compensate – OfS issues principles over industrial action by Jim Dickinson Comment 10/04/25 4
Image: Shutterstock Effective academic support requires good data transparency by Rachel Maxwell Comment 10/04/25
Image: Shutterstock The power of pre-arrival student questionnaires by Michelle Morgan Comment 10/04/25 3
Image: Shutterstock New research on international disabled students – what SUs need to know by Jim Dickinson SUs blogs-su 9/04/25
Image: Midjourney What (incorporated) SUs need to know about changes to company law by Jim Dickinson SUs blogs-su 9/04/25
Which UK universities are near theme parks? Which UK universities are near theme parks? by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 9/04/25 6
Image: Shutterstock Here’s what university policies say about anonymous marking by Mack Marshall SUs blogs-su 9/04/25
Changes to PIP could hit some disabled students hard Changes to PIP could hit some disabled students hard by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 9/04/25 1
Augar reviewed as Education Committee learn about university finances Augar reviewed as Education Committee learn about university finances by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 9/04/25 4
Image: Shutterstock Portability within REF remains key to fairness by Maria Delgado Comment 9/04/25 11
Image: Shutterstock This is what greater collaboration between further and higher education in England should look like by Sam Parrett Comment 9/04/25 1
Image: Shutterstock (edited by Wonkhe) Regulating partnership provision can help everyone by Alex Proudfoot Comment 8/04/25 5
Consumer protection law has changed, and the changes apply to universities now Consumer protection law has changed, and the changes apply to universities now by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 7/04/25 2
Legal migration white paper “delayed” Legal migration white paper “delayed” by Michael Salmon Wonk Corner 7/04/25
Image: Midjourney It’s students that suffer when those supposed to protect them fail by Jim Dickinson Comment 7/04/25 2
Image: Shutterstock An end to sticking plaster politics? Why the government needs to use its upcoming white paper to take a different approach to immigration by Harry Anderson Comment 7/04/25 1
Image: Shutterstock R&D spending brings the era of strategic ambiguity to an end by James Coe Comment 7/04/25
Image: Shutterstock Young people from deprived areas can’t afford to consider university by David Kernohan Comment 7/04/25 5
Image: Shutterstock The politics of universities, defence, and R&D spending by Jess Lister Comment 7/04/25 6
Image: Shutterstock OfS insight on institutional closure lacks a firm statutory foundation by Matthew Howling Comment 6/04/25 2
Image: Shutterstock In staff-student relationship policies, are sabbs staff or students? by Jim Dickinson SU Blogs blogs-su 4/04/25
Image: Shutterstock Here’s all the amendments the Lords have submitted for the Renter’s Rights Act by Team Wonkhe SUs blogs-su 4/04/25
Image: Shutterstock Building a public transport agenda for commuter students by Joel Dowson Comment 4/04/25 2
Image: Shutterstock How digital transformation happens at universities by Mack Marshall SUs blogs-su 4/04/25
Image: Shutterstock HESA has published full student data for 2023–24 by David Kernohan Data 4/04/25 1
Image: Midjourney It’s time to push for a rewrite of your university’s Student Protection Plan by Jim Dickinson SUs blogs-su 4/04/25
Image: Shutterstock Thirty ways for DfE to deliver the manifesto and raise the standards of teaching by Jim Dickinson Comment 4/04/25 4
