Latest Posts

29/11/19

shutterstock_644271997 — Image: Shutterstock

Why do SUs need officers anyway?

by Demi Smith

blogs-su

29/11/19

wonkhe_changes_evolution — Image: Shutterstock

If change is the only certainty then certainly we’ll all have to deal with change

by Graham Atkinson

blogs-su

29/11/19

wonkhe-ucas-building — Image: Shutterstock

Our first look at 2019 UCAS end of cycle data

by David Kernohan

28/11/19

2

shutterstock_1127431355 — Image: Shutterstock

In assessment we need consistent values, not form filling

by Andy Grayson

28/11/19

shutterstock_298840424 — Image: Shutterstock

How to respond to OIA’s extenuating circumstances consultation

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

blogs-su

27/11/19

Hard-working… or working too hard?

by Claire Taylor

27/11/19

2

shutterstock_1430500217 — Image: Shutterstock

Do universities know what’s important to their students?

by Andrew George

27/11/19

shutterstock_435657643 — Image: Shutterstock

The Wonkhe SUs 2019 general election student policy guide

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

blogs-su

26/11/19

wonkhe-nursing-training — Image: Shutterstock

We need more nurses, but this is not the way to get them

by David Kernohan

26/11/19

3

wonkhe-digital-skills-training — Image: Shutterstock

Staff need digital skills to give students the best digital experience

by Sarah Knight

26/11/19

The Wonkhe higher education general election manifesto briefing 2019

by David Kernohan

25/11/19

money-fees-funding-balance-wonkhe — Image: IKON

Student grants must return – and be extended

by David Malcolm

25/11/19

shutterstock_153886145 — Image: Shutterstock

A university manifesto for the next government

by Debbie McVitty

25/11/19

shutterstock_1195477897 — Image: Shutterstock

A manifesto for the 21st century university

by Mary Stuart

25/11/19

5

shutterstock_653084527 — Image: Shutterstock

General election 2019 manifesto watch: Plaid Cymru

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

blogs-su

24/11/19

shutterstock_628061660 — Image: Shutterstock

General election 2019 manifesto watch: The Conservative Party

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

blogs-su

24/11/19

shutterstock_1410916382 — Image: Shutterstock

General election 2019 manifesto watch: The Brexit Party

by David Kernohan

blogs-su

22/11/19

Things can only get free-er

by Jim Dickinson

blogs-su

22/11/19

shutterstock_632387273 — Image: Shutterstock

General election 2019 manifesto watch: The Labour Party

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

blogs-su

22/11/19

The sector in England is growing (and also shrinking)

by David Kernohan

22/11/19

3

shutterstock_1500174437 — Image: Shutterstock

“Bringing back maintenance grants for poorer students” is a nasty scam

by Jim Dickinson

22/11/19

2

PODCAST: Bolton fire, Oxford Union, election

by Team Wonkhe

22/11/19

shutterstock_281485034 — Image: Shutterstock

Do learning analytics help us spot students in trouble?

by David Kernohan

blogs-su

21/11/19

shutterstock_668259205 — Image: Shutterstock

Muslim students need exam adjustments during Ramadan

by Maisha Islam

21/11/19

shutterstock_632942978 — Image: Shutterstock

General election 2019 manifesto watch: The Liberal Democrats

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

blogs-su

20/11/19

shutterstock_624924980 — Image: Shutterstock

General election 2019 manifesto watch: The Green Party

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

blogs-su

20/11/19

wonkhe-hepi-ifs — Image: Shutterstock/Wonkhe

Which is the best pre-election higher education briefing?

by David Kernohan

20/11/19

1

shutterstock_22140319 (1) — Image: Shutterstock

Industrial action latest statements

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

blogs-su

19/11/19

wonkhe-the-fountain-outside-HESA — Image: Shutterstock. The Neptune Fountain can be found just outside the HESA offices in Cheltenham

