• About Us
    • About Wonkhe
    • Our subscriptions
    • People
    • Our partners
    • Pitch an article
    • Contact Us
  • Events
  • Latest
    • Explore the whole archive
    • Podcasts
    • Data
    • Wonkhe research
    • Long reads
    • Analysis
    • Comment
    • Wonk Corner
  • Jobs
    • Live jobs
    • Jobs posting & prices
  • Subscription
    • Our subscriptions
    • Wonkhe Pass
    • Monday Briefing
    • Daily Briefing
    • Friday Review
    • Wonkhe SUs
    • Policy Update
  • SUs
    • SUs HOME
    • SUs LOGIN
    • ADD NEW SUs USER
    • COST OF LIVING HUB
    • BRIEFINGS INDEX
    • WEBINAR INDEX
    • LATEST SUs BLOGS
    • FREE SPEECH
    • SU STRATEGIES
  • Wonkhe Bluesky
  • Wonkhe Bluesky
  • About Us
    • About Wonkhe
    • Our subscriptions
    • People
    • Our partners
    • Pitch an article
    • Contact Us
  • Events
  • Latest
    • Explore the whole archive
    • Podcasts
    • Data
    • Wonkhe research
    • Long reads
    • Analysis
    • Comment
    • Wonk Corner
  • Jobs
    • Live jobs
    • Jobs posting & prices
  • Subscription
    • Our subscriptions
    • Wonkhe Pass
    • Monday Briefing
    • Daily Briefing
    • Friday Review
    • Wonkhe SUs
    • Policy Update
  • SUs
    • SUs HOME
    • SUs LOGIN
    • ADD NEW SUs USER
    • COST OF LIVING HUB
    • BRIEFINGS INDEX
    • WEBINAR INDEX
    • LATEST SUs BLOGS
    • FREE SPEECH
    • SU STRATEGIES
  • Wonkhe Bluesky

Latest Posts

wonkhe-graduate-book
Image: Shutterstock

Doctoring a thesis: an unusually creative PhD

by Paul Greatrix
Registrarism
21/03/17
ladder-mortar-board-climb-wonkhe
Image: IKON

Time for action on teaching excellence for taught postgraduates

by Ant Bagshaw
Analysis
20/03/17
0
tef-bronze-silver-gold-wonkhe
Image: IKON

Here to stay: the politics behind TEF wonkery

by David Morris
Analysis
20/03/17
1
arrows-comparison-lost-wonkhe-maze
Image: IKON

The road to a subject level TEF will be fraught with complication

by Catherine Boyd
Analysis
20/03/17
2
question-interview-wonkhe
question-interview-wonkhe

It’s quiz time for alumni

by Paul Greatrix
Registrarism
17/03/17
wonkhe-takeoff-technology
Image: Shutterstock

Technology enhanced learning is finally taking off

by Paul Feldman
Comment
17/03/17
1
people-chalkboard-wonkhe
Image: Shutterstock

Reasons to be cheerful: postgraduate loans give enrolments a bump

by Nona Buckley-Irvine
Policy Watch
16/03/17
wonkhe-ball-hill-access-struggle
Image: Shutterstock

Academic freedom is holding back fair access to the professions

by Jim Dickinson
Comment
15/03/17
3
wonkhe visa risk immigration
Image: Shutterstock

Managing risk in a new student visa system

by Alex Bols
Analysis
14/03/17
1
wonkhe class
wonkhe class

Employers should join universities in reaching out to disadvantaged communities

by Fraser Burt
Comment
14/03/17
wonkhe rankings blocks
Image: Shutterstock

Top 10 Dumbest University Rankings Ever

by Paul Greatrix
Registrarism
14/03/17
8
clouds-westminster-small
clouds-westminster-small

Higher Education and Research Bill enters another uncertain week in the Lords

by Mark Leach
Policy Watch
13/03/17
wonkhe destination travel suitcase
Image: Shutterstock

One-way ticket to New DLHE

by Andrew McRae
Analysis
13/03/17
wonkhe-nuclear-warning
Image: Shutterstock

Is Euratom the biggest Brexit science problem you’ve never heard of?

by Nona Buckley-Irvine
Policy Watch
13/03/17
bands higher education wonkhe
Image: Shutterstock

