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Competition law is a constraint to collaboration in HE but it need not be an impediment

by Kate Newman

17/02/25

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We are living through the legacy of unrestrained borrowing

by David Kernohan

17/02/25

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Eight critical questions for the new chief executive of UKRI

by Anton Muscatelli

16/02/25

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OfS is starting to better understand the student interest

by Jim Dickinson

14/02/25

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An autonomous agitator within the corporate ambition of the university

by Jim Dickinson

blogs-su

14/02/25

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Strengthening partnerships between trade unions and universities

by David Conway

14/02/25

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Twenty four reasons why SUs are different – and why that’s probably OK

by Team Wonkhe

blogs-su

14/02/25

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The secret life of university applicants

by Emmanouil Noikokyris

14/02/25

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Podcast: REF people and culture, spending review, apprenticeships

by Team Wonkhe

14/02/25

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Higher education postcard: Churchill College, Cambridge

by Hugh Jones

14/02/25

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Paying more to live further away – UK student housing in 2025

by Team Wonkhe

blogs-su

13/02/25

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No escape from reality

by Jim Dickinson

blogs-su

13/02/25

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OfS is regulating again, here’s what SUs need to know

by Mack Marshall

blogs-su

13/02/25

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We’re losing the international student argument

by Thomas Tran

blogs-su

13/02/25

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What SUs can learn from complaints about harassment and sexual misconduct

by Jim Dickinson

blogs-su

13/02/25

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Council, international mentoring, commuters

by Livia Scott

blogs-su

13/02/25

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Ignore the noise – university is overwhelmingly worth it for most

by Sally Mapstone

13/02/25

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Good news on Teachers’ Pension Scheme contributions (though only in Scotland)

Good news on Teachers’ Pension Scheme contributions (though only in Scotland)

by Michael Salmon

13/02/25

UCAS January deadline applicants and applications, 2025

UCAS January deadline applicants and applications, 2025

by David Kernohan

13/02/25

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Here’s how institutions are faring in handling harassment and sexual misconduct complaints

by Jo Nuckley

13/02/25

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What works for leadership in higher education now?

by Fiona Lennoxsmith

13/02/25

OfS opts for summaries and secrecy on sexual misconduct

OfS opts for summaries and secrecy on sexual misconduct

by Jim Dickinson

13/02/25

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Is a burger in a campus bar educational? Depends

by Jim Dickinson

blogs-su

12/02/25

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The potential of educational podcasts for commuter students

by Tom Perou

12/02/25

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Curtain call on traditional time-intensive drama training

by Randall Whittaker

12/02/25

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Enhanced monitoring for business in Bolton

Enhanced monitoring for business in Bolton

by David Kernohan

11/02/25

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Can knowledge exchange fix a broken economy?

by James Coe

11/02/25

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Supporting the careers of researchers means innovation, not isolation

by Richard Emes

11/02/25

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Universities UK submits to spending review

Universities UK submits to spending review

by David Kernohan

10/02/25

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Higher education institutions have invested time, effort and money in level 7 apprenticeships

by Michael Salmon

10/02/25

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The barriers that must be removed for degree apprenticeships to meet NHS workforce targets

by Denise Baker

10/02/25

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A blanket removal of funding for level 7 apprenticeships will damage government plans to boost infrastructure

by Deborah Johnston

10/02/25

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Societies that are humane are thoughtful about promoting equality, diversity and inclusion

by Debbie McVitty

8/02/25

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

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

by David Kernohan

8/02/25

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Predictably bad education

by David Kernohan

8/02/25

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A(nother) new competence framework emerges

A(nother) new competence framework emerges

by Jim Dickinson

7/02/25

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New legislation in Scotland increases the SFC’s powers, but only up to a point

by Michael Salmon

7/02/25

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What is organisational design and governance and why does it matter to SUs?

by James Coe

blogs-su

7/02/25

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Change is coming for PhD students

by Team Wonkhe

blogs-su

7/02/25

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Higher education postcard: Taxila

by Hugh Jones

7/02/25

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There’s nothing certain about the circumstances when a duty of care applies to students

by Robert Abrahart

7/02/25

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Podcast: Protection, visas, commuter students

by Team Wonkhe

7/02/25

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Enabling students to succeed isn’t mollycoddling

by Liam White

blogs-su

6/02/25

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Wales thinks strategically about higher education provision, in the absence of more investment

Wales thinks strategically about higher education provision, in the absence of more investment

by Michael Salmon

6/02/25

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Fairness and protection for students is coming – but not for those that need it now

by Jim Dickinson

6/02/25

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When OfS reopens its register, there will be implications for everyone else

by David Kernohan

6/02/25

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Another way of thinking about the national assessment of people, culture, and environment

by Elizabeth Gadd

6/02/25

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New venue, SU elections, Spring Day

by Livia Scott

blogs-su

6/02/25

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Let’s TWST again

by Mack Marshall

blogs-su

5/02/25

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Why are university registrars so white?

