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25/07/20

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Left-leaning graduates spotted

by David Kernohan

24/07/20

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Back to life, back to reality

by Jim Dickinson

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24/07/20

Ten years of True Crime on Campus – all the best bits part 1

by Paul Greatrix

24/07/20

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Are clearing and unconditional offers equally bad for student non-continuation?

by David Kernohan

24/07/20

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Student hardship won’t go away as the health crisis subsides

by Becky Ricketts

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24/07/20

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Student consumers, refunds, discounts and the law

by David Palfreyman

24/07/20

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What does Labour’s silence on tuition fees tell us?

by Jim Dickinson

23/07/20

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Moving out of somewhere, moving on to nowhere?

by David Kernohan

23/07/20

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Decolonising in UK universities

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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23/07/20

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We can feel the promises on race and racism fading already

by Ruqia Osman

23/07/20

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Ethnicity, the postgraduate experience and what to do about it

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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22/07/20

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How to respond to OIA’s consultation on a new chapter of its Good Practice Framework

by Jim Dickinson

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22/07/20

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

by Julian Crockford

22/07/20

The Welsh recovery plan is refreshingly simple

by David Kernohan

22/07/20

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How to design a degree algorithm

by David Kernohan

21/07/20

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The black hole of excessive university regulation

by Paul Greatrix

21/07/20

3

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Attention to accreditation will drive lifelong learning

by Ruth Drysdale

21/07/20

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Transforming learning is for life, not just until Christmas

by Andrew Turner

20/07/20

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Planning for September means listening to the experts

by Jackie Labbe

20/07/20

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Niche activism

by Jim Dickinson

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17/07/20

The restructuring regime and SUs

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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17/07/20

Student enterprise and entrepreneurship

by Matt Grogan

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17/07/20

Student inclusion and reopening

by Matt Grogan

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17/07/20

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Leading the fight against true crime on campus

by Paul Greatrix

17/07/20

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We need to talk – dialogue in widening access

by Jo Goodman

17/07/20

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Out of money? Out of time? OfS has a (new kind of) plan

by Jim Dickinson

17/07/20

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The Wonkhe Show: Expectations, Donelan, restructuring

by Team Wonkhe

Podcasts

17/07/20

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The human impact of this pandemic has implications for policy and practice

by Julie Hulme

17/07/20

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The restructuring regime – money, but at a cost

by Team Wonkhe

16/07/20

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If we can’t see pandemics in the NSS, what is it good for?

by David Kernohan

16/07/20

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What did Michelle Donelan say to Parliament?

by Jim Dickinson

16/07/20

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The science of recovery and the role of management research

by Robert MacIntosh

16/07/20

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Twenty six challenges to universities over disabled students and Covid-19

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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15/07/20

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Wonkhe @ Home – The Expectation Gap, in partnership with Pearson.

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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15/07/20

NSS2020 first look at data

by David Kernohan

15/07/20

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SUs have a complicated relationship with the National Student Survey

by Jen Hastings

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15/07/20

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Introducing the Draft Tertiary Education and Research Bill for Wales

by David Kernohan

15/07/20

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Students can be partners and consumers all at once in Wales

by Jim Dickinson

15/07/20

2

The expectation gap: students’ experience of learning during Covid-19 and their expectations for next year

by Anna Jackson

Research

15/07/20

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Is consistency the key to keeping students happy?

by Gemma Mansi

15/07/20

What is a “German-style” education?

by Matt Grogan

15/07/20

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What will social distancing look like for students in the autumn?

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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14/07/20

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The return of higher technical education?

by David Kernohan

14/07/20

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Where would you find a DipHE or CertHE?

by David Kernohan

14/07/20

2

Will a switch from live to recorded generate legitimate complaints?

by Jim Dickinson

14/07/20

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Rhythm and blues: Covid-19 and the disruption of the academic cycle

by Paul Greatrix

14/07/20

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What it’s like being a muslim student in the UK (and what students think about Islam)

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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14/07/20

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How to evaluate changes to teaching and learning in an age of Covid-19

by Liz Austen

14/07/20

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Some students are more seriously affected than others – complaints during Covid-19

by Felicity Mitchell

14/07/20

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An A-Z of higher education data for student officers and staff that support them

by David Kernohan

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13/07/20

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What do students say about uni efforts to minimise the spread of Covid-19?

