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2/05/18

Does the Oxford Chancellor election matter?

by Ben Farmer

26/11/24

2

Does the new researcher concordat have teeth?

by Sofia Ropek

Policy Watch

12/09/19

2

Does the MAB mean students can claim a refund?

by Jim Dickinson

19/06/23

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Does the government really care about academic freedom?

by Lee Jones

19/11/21

2

Does the free speech bill give legal protection to hate speech on campus?

by Jim Dickinson

13/07/21

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Does the cap fit? and other existential questions

by David Kernohan

23/04/20

3

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Does student voting intention tell us more about students or politics?

by Jim Dickinson

24/09/20

1

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Does student engagement work engage BAME students? (not really)

by Matt Grogan

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18/03/21

Does sleep affect academic performance?

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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11/03/20

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Does reputation get in the way of researching student sex work?

by Matt Grogan

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29/09/21

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Does participation in university governance add value to a student’s academic experience?

by Matt Grogan

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1/12/20

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Does paid work boost students’ confidence?

by Michael Salmon

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16/02/23

Does online learning reinforce disadvantage?

by Michael Salmon

23/03/23

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Does OfS inaction prolong strikes in the sector?

by Jim Dickinson

12/04/23

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Does Neil O’Brien have the answer to the levelling up question?

by Jim Dickinson

6/05/21

2

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Does lecture capture mean fewer students are turning up (and so what if it does?)

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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26/02/20

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Does it matter if technology makes us feel good about learning?

by Jim Dickinson

1/08/23

1

Does having a high EQ improve your grades?

by Sunday Blake

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20/01/22

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Does good policy need good politics or good evidence?

by Stephen Meek

5/02/21

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

by Charles Heymann

13/07/20

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Does competition law prevent sector collaboration?

by Uddalak Datta

13/05/20

Does blended learning change what learning is?

by Christine Rivers

14/10/20

3

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Does belonging predict drop out?

by Matt Grogan

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28/01/21

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Does anyone really care about getting students registered to vote?

by Jim Dickinson

5/02/20

5

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Does active learning improve wellbeing?

by Michael Salmon

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27/10/22

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Does academic freedom permit no-platforming?

by Jack Harvey

2/10/20

2

Does “mindfulness” training help with exams?

by Matt Grogan

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5/06/20

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Dodging bullets

by Jim Dickinson

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8/01/21

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Doctoring a thesis: an unusually creative PhD

by Paul Greatrix

21/03/17

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Doctoral the house

by Jim Dickinson

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21/02/22

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Doctoral loans have not radically changed PhD recruitment

by Mark Bennett

11/03/20

2

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Doctor Soccer: Academia and the beautiful game

by Paul Greatrix

15/06/21

4

Do you really have to sign up to a political agenda to get research funding?

by David Kernohan

8/02/25

3

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Do you have a voice in the election campaign?

by David Kernohan

Explainer

7/11/19

2

Do we really need more performance indicators in HE?

by Paul Greatrix

18/12/13

1

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Do we really need another research funding body?

by David Kernohan

Policy Watch

15/10/19

Do we really need (yet another) major review of higher education?

by David Kernohan

8/11/23

2

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Do we read worse on screens?

by Michael Salmon

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6/09/22

Do we need more ways to measure HE?

by Paul Greatrix

10/06/13

2

Do we need H.E.L.P from Down Under?

by Adam Wright

25/04/14

4

Do we need an international students integration index?

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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29/11/19

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Do we need a league table of scholars produced by Silicon Valley?

by Lawrie Phipps

21/11/24

5

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Do we need a labour theory of degree value?

by Adam Wright

31/07/17

2

Do we misunderstand being marginalised?

by Ria Bluck

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16/10/20

Do we misunderstand being marginalised?

by Ria Bluck

16/10/20

Do we have too many degree courses?

by Paul Greatrix

7/06/07

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Do we have the right education system to drive innovation in the UK?

by Paul Lewis

15/10/19

3

Do Vice Chancellors love Cox? The 'celebrity academic' – a statistical analysis

by David Kernohan

Data

11/04/11

6

Do Vice Chancellors love Cox? The ‘celebrity academic’ – a statistical analysis

by David Kernohan

Data

11/04/11

6

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Do university rankings measure anything at all?

