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26/02/21

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Student cooperation can help us reclaim “belonging” post-Covid

by Sean Porter

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25/02/21

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What should SUs push for when it comes to digital teaching and learning?

by David Kernohan

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25/02/21

Did OfS fix the digital divide?

by Jim Dickinson

25/02/21

HESA Staff data 2021 full release

by David Kernohan

25/02/21

Gravity Assist lacks force

by David Kernohan

Long read

25/02/21

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Here’s some painkillers for the emerging admissions headache

by Jim Dickinson

25/02/21

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What happened to student activities and opportunities during the pandemic?

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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25/02/21

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How student activities and opportunities help skills development

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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25/02/21

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The pandemic has decimated the university experience – how do we put that right?

by Jim Dickinson

25/02/21

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DfE’s announcement on A level grades is another headache for university admissions teams

by David Kernohan

25/02/21

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Review of ITT must recognise the unique contribution of universities to teacher training

by Peter Neil

25/02/21

HESA UKPI Continuation, 2018-19

by David Kernohan

24/02/21

Scotland gets an updated strategic framework out of restrictions, but little certainty for the sector

by Jim Dickinson

24/02/21

Half of students in (some) halls got Covid

by Jim Dickinson

24/02/21

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Reaction and reform in university medical education

by Jonathan Rees

24/02/21

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Authentic learning can provide a route to happiness

by Ed Stevens

24/02/21

Eight things we learned from SAGE and DfE papers on students and Covid

by Team Wonkhe

23/02/21

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What happens next? Enhancing the employability of disabled graduates

by Gabi Binnie

23/02/21

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Planning for the future of the sector’s graduate training programme

by Paul Greatrix

23/02/21

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What a criminal record can mean for access to higher education

by Charlotte Brooks

23/02/21

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(Some) students on practical courses in England can return to campus in early March

by Jim Dickinson

Policy Watch

22/02/21

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Official data on Covid-19 cases in HE in England

by David Kernohan

22/02/21

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Supporting Generation Covid into higher education

by Fiona Curry

22/02/21

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

by John Rushforth

22/02/21

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The sector should resist calls to junk work on race and racism

by Jim Dickinson

22/02/21

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The free speech emperor has a smattering of new clothing

by Geraldine Swanton

22/02/21

Our students will never be normal again

by Michelle Morgan

22/02/21

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Jaw jaw not culture war

by Jim Dickinson

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19/02/21

How should SUs respond to DfE’s proposed free speech “standards”?

by Jim Dickinson

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19/02/21

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What should SU trustees learn from the collapse of Kids Company?

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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19/02/21

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Access all ARIAs: the UK’s newest research funder

by David Kernohan

19/02/21

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Animal antics: More critters on campus

by Paul Greatrix

19/02/21

PODCAST: Free speech, applications, the media

by Team Wonkhe

Podcasts

19/02/21

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Should culture on campus demonstrate tolerance or respect for controversial views?

by Jack Harvey

19/02/21

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Online art school is not art school

by Ed Compson

19/02/21

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How to support Chaplains to support students during Covid

by Simon Perfect

19/02/21

UCAS January application deadline 2021 in depth

by David Kernohan

18/02/21

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This year’s university applicants face an uncertain admissions experience

by Sander Kristel

18/02/21

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Providing maintenance loans to sub-degree students would cost peanuts – but make a real difference

by Dave Phoenix

18/02/21

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The government’s new free speech proposals and SUs

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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17/02/21

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The SU Free Speech Code

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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17/02/21

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Do students want to “return” after Easter?

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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17/02/21

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What is the National Student Accommodation Survey 2021 telling us?

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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17/02/21

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How to spend DfE’s £50m for student hardship

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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17/02/21

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What’s the equivalent of blended learning for service delivery?

by Julie Walkling

17/02/21

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How to tackle student loneliness

by Maria Loades

17/02/21

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What went on in the Higher Education Taskforce in October and November?

by Jim Dickinson

16/02/21

Conservative students in the Independent, a miscellany

by David Kernohan

16/02/21

Government free speech proposals represent a breakdown of trust and confidence

by Jim Dickinson

Policy Watch

16/02/21

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This is not the first government crack down on free speech in universities

by Evan Smith

16/02/21

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Transforming SLC to support the post-Covid economy

by Paula Sussex

16/02/21

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Give us a break: booking a holiday from regulation

by Paul Greatrix

16/02/21

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Ten things SUs can do now on free speech and political diversity

by Jim Dickinson

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15/02/21

Why students cheat

by Matt Grogan

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15/02/21

Sunday 21 March is the most important day of the year

by David Kernohan

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15/02/21

Do local industries need local skills? And do universities deliver?

