HE Influence
Monthly · for public affairs, policy and comms
Politics, policy and the way the sector is seen – for the people shaping how higher education makes its case.
What you get
- The political and media weather around HE, read monthly
- Who is influencing whom – and what is landing
- Practical steers for public affairs and communications teams
- Part of the Wonkhe subscription family
Recent issues
Every issue, exactly as it landed in inboxes. The whole archive is part of the subscription.
- 15 October 2026Thursday 15 October 2026An afuera to rememberSubscribers
- 1 October 2026Thursday 1 October 2026Ridiculously talented performersSubscribers
- 23 September 2026Wednesday 23 September 2026Going into LabourSubscribers
- 9 September 2026Wednesday 9 September 2026Time to partySubscribers
- 23 July 2026Thursday 23 July 2026Shuffle up and danceSubscribers
- 14 July 2026Tuesday 14 July 2026Will the industrial strategy survive?Subscribers
- 1 July 2026Wednesday 1 July 2026Scrutiny mutinySubscribers
- 16 June 2026Tuesday 16 June 2026An HE bluffer’s guide to MakerfieldSubscribers
- 3 June 2026Wednesday 3 June 2026We call you appSubscribers
- 21 May 2026Thursday 21 May 2026Obligatory Andy Burnham sectionSubscribers
- 9 May 2026Saturday 9 May 2026Plaid insideSubscribers
- 28 April 2026Tuesday 28 April 2026NOC NOC who’s thereSubscribers
- 14 April 2026Tuesday 14 April 2026Green energySubscribers
- 25 March 2026Wednesday 25 March 2026NEET whiskySubscribers
- 11 March 2026Wednesday 11 March 2026Harder, better, faster, strongerSubscribers
- 25 February 2026Wednesday 25 February 2026Horse before cart specialSubscribers
- 11 February 2026Wednesday 11 February 2026HE in a soft left worldSubscribers
- 28 January 2026Wednesday 28 January 2026This week’s scare storySubscribers
- 13 January 2026Tuesday 13 January 2026The most influence-y job of allSubscribers
- 17 December 2025Wednesday 17 December 2025HE Influence awardsSubscribers
- 3 December 2025Wednesday 3 December 2025Stealth bomberSubscribers
- 18 November 2025Tuesday 18 November 2025The HE Reform agendaSubscribers
- 4 November 2025Tuesday 4 November 2025Someone to talk toSubscribers
- 16 October 2025Thursday 16 October 2025White light, white heatSubscribers
- 2 October 2025Thursday 2 October 2025See you next year, LiverpoolSubscribers
- 25 September 2025Thursday 25 September 2025Social licence, UK-styleSubscribers