Credible data needs the support of an incredible team

by David Kernohan

People

19/11/19

1

Sims U: even more real than real campus life

by Paul Greatrix

19/11/19

wonkhe-sun-through-clouds — Image: Shutterstock

How higher education can make the weather

by Gordon McKenzie

19/11/19

shutterstock_1430159453 — Image: Shutterstock

Sims U: even more real than real campus life

by Paul Greatrix

19/11/19

shutterstock_1481876246 — Image: Shutterstock

Thorny issues to think through in the run up to industrial action

by Jim Dickinson

blogs-su

18/11/19

In this skills election, the real question is about choice

by David Kernohan

18/11/19

wonkhe-choice-arrows — Image: Shutterstock

In this skills election, the real question is about choice

by David Kernohan

18/11/19

1

shutterstock_250424410 — Image: Shutterstock

Finding the humanity in higher education leadership

by Ben Tucker

Research

18/11/19

Who pays for freedom of speech?

by Jim Dickinson

blogs-su

15/11/19

shutterstock_492572695 — Image: shutterstock

Super Furry Animals: More beastly campus action

by Paul Greatrix

15/11/19

Working with education officers in SUs

by Becky Turner

15/11/19

PODCAST: Labour, residential HE, PTES, academic freedom

by Team Wonkhe

15/11/19

wonkhe-green-snow-christmas — Image: Shutterstock

Partnerships that support student led projects

by Matt Grogan

blogs-su

14/11/19

shutterstock_1027476298 — image:shutterstock

Want to save the humanities? Try getting off your pedestal

by Michael Eades

14/11/19

survey-wonkhe-small — Image: Shutterstock

The headlines from the Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey 2019

by Sofia Ropek

blogs-su

14/11/19

wonkhe-city-damage — Image: Shutterstock

What damage does residential higher education do?

by Jim Dickinson

14/11/19

5

labour-campaign-wonkhe — Image: Shutterstock

People shouldn’t have to choose between education and financial security, says Labour

by Sofia Ropek

13/11/19

wonkhe-graduation-lines — Image: Shutterstock

Why my university is glad to be awarding fewer first class degrees

by Mike Ratcliffe

13/11/19

8

How to focus on student success

by Rachael Collins

13/11/19

1

wonkhe-free-speech-boot-ikon — Image: IKON

Freedom of speech means the same tired old arguments

by David Kernohan

12/11/19

shutterstock_1494047411 — image: shutterstock

Changing Places: your niche rankings update

by Paul Greatrix

12/11/19

Who’s responsible for postgraduate access work?

by Sally Hancock

12/11/19

3

Should there be new law to protect debate on campus?

by Jim Dickinson

blogs-su

11/11/19

Universities need to play catchup to their business reality

by Mark Leach

11/11/19

5

Higher education is big business

by Mark Corver

11/11/19

15

shutterstock_1537296947 — Image: Shutterstock

What are the development needs of sabbs?

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

blogs-su

11/11/19

shutterstock_538522501 — What if we thought about emotional fitness the way think about physical fitness? Image: Shutterstock

The crisis in student wellbeing is about emotional fitness, not mental illness

by Nick Bennett

11/11/19

Casualties of (election) war

by Jim Dickinson

blogs-su

8/11/19

Students at work need support too

by George Walker

8/11/19

1

wonkhe-morale-wellbeing — Image: Shutterstock

How to embed mental health in the curriculum

by Sofia Ropek

blogs-su

8/11/19

shutterstock_1414160300 — Image: Shutterstock

Student welfare and safeguarding are issues of quality

by Jim Dickinson

8/11/19

2

wonkhe-voice-capture — Image: Shutterstock

Do you have a voice in the election campaign?