Yet more forgotten bands of higher education

by Paul Greatrix
Registrarism
10/03/17
3
confused-europe-wonkhe
Image: IKON

Brexit must not jeopardize outward student mobility

by Catriona Hanks
Analysis
10/03/17
wrecking ball wonkhe
Image: Shutterstock

They came in like a wrecking ball? Government defeated again in Lords

by David Morris
Policy Watch
9/03/17
budget wonkhe
Image: Shutterstock

What Budget 2017 means for universities

by Nona Buckley-Irvine
Policy Watch
8/03/17
2
validation regulation wonkhe
Image: Shutterstock

Regulator validation is essential for a high quality independent sector

by Alex Proudfoot
Comment
8/03/17
3
machine fix tef wonkhe
Image: Shutterstock

What the TEF is going on in the Lords?

by David Morris
Analysis
8/03/17
2
ladder rankings wonkhe small
ladder rankings wonkhe small

Another questionable university ranking

by Paul Greatrix
Registrarism
7/03/17
1
Innovation growth steps
Image: Shutterstock

Industrial strategy: a small step, or giant leap?

by David Morris
Analysis
7/03/17
chess-board-wonkhe
Image: Shutterstock

Government defeated in the Lords over TEF and fees

by Mark Leach
Policy Watch
6/03/17
0
New DLHE model
New DLHE model

NewDLHE model close to full assembly

by Catherine Boyd
Policy Watch
6/03/17
house-of-lords-chamber
Source: Hansard Society

Devil in the detail as the Bill enters final stages of scrutiny

by Mark Leach
Policy Watch
6/03/17
wonkhe-technology-learn
Image: IKON

Sainsbury’s Delivery: Technical education, employer leadership and careers guidance

by Ant Bagshaw
Policy Watch
6/03/17
3
wonkhe-bullhorn-eye-oi
Image: IKON

Debunking a report on left wing groupthink using left wing groupthink

by Aidan Byrne
Comment
5/03/17
4
wonkhe-words-letters-colours
Image: Shutterstock

Your definitive guide to HE sector pronunciations

by Paul Greatrix
Registrarism
3/03/17
75
copy-paste-cheat-plagiarism-wonkhe
Image: Shutterstock

A joined-up approach is needed to tackle cheating

by Paul Greatrix
Registrarism
1/03/17
2
UK-Boarder-immigration-international-wonkhe
Photo: Shutterstock

Questionable data and student immigration policy

by David Morris
Data
27/02/17
1
jigsaw-build-wonkhe
Image: IKON

Give him credit? Course switching gets a nudge

by Ant Bagshaw
Policy Watch
27/02/17
5
race-speed-card-wonkhe
Image: Wonkhe

Johnson revs up plans for fast-track degrees

by Catherine Boyd
Policy Watch
27/02/17
7
wonkhe-finger-point-hand
Image: IKON

An article of blame or an article of faith?

by Andy Westwood
Comment
26/02/17
1
man-paint-reform-small
Image: IKON

Path clears for HE Bill as government announces major changes

by Mark Leach
Policy Watch
24/02/17
Optimistic
Image: Shutterstock

In spite of Brexit… reasons for hope in 2017

by Leila Gouran
Comment
24/02/17
books-wonkhge
Image: Shutterstock

We should (still) send letters: the 2017 grant letter

by Paul Greatrix
Registrarism
24/02/17
1
parliament-chair-wonkhe-portcullis
Photo: Alamy

“It’s a good question, actually…” – the OfS Chair meets MPs

by Mark Leach
Policy Watch
22/02/17
Courts
Image: Shutterstock

Greater clarity given on students’ rights to judicial review

by Philip Plowden
Analysis
22/02/17
1
Datacentre
Image: Shutterstock

Carry on up the cyber

by Paul Greatrix
Registrarism
21/02/17
2
cartoon-brexit-wonkhe-whitehall
cartoon-brexit-wonkhe-whitehall

The new foes are the old ones: lies and ignorance

by Rolf Tarrach
Comment
21/02/17
Image: Shutterstock

Business schools are feeling the Brexit heat

by Angus Laing
Analysis
21/02/17
one-zero-data-wonkhe
Image: Shutterstock

UKPRN and how to tell which institution is which

by Team Wonkhe
Data
20/02/17
15
NUS demo
Image: London Student

The case against the student campaign to boycott the NSS

by Andrew McRae
Comment
20/02/17
10
tef-wonkhe-snakes-ladders
Image: IKON

TEF 1, TEF 2 and a complex game of snakes and ladders

by Mark Leach
Analysis
20/02/17
arrow-maze-wonkhe
Image: IKON

Double standards, social mobility and the degree apprenticeships maze

by Catherine Boyd
Policy Watch
20/02/17
6
cocktail-mix-wonkhe
Image: Shutterstock