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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13/07/20

Should students get a refund? Some should, says a committee – but they won’t

by Jim Dickinson

13/07/20

Does Gavin Williamson mean what he says and does it matter?

by Charles Heymann

13/07/20

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Maybe this will be the government that delivers for further education

by Julian Gravatt

13/07/20

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The other half

by Jim Dickinson

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10/07/20

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What do students say if you ask for their ideas on September and social distancing?

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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10/07/20

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Creating conversations about sexual consent on campus

by Matt Grogan

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10/07/20

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Students want clarity but they’ll settle for empathy

by Robert Perry

10/07/20

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Another Wonkhe quiz: Still more HE acronymophilia

by Paul Greatrix

10/07/20

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Graduate outcomes: wellbeing

by David Kernohan

10/07/20

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Graduate “overeducation” isn’t as simple to spot as you might think

by David Kernohan

10/07/20

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Understanding university jargon

by Alan Sutherland

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10/07/20

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PODCAST: Recovery, international, applications, 50% target

by Team Wonkhe

Podcasts

10/07/20

Black Lives Matter – Recording and resources from our event on 8 July 2020

by Team Wonkhe

9/07/20

UCAS June deadline data: signs of hope?

by David Kernohan

9/07/20

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If we must reopen campuses, we musn’t waste them on teaching

by Jim Dickinson

Long read

9/07/20

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White people must commit to antiracist action for the long term

by Debbie McVitty

9/07/20

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Keep calm – students still want to study

by Richard O'Kelly

9/07/20

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Changes to courses and the issue of “consent”

by Jim Dickinson

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8/07/20

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Where next for modern languages?

by Seán Williams

8/07/20

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Racial equality in higher education: Is it really one step forward?

by Bhavik Patel

8/07/20

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Changes to DSA funding negatively affect students with most support from current system

by David Kernohan

7/07/20

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Student finance through the pandemic

by Paula Sussex

People

7/07/20

New laws please: close the profiteering essay mills

by Paul Greatrix

7/07/20

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26 things we spotted in the April and May OfS board papers

by David Kernohan

7/07/20

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Covid-19 will delay and derail PGR projects

by Andrew McRae

7/07/20

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What exactly are students going to do with their time?

by Jim Dickinson

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6/07/20

Do courses that predominantly serve POLAR Q1 applicants have worse employment and further study outcomes?

by David Kernohan

6/07/20

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Should universities and courses at risk of failure be kept a secret?

by Jim Dickinson

6/07/20

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The IFS on the Covid-19 risk to the sector

by David Kernohan

6/07/20

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The terrifying return of the UK’s worst higher education courses

by David Kernohan

6/07/20

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This dumbed down higher education policy won’t help the government “level up”

by Mark Leach

6/07/20

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A strange speech to widening participation practitioners

by Alex Blower

6/07/20

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The B3 bear is coming out of hibernation to close your low value provision

by Jim Dickinson

6/07/20

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Research integrity thrives in positive research cultures

by Katie Wheat

6/07/20

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Could the response to Covid-19 help build more inclusive learning environments?

by Raeesah Ellis-Haque

6/07/20

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The new student normal

by Jim Dickinson

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3/07/20

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Racism on campus and social norming

by Jim Dickinson

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3/07/20

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What does Quality mean in the age of coronavirus?

by Debbie McVitty

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3/07/20

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Places and spaces on a socially distant campus

by Matt Grogan

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3/07/20

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Low quality courses? Start by defining a course

by Andy Youell

3/07/20

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Staying in for the summer: your all new Wonkhe book recommendations

by Paul Greatrix

3/07/20

Time to put prevention and support on the agenda for sexual violence at universities

by Clarissa Humphreys

3/07/20

OfS backs off

by Jim Dickinson

3/07/20

PODCAST: Bailout 2, social mobility, expectations

by Team Wonkhe

Podcasts

3/07/20

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Dear REF, please may we have a SEP?

by Elizabeth Gadd

2/07/20

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It’s time for academic-policy engagement to truly take off

by Sarah Chaytor

2/07/20

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Wonkhe @ Home: Making sense of HE policy

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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1/07/20

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What does the research and development roadmap mean for universities?

by David Kernohan