by David Kernohan

Explainer

7/11/19

2

The headlines you need from the Postgraduate Research Experience Survey 2019

by Team Wonkhe

blogs-su

7/11/19

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

by Jim Dickinson

blogs-su

7/11/19

This is no ordinary strike in no ordinary year

by Jim Dickinson

7/11/19

4

Podcast: Live from Wonkfest 2019

by Team Wonkhe

5/11/19

wonkhe-nate-silver — Image: Wonkhe/Steve Franck

The signal and the noise – Nate Silver in conversation

by David Kernohan

5/11/19

2

“Other countries are astonished by the complexity of our tertiary education system”

by Sofia Ropek

5/11/19

There’s tension in this TEF review

by Jim Dickinson

5/11/19

1

Student rights and industrial action

by Jim Dickinson

blogs-su

5/11/19

wonkhe-black-mental — Image: Shutterstock

How to close the student mental health attainment gap

by Team Wonkhe

blogs-su

5/11/19

wonkhfest-leach-kingman — Image: Andrew Mason/Wonkhe

Sir John Kingman in conversation at Wonkfest

by Matt Grogan

5/11/19

wonkhe-panel-manifesto — Image: Andrew Mason/Wonkhe

Universities facing the future – creating a wonk manifesto for the general election

by Team Wonkhe

4/11/19

1

Wonkfest 2020-19-2 — Our experts ask: Has Britain blown it? Image: Andrew Mason

“Even if the Conservatives win the election, we’re likely to see reform of the capitalist model”

by Debbie McVitty

4/11/19

2

wonkhe_flags_international2 — Image: Shutterstock

Universities must defend their international outlook

by Matt Grogan

4/11/19

shutterstock_654649990 — Image: Shutterstock

The MIT of the North? How we’re building an innovation-driven economy in Leeds

by Justine Andrew

4/11/19

3

Could higher education participation hold the key to the election?

by David Kernohan

3/11/19

Update from the Cabinet Office on electoral registration and NI numbers

by Jim Dickinson

blogs-su

1/11/19

Hot iron

by Jim Dickinson

blogs-su

1/11/19

blackboard-data-wonkhe — Image: Shutterstock

Forget unconditional offers – studying maths is more likely to lead to student non-continuation

by David Kernohan

1/11/19

10

Leader of the pack: who has the power to change research cultures?

by Steve Goldenberg

1/11/19

Top 6 takeaways from the UK Engagement Survey

by David Kernohan

blogs-su

1/11/19

University housing: students taking matters into their own hands

by Laura Moss

blogs-su

1/11/19

wonkhe-bear-costume — Image: Shutterstock

The B3 moonwalking bear: OfS on minimum outcomes for students

by Jim Dickinson

1/11/19

2

How to ensure care leavers get the results they deserve

by Claire C Johnston

1/11/19

Sex work: some students’ voices are more uncomfortable than others

by Sunday Blake

31/10/19

What is the future of England’s research and research assessment?

by Catriona Manville

31/10/19

SUs, elections and charity law: nothing to worry about

by Jim Dickinson

blogs-su

30/10/19

Podcast: OfS reviews applications to get on its register

by Team Wonkhe

30/10/19

wonkhe-stocks-public-punishment — Image: Shutterstock

Registering a complaint? The OfS registration process, analysed

by Jim Dickinson

30/10/19

2

shutterstock_691180921 — Image: Shutterstock

Straight white men and diversity projects

by Matt Grogan

blogs-su

30/10/19

Scotland’s approach to quality makes universities better for everyone

by Rowena Pelik

30/10/19

Something for something: outcomes that universities in Scotland agree to

by Jim Dickinson

30/10/19

What are universities hiding about Vice Chancellor pay?

by Jim Dickinson

29/10/19

2

Research supervisors are important and undervalued

by Owen Gower

29/10/19

1

Public engagement with evidence will help politicians make braver policy choices

by Stephen Meek

28/10/19

3

Want better grades? Get more sleep

by Sofia Ropek

blogs-su

28/10/19

shutterstock_626537093 — Image: Shutterstock

HE policy influence – an emerging profession

by Debbie McVitty

28/10/19

Universities should embrace the political carnival

by Mark Leach

28/10/19

2

wonkhe-general-election-now — Image: Shutterstock

Will the student vote swing a December election?

by David Kernohan