by Ben Vulliamy

5/02/25

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Job titles matter for inclusive and meaningful work

by Russell Warhurst

5/02/25

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What are students’ rights over closed modules, campuses and courses?

by Jim Dickinson

blogs-su

5/02/25

2023-24 finances updated for the end of January

2023-24 finances updated for the end of January

by David Kernohan

4/02/25

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Getting in and getting on needs to go up the agenda, not down

by Alex Blower

4/02/25

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Honesty and accuracy is about to get even more important

by Jim Dickinson

4/02/25

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Filling their boots? The rationale for growing loss-making home student numbers

by Debbie McVitty

3/02/25

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The higher education sector needs to come together to renew its commitment to enhancing student engagement

by Helena Lim

3/02/25

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Should you be student-led for student-led’s sake?

by Rosie Hunnam

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2/02/25

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Shaping higher education for commuter students

by Susan Kenyon

2/02/25

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Northern Ireland students get a 20 per cent boost to maintenance

Northern Ireland students get a 20 per cent boost to maintenance

by Jim Dickinson

31/01/25

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UKRI increases PhD stipend by 8 per cent

by James Coe

31/01/25

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The labour of being a student nurse

by Paige Rivers

31/01/25

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What can SUs learn for the future from the encampments of 2024

by Jim Dickinson

blogs-su

31/01/25

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Podcast: Cuts, applications, campus climate

by Team Wonkhe

31/01/25

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Higher education postcard: University of Valladolid

by Hugh Jones

31/01/25

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Here’s what universities are doing to change assessment and feedback

by Mack Marshall

blogs-su

30/01/25

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DfE steps in to require franchise partners to register with OfS

by Jim Dickinson

30/01/25

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UCAS End of Cycle provider data, 2024

by David Kernohan

30/01/25

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Institutions may be holding themselves back by not sharing enough data

by Robert Renfree

30/01/25

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Lessons for leaders from the campus encampments

by Jim Dickinson

30/01/25

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HESA Spring 2025: staff

by David Kernohan

29/01/25

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Our students are ambitious. They need an SU that channels that

by Jimena Alamo

blogs-su

29/01/25

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Data futures, reviewed

by David Kernohan

29/01/25

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Now! That’s what I call a student leader 2025

by Jim Dickinson

blogs-su

28/01/25

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Inside the student blockades in Serbia

by Jelena Brankovic

blogs-su

28/01/25

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How postdocs get on

by James Coe

28/01/25

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Degree apprenticeship delivery needs strengthening to realise their potential

by Kat Emms

28/01/25

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Are SUs neoliberal – and so what if they are?

by James Coe

blogs-su

27/01/25

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An early look at 2023–24 financial returns shows providers working hard to balance the books

by David Kernohan

27/01/25

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Anatomy of a higher education merger – City St George’s, University of London

by Debbie McVitty

27/01/25

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We cannot leave social action activities to chance

by Fiona Walsh McDonnell

blogs-su

26/01/25

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Students are at the centre of a political uprising in Serbia. Again

by Jim Dickinson

24/01/25

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We need strategic technical leaders

by Catrin Harris

24/01/25

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Ventriloquising the student interest

by Paul Ashwin

24/01/25

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Make the noise and make it clear

by Mack Marshall

blogs-su

24/01/25

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Podcast: Funding, attendance, student hardship

by Team Wonkhe

24/01/25

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Higher education postcard: Dartington

by Hugh Jones

24/01/25

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Care leavers and estranged students in SLC data

Care leavers and estranged students in SLC data

by David Kernohan

23/01/25

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Emergent strategy for students’ unions

by James Coe

blogs-su

23/01/25

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Wonkhe Live! January 2025

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

blogs-su

23/01/25

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Rethinking lobbying at the Hull Northern Voice Conference

by Mack Marshall

blogs-su

23/01/25

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There’s new insight about the impact of hardship funding for students – and why not having restrictions on funding spend matters

by Livia Scott

blogs-su

23/01/25

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New models of international partnership

by Henrietta O’Connor

23/01/25

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UK universities and the war in Gaza

by David Duncan

23/01/25

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A new funding body landscape emerges in Scotland

by Michael Salmon

23/01/25

The Scottish government wants its own post-study work offer

The Scottish government wants its own post-study work offer

by Michael Salmon

22/01/25

Technology and the eternal promise of the new

Technology and the eternal promise of the new

by David Kernohan

22/01/25

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Making SEISA official

by Tej Nathwani

22/01/25

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Politics and international relations has grown over the last decade – but unevenly

by Connor McKenzie

22/01/25