Bell’s agency cocktail needs added vision

by Johnny Rich
Comment
17/02/17
New idea
Image: Shutterstock

Diversifying delivery in higher education

by Joy Carter
Comment
17/02/17
wonkhe-minute-meeting
Image: Shutterstock

No more meetings bloody meetings?

by Andy Hartley
SUs
blogs-su
16/02/17
1
survey-wonkhe-small
Image: Shutterstock

Student interest, student satisfaction and student voice

by Ben Vulliamy
SUs
blogs-su
16/02/17
wonkhe unnecessary overheads
Administrative staff - not unnecessary overheads

Time for some quality conversations?

by Jim Dickinson
SUs
blogs-su
16/02/17
iu
JON M. FLETCHER/The Times-Union -- 092109 -- Students float along the lazy river at the new Osprey Fountains dorm complex on the University of North Florida campus, Tuesday, September 22, 2009. (The Florida Times-Union, Jon M. Fletcher)

Distancing universities from student organizations

by Justin Camputaro
SUs
blogs-su
16/02/17
Legal Brexit
Image: Shutterstock

Should your students’ union incorporate?

by Laura Moss
SUs
blogs-su
16/02/17
red-light-traffic-wonkhe
Image: Shutterstock

Free speech university rankings: a case of grade inflation

by Paul Greatrix
Registrarism
16/02/17
5
data-abstract-wonkhe
Image: Shutterstock

HESA sheds light on the diversity of independent HE

by Joy Elliott-Bowman
Data
15/02/17
running-wonkhe-motion
Image: Shutterstock

Looking after those student consumers

by Paul Greatrix
Registrarism
14/02/17
5
Missed target
Image: Shutterstock

How far is Scotland from meeting its 2021 widening access targets?

by Lucy Hunter Blackburn
Analysis
14/02/17
wonkhe-light-bulb-production
Image: IKON

You only get what you pay for. Or do you?

by Jim Dickinson
Comment
13/02/17
2
true-crime-wonkhe-scrabblew
true-crime-wonkhe-scrabblew

True Crime on Campus §50: Best of the Best Part 2

by Paul Greatrix
Registrarism
10/02/17
Scotland bluebells
Image: Shutterstock

The case for a Scottish (Blue) Bell

by Alastair Robertson
Comment
10/02/17
Humboldt_University_01
Humboldt University, Berlin. Source: Wikicommons

Research, teaching, and what universities have in common with the banks

by David Morris
Comment
8/02/17
3
michael-barber-youtube-wonkhe
Image: YouTube

Instructed to deliver: who is Michael Barber?

by Mark Leach
Policy Watch
7/02/17
money-pound-wonkhe
Image: Shutterstock

Hey student! Turn those lecture notes into cash!

by Paul Greatrix
Registrarism
7/02/17
data analysis
Image: Shutterstock

International students and the power of Open Doors data

by Joe Avison
Data
7/02/17
0
farage-nuttall-ukip-wonkhe
Image: Alamy

La La Land: not a normal by-election, not a normal university town

by Martin McQuillan
Comment
6/02/17
10
gamble-wonkhe
Image: IKON

No more bets, please: evaluating the fall in nursing applications

by David Malcolm
Comment
6/02/17
2
pinch of salt
Image: Shutterstock

Differential offer rates do not necessarily indicate bias in admissions

by Mike Kerrigan
Data
3/02/17
2
Game of Thrones
Image: Shutterstock

Beyond co-creation: Courses designed by students

by Paul Greatrix
Registrarism
3/02/17
2
NHS
Image: Shutterstock

No need to panic over fall in nursing applications

by Fleur Nielsen
Comment
2/02/17
2
belt-squeeze-wonkhe
Image: IKON

Fall in EU, nursing and mature applicants squeezes the market

by David Morris
Policy Watch
2/02/17
3
shanghai-skyline-in-China
shanghai-skyline-in-China

Jobs for all, and the university with a money back guarantee

by Paul Greatrix
Registrarism
31/01/17
ship-war-conflict-sail-wonkhe
Image: IKON

The sector and its agencies must pull in the same direction

by David Bell
Comment
31/01/17
knowledge-exchange-head-wonkhe
Image: Shutterstock

