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20/02/20

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How to tackle student loneliness before term starts

by Jim Dickinson

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19/02/20

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Revealed: The big differences in student satisfaction between types of student

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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19/02/20

Revealed: what different types of students think of SUs

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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19/02/20

We need to talk about access and participation data

by David Kernohan

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19/02/20

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Can Welsh universities be trusted to improve their own governance?

by Jim Dickinson

19/02/20

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How universities can help to level up towns

by Richard Brabner

19/02/20

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A charter for change for governance in Wales

by Kieron Rees

19/02/20

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Are students turning to private debt to pay rent?

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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18/02/20

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Time to tackle the cheating profiteers

by Paul Greatrix

18/02/20

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Gender inequality is still baked in to the REF

by Emily Yarrow

18/02/20

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UUK has been polling people on what they think about admissions

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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17/02/20

BUCS is intervening on “problem initiations”

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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17/02/20

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Where’s the value debate about to go next?

by Debbie McVitty

17/02/20

Confidentiality is a question of confidence

by Smita Jamdar

17/02/20

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Alterni-TEF: who does best on alternative graduate outcomes measures?

by David Kernohan

17/02/20

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How to manage student complaints without NDAs

by Felicity Mitchell

17/02/20

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Who is new universities minister Michelle Donelan?

by David Kernohan

People

17/02/20

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A bit of honesty with the new minister wouldn’t go amiss

by Andrew McRae

17/02/20

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Is space the final frontier in higher education value?

by Jim Dickinson

17/02/20

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The Consumer Rights Act 2015 and Industrial Action

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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16/02/20

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Getting things Donelan

by Jim Dickinson

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14/02/20

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The rise of the campus robots

by Paul Greatrix

14/02/20

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PODCAST: Value indicators, wellbeing, NDAs, student engagement

by Team Wonkhe

14/02/20

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#SUFutures – Course reps were the future once

by Jim Dickinson

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14/02/20

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#SUFutures – Neither a bird nor a plane – the rise of the super rep

by Katie D’Arcy

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14/02/20

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#SUFutures – A single point of failure – that fails students

by James Brooks

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14/02/20

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How can disabled students hold universities to account on access?

by Mette Anwar-Westander

14/02/20

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#SUFutures – Academic representation? Drop the fixation

by Neil Mackenzie

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14/02/20

HESA spring 2020: UKPIs for widening participation

by David Kernohan

13/02/20

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Are parts of HE turning a blind eye to racism?

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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13/02/20

How the market is producing higher education spaces

by Rob Smith

13/02/20

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OfS is ramping up its student engagement work

by Martha Longdon

13/02/20

What about postgrads that teach?

by Matt Grogan

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13/02/20

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OfS’ new strategy won’t help students speak truth to power

by Eve Alcock

13/02/20

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Guess what: there’s a link between the academic experience and mental health

by Jim Dickinson

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13/02/20

Reshuffle blues- what might a new minister mean for the sector?

by David Kernohan

12/02/20

New Niche Courses: From an Apprentice Star MBA to Yoga Studies

by Paul Greatrix

11/02/20

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OfS won’t be silent on sustainability

by Michael Barber

11/02/20

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How university estates can serve the communities that house them

by Jeremy Hinds

11/02/20

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Are we losing focus on the sustainability of the English university sector?

by David Kernohan

10/02/20

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How can universities respond strategically to the climate emergency?

by Claudia Zwar

10/02/20

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Will we ever escape the campus culture wars?

by Jim Dickinson

10/02/20

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Universities don’t need shared metrics to measure their social value

by David Cope

10/02/20

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We have been warned

by Jim Dickinson

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7/02/20

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How are SUs handling term two of strike action?