by Cameron Neylon

25/09/19

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Do universities matter in post-Brexit Britain?

by Chris Husbands

27/02/20

1

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Do universities know what’s important to their students?

by Andrew George

27/11/19

Do universities and businesses have common goals?

by Sarah Cowan

25/06/19

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Do the write thing – the surprising written questions MPs ask about the sector

by Arthi Nachiappan

15/04/19

Do teaching fellowships improve teaching for students?

by Matt Grogan

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11/09/20

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Do tariff points mean prizes?

by Ben Jordan

22/02/18

Do SUs help students pick up the skills that employers need?

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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11/03/20

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Do students’ unions waste money?

by Jim Dickinson

20/09/20

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Do students’ unions make a difference?

by Jim Dickinson

18/10/19

Do students’ unions make a difference?

by Jim Dickinson

25/10/19

2

Do students’ unions make a difference?

by Jim Dickinson

Research

25/10/19

Do students who use their phones during lectures just lack self-control?

by Sunday Blake

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16/08/24

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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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Do students understand their rights during the pandemic?

by Jim Dickinson

6/11/20

2

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Do students recognise racism as “harassment”?

by Dani Payne

SU Blogs

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5/11/21

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Do students need to develop “civic skills” now?

by David Kernohan

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4/02/21

Do students look at the feedback they get?

by Team Wonkhe

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14/03/19

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Do students learn as well from e-textbooks as they do from hardcopies?

by David Kernohan

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29/04/21

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Do students hope for value for money?

by Michael Salmon

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28/09/23

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Do students have the energy to make complaints?

by Felicity Mitchell

4/05/22

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Do students have a voice in diversity policies?

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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1/06/23

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Do students engage when everything is online?

by Will Awad

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8/07/22

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Do student voters make much difference at elections?

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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17/09/20

Do Spanish students see themselves as customers?

by Sazana Jayadeva

26/01/21

1

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Do problems in private schools fuel sexual misconduct in universities?

by Jim Dickinson

22/07/21

7

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Do marginal gains approaches in universities fuel REF myths?

by Órla Meadhbh Murray

18/05/22

5

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

by David Kernohan

Data

15/02/21

2

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Do learning analytics help us spot students in trouble?

by David Kernohan

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21/11/19

Do international students think Britain is drunk?

by Arthi Nachiappan

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29/05/19

Do international students really “prop up frankly substandard courses”?

by David Kernohan

4/10/22

1

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Do higher level vocational qualifications lead to higher earnings than degrees?

by David Kernohan

29/09/20

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Do grade inflation and fair access mix?

by Chris Millward

12/08/21

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Do global rankings tell us anything meaningful about higher education?

by Ellen Hazelkorn

1/03/22

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Do fees have an impact on student satisfaction?

by David Kernohan

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15/12/21

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Do extra-curricular activities improve grades, completion rates and graduate job prospects?

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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1/03/22

Do extra-curricular activities help with employability? Some do

by Team Wonkhe

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7/03/22

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Do employment metrics measure up?

by Stuart Johnson

17/09/19

1

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Do degree classification algorithms fuel grade inflation?

by Susan Smith

29/02/24

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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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Do clubs and societies make a difference to employability?

by Matt Grogan

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24/11/20

Do cheaters ever prosper?

by Team Wonkhe

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15/03/19

Do chants and slogans lead to harassment and violence?

by Jim Dickinson

19/10/23

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Do bursaries work?

by David Kernohan

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22/07/19

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Do both modules? Here’s £500. Or maybe £1,000.

by Jim Dickinson

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9/09/20

Do better student housing rights hit supply of beds? It doesn’t look like it

by Jim Dickinson

18/12/23

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Do accredited courses attract more discerning students?

by David Kernohan

12/08/19

2

Do academics make the best university leaders?

by Paul Greatrix

16/02/11

5

Do a quarter of students have an eating disorder?

by Jim Dickinson

27/10/21

3

Do 40 per cent of international students stay in the UK?

by Jim Dickinson