New debate over UKRI’s remit gives universities an opportunity

by Janet Beer
Comment
30/01/17
1
wonkhe-balance-work-vocation
Image: IKON

Vocational education should not be removed from other pathways

by Tony Strike
Comment
30/01/17
choice-wonkhe-small
Image: IKON

Winners, losers and trends in the last recruitment cycle

by David Morris
Policy Watch
26/01/17
1
puppy-room
puppy-room

It all started with puppy rooms…

by Paul Greatrix
Registrarism
25/01/17
1
pile-of-pounds-money-wonkhe
Image: Shutterstock

Understanding changes to universities’ financial reporting

by Andrew Connolly
Analysis
24/01/17
wonkhe-goverance-board-room
Image: Shutterstock

We’re surrounded (by excellent people)

by Al Powell
SUs
blogs-su
24/01/17
1
wonkhe-technology-learn
Image: IKON

What are Institutes of Technology and how could they work?

by Andy Westwood
Analysis
23/01/17
1
wonkhe-icon-brain-head
Image: IKON

UKIP on HE today is less nostalgic but still dangerous

by Tom Bailey
Analysis
23/01/17
seal-scroll-wonkhe
seal-scroll-wonkhe

The ancient argument, royal charters and universities

by Catherine Boyd
Comment
23/01/17
2
house-of-lords-chamber
Source: Hansard Society

Prudence and privilege in the HE Bill debate

by David Morris
Comment
23/01/17
0
Dog professor
Image: Shutterstock

Why my friend’s dog will never be Professor of Economics at Oxford, and other problems with TEF

by Colette Fletcher
Comment
20/01/17
4
schools-policy
Image: Shutterstock

Compulsory schools sponsorship must not distract from effective widening access efforts

by Maddalaine Ansell
Comment
20/01/17
survey-wonkhe-small
Image: Shutterstock

Capturing the future of graduate outcomes

by Dan Cook
Data
19/01/17
wonkhe-book-stack-library
Image: Shutterstock

Author! Author!

by Paul Greatrix
Registrarism
18/01/17
31
Kinder, gentler REF
Image: Shutterstock

Stern times ahead for REF game players

by Martin McQuillan
Comment
18/01/17
wonkhe-choice-direction
Image: Shutterstock

What determines university choice, and what is its monetary value?

by Maike Halterbeck
Analysis
17/01/17
2
asteroid-wonkhe-earth
Image: Shutterstock

Why universities (and nearly everyone else) are rubbish at predicting the future

by Nick Petford
Analysis
16/01/17
3
great-yarmouth-wonkhe-map
Image: Shutterstock

Lessons from the A47 (and the university bubble)

by Jim Dickinson
Comment
13/01/17
4
words-wonkhe
Image: Shutterstock

Cheats shouldn’t prosper: time to tackle the essay mills

by Paul Greatrix
Registrarism
13/01/17
19
house-of-lords-chamber
Source: Hansard Society

Not content: Lords give the Bill a very rocky first day

by Mark Leach
Policy Watch
10/01/17
3
academic-freedom-lightbulb-wonkhe
Image: IKON

Free Rein? The question of academic freedom

by Team Wonkhe
Policy Watch
9/01/17
1
hourglass-wonkhe
Image: Shutterstock

Why part-time study should be a priority in the HE Bill

by Jonathan Woodhead
Comment
9/01/17
1
green-shoots-wonkhe-sprout
green-shoots-wonkhe-sprout

All New Green Metric World Ranking 2016/17

by Paul Greatrix
Registrarism
5/01/17
1
alice looking glass tef
Image: Shutterstock

Looking ahead again

by Jim Dickinson
SUs
blogs-su
3/01/17
2016-wonkhe
Image: Shutterstock

Looking back: Review of Registrarism 2016

by Paul Greatrix
Registrarism
21/12/16
umbrella-rain-wonkhe
Image: Shutterstock

2016 was bad but we need to brace for an even worse 2017

by Martin McQuillan
Comment
21/12/16
2
bell-review-pieces-board-wonkhe
Image: IKON

Higher education agencies for whom the Bell tolls

by Mark Leach
Analysis
19/12/16
7
house-of-lords-chamber
Source: Hansard Society

Standards deviations, and suggested amendments to the Bill

by Paul Greatrix
Registrarism
16/12/16
1
choice-wonkhe-small
Image: IKON

Flatlines, Brexit, and other lessons from this year’s admissions cycle

by David Morris
Policy Watch
15/12/16
1

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts

Copyright © 2025 Wonkhe Ltd.

Company Number: 08784934

Wonkhe Bluesky

Wonkhe Ltd, 31-35 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TE

  • Moderation policy
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Moderation policy
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy

Wonkhe Mondays

By submitting you agree to our terms and conditions