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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7/02/20

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#SUFutures – Time to go back to the future

by Jim Dickinson

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7/02/20

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#SUFutures: A stab at a PESTLE analysis

by Jim Dickinson

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7/02/20

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It all stacks up: strange things happen in university libraries

by Paul Greatrix

7/02/20

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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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#SUFutures – What if we looked ahead to 2040?

by Lizzy O'Shea

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7/02/20

PODCAST: Student marketing and recruitment special

by Team Wonkhe

7/02/20

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Degree apprenticeship critics are ill-founded, unhelpful and incoherent

by Darryll Bravenboer

7/02/20

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The way holiday pay is calculated is changing and it will affect students

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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7/02/20

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What about the voices of part time students

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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6/02/20

Apprenticeships have come a long way

by David Barrett

6/02/20

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A first look at the UCAS 2020 application cycle

by David Kernohan

6/02/20

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HESA spring 2020: subject of study, accommodation, transnational education

by David Kernohan

5/02/20

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Are some subjects worse than others for student mental health?

by Matt Grogan

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5/02/20

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Arrival day is a milestone that’s complicated for care leavers

by Claire C Johnston

5/02/20

Why the latest visa reforms are a step in the right direction

by Martin Smith

5/02/20

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Does anyone really care about getting students registered to vote?

by Jim Dickinson

5/02/20

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This is why men do better when they appeal

by David Kernohan

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4/02/20

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The long arm of the law: the never-ending growth of university regulation

by Paul Greatrix

4/02/20

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What do we mean when we say “sector leading”?

by Hillary Gyebi-Ababio

4/02/20

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How stressed are postgraduate students?

by Vivien Rolfe

3/02/20

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Support for estranged students shouldn’t stop on entry

by Becca Bland

3/02/20

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Should students pay their fees on a credit card?

by Jim Dickinson

3/02/20

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We mustn’t ignore the harm from online harassment

by Andy Phippen

3/02/20

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What would students think?

by Jim Dickinson

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31/01/20

The Johari Window model

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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31/01/20

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The powerful question every university meeting needs to answer

by Bee Morgan

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31/01/20

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Prickly new awards: helping the hedgehogs on campus

by Paul Greatrix

31/01/20

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Why costing really matters – and how to make it better

by Andrew Connolly

31/01/20

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PODCAST: Access and participation, end of cycle, research bureaucracy

by Team Wonkhe

31/01/20

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UCAS end of cycle 2019 – equalities and offer-making

by David Kernohan

Policy Watch

30/01/20

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UCAS end of cycle 2019 – provider data

by David Kernohan

30/01/20

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Wicked problems: how could universities be better at change?

by Debbie McVitty

30/01/20

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An OfS analysis of access and participation plans

by David Kernohan

Policy Watch

29/01/20

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ScreenSkills is ready to help educate the next generation of film professionals

by Tim Weiss

29/01/20

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The fast way to understand debates about post-Brexit immigration and universities

by Debbie McVitty

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29/01/20

So did universities build student engagement into access and participation plans?

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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29/01/20

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Webinars spring term 2020

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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28/01/20

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“Inappropriate influence” and the NSS

by David Kernohan

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28/01/20

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How to make a difference for disabled students

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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28/01/20

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New IT systems and the rising complexity of education

by Mark Johnson

28/01/20

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Now That’s What I Call an Honorary Graduate §10: Doctors of Many Letters

by Paul Greatrix

28/01/20

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How can we make good on the promise to support international graduate employability?

by Gabi Binnie

28/01/20

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A requiem for impact?

by James Wilsdon

27/01/20

Wicked problems: reputation, exit, failure and protection

by Ben Elger

27/01/20

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Wicked problems: universities have lost public confidence – here’s how we get it back

by Shân Wareing

27/01/20

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Bonding social capital is a powerful force; we ignore it at our peril

by Susannah Hume

27/01/20

Wicked problems: hard times in old England – LEO, life, love, and learning

by David Kernohan

27/01/20

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Look me in the eye of the storm

by Jim Dickinson

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24/01/20

Students need reform to maintenance funding

by Nelly Kibirige

24/01/20

Ranking the world’s tallest unis

by Paul Greatrix

24/01/20

PODCAST: Augar delay, access, casualisation, grammar schools

by Team Wonkhe

24/01/20

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The sky’s the limit – ranking the world’s tallest unis

by Paul Greatrix

23/01/20

LEO: graduate earnings by region and provider

by David Kernohan

23/01/20

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To close access and participation gaps we need to close our understanding gaps

by Eliza Kozman