by David Kernohan

15/02/21

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Legislation to ban essay mills is the missing link to combat education fraud

by Jayne Rowley

15/02/21

Another end to this year is possible

by Jim Dickinson

15/02/21

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We need to bolster the research and technical workforce to reach the 2.4 per cent target

by Athene Donald

15/02/21

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The Hidden REF celebrates the whole research ecosystem

by Gemma Derrick

15/02/21

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Dispute resolution

by Jim Dickinson

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12/02/21

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Should we make students “participate” or just survey them for student voice?

by Matt Grogan

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12/02/21

How does QAA accreditation reflect student experience?

by David Kernohan

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12/02/21

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New supercomplaints procedures could be a gamechanger for SUs

by Jim Dickinson

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12/02/21

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International student experience finally takes centre stage

by Anne Marie Graham

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12/02/21

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I bless the rains: The Wonkhe African university picture quiz

by Paul Greatrix

12/02/21

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HESA Spring: Widening Participation UKPI

by David Kernohan

12/02/21

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Flexible higher education facilities can help universities adapt post-Covid

by Svetlana Solomonova

12/02/21

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Having something fun to look forward to is really helpful – for all of us

by Rosie Hunnam

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12/02/21

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Another Covid student support package is possible

by Patrick O’Donnell

12/02/21

PODCAST: Regulation, complaints, essay mills, WP

by Team Wonkhe

Podcasts

12/02/21

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Employers are putting their faith in apprenticeships to help them bounce back from Covid-19

by Laura Burley

11/02/21

Defunding BTECs could set the widening access agenda back by decades

by Graeme Atherton

11/02/21

Now we’re going to cut loads of students’ maintenance loans

by Jim Dickinson

10/02/21

Wales takes the lead in the “stupidest Covid regs affecting students” competition

by Jim Dickinson

10/02/21

What’s going on with OfS’ consultation on harassment and sexual misconduct – and why SUs should care

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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10/02/21

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Students prepare to board the bandwagon of Covid complaints

by Jim Dickinson

10/02/21

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HESA, HESES and the missing students

by David Kernohan

10/02/21

Credit worthy?

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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9/02/21

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OfS sets off in a new direction with new guidance and a new chair

by David Kernohan

Policy Watch

9/02/21

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Obsessions with outcomes won’t deliver the flexible revolution

by Susanna Kalitowski

9/02/21

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The value of a national TEF is in enhancing university learning and teaching

by Shirley Pearce

8/02/21

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Questioning the statistics that underpin TEF

by David Kernohan

8/02/21

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Are we nearly there yet? Getting the basics right for effective online learning

by Stephen Brown

8/02/21

Intergenerational fairness will be central to Covid recovery – it can’t be left to universities alone

by Anthony Forster

8/02/21

The government’s response to the Pearce review of TEF doesn’t do justice to it

by Paul Ashwin

8/02/21

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What could be done to help/compensate the Class of Covid?

by Jim Dickinson

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7/02/21

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UK universities should not mourn the loss of Erasmus

by Janet Beer

6/02/21

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Stayin out for the summer

by Jim Dickinson

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5/02/21

Where do students live and what are rents like?

by David Kernohan

5/02/21

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The struggle is real but there is a way through

by Jo Walters

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5/02/21

PODCAST: UCAS end of cycle, learning experience, student hardship, free speech

by Team Wonkhe

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5/02/21

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True Crime on Campus #57: More lockdown surprises

by Paul Greatrix

5/02/21

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Does good policy need good politics or good evidence?

by Stephen Meek

5/02/21

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Do students need to develop “civic skills” now?

by David Kernohan

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4/02/21

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What is it like to be a student at a UK university campus overseas?

by Matt Grogan

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4/02/21

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Tracing the Chris Whitty effect in the 2020 end of cycle admissions subject data

by Sander Kristel

4/02/21

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UCAS End of Cycle 2020: Unconditional offers, student characteristics

by David Kernohan

4/02/21

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UCAS End of Cycle 2020: winners and losers

by David Kernohan