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Another provider loses access to the loan book. Should students have been warned? Another provider loses access to the loan book. Should students have been warned? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 9/06/25 3
Image: Shutterstock The centrality of university research to the industrial strategy cannot be underestimated by Andrew Jones Comment 9/06/25 1
Image: Shutterstock A change agenda for the commuter student experience by Susan Kenyon Comment 9/06/25 2
Image: Shutterstock Data lag and ambition aggregation means APPs are fundamentally flawed by Jim Dickinson Comment 9/06/25 1
Image: Shutterstock Parental Advisory: Why empowering parents might be central to SU campaigning by Lewis Wilson SU Blogs blogs-su 9/06/25
Image: Shutterstock What’s coming for higher education in the spending review? by David Kernohan Analysis 8/06/25 1
Level of R&D spending to be maintained up to 2029–30 Level of R&D spending to be maintained up to 2029–30 by James Coe Wonk Corner 8/06/25
Image: Shutterstock What happened at ESU’s last board meeting (and why it matters to UK SUs) by Jim Dickinson SU Blogs blogs-su 6/06/25
Image: Wonkhe/Counterculture Food, student trustees, officer support by Livia Scott SU Podcast blogs-su 6/06/25
Image: Shutterstock International students and new consumer rights by Team Wonkhe SUs blogs-su 6/06/25
Image: Hugh Jones Higher education postcard: University of Cambridge, the Senate House by Hugh Jones Comment 6/06/25
How not to invent a new official geography How not to invent a new official geography by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 5/06/25 1
Preparing for TEF 2027? Hang on a moment Preparing for TEF 2027? Hang on a moment by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 5/06/25
Image: Shutterstock The OfS takes a position on AI, here’s what you need to know by Mack Marshall SUs blogs-su 5/06/25
Image: Alan and Liv Food, student trustees, officer support by Livia Scott SU Podcast blogs-su 5/06/25
UUKi and the British Council consolidate what we know about UK-China research partnerships UUKi and the British Council consolidate what we know about UK-China research partnerships by James Coe Wonk Corner 5/06/25
Image: Shutterstock Reflections on leading a students’ union as an insider by Lauren Simpson-Smillie SU Blogs blogs-su 5/06/25
Image; Shutterstock What the Employment Rights Bill means for higher education by Alex Russell Comment 5/06/25
Image: Shutterstock With better coordination we can break down barriers to academic policy engagement by Sarah Chaytor Comment 5/06/25
Image: UWS SU Celtic connections: Building belonging is about starting small by Team Wonkhe SU Blogs blogs-su 4/06/25
Image: Shutterstock Celtic connections: Futurecasting can be fun and useful by Team Wonkhe SU Blogs blogs-su 4/06/25
Image: Shutterstock Celtic connections: Do SUs need a new vision for the student experience? by Team Wonkhe SU Blogs blogs-su 4/06/25
There are better politics, big ideas, and future trade-offs in Research England's new EDI action plan There are better politics, big ideas, and future trade-offs in Research England’s new EDI action plan by James Coe Wonk Corner 4/06/25 1
Image: Shutterstock The spending review is a critical moment for UK science and innovation by Sarah Stevens Comment 4/06/25
Image: Shutterstock Students’ views on AI vary more than you think by Thomas Tran SU Blogs blogs-su 3/06/25
The Strategic Defence Review: military Keynesianism and the fallout for universities The Strategic Defence Review: military Keynesianism and the fallout for universities by James Coe Wonk Corner 3/06/25
Image: Shutterstock It’s time for the university to give back to elected officers by Rachel Burn SU Blogs blogs-su 2/06/25
Image: Shutterstock Universities UK’s new era of collaboration by David Kernohan Policy Watch 2/06/25 3
Skills England gets ministerial guidance Skills England gets ministerial guidance by Michael Salmon Wonk Corner 2/06/25
Image: Shutterstock What we’ll be talking about at The Festival of Higher Education 2025 by Debbie McVitty Comment 2/06/25
Image: Hugh Jones Higher education postcard: University of the Balearic Islands by Hugh Jones Comment 30/05/25
Image: Shutterstock Our drop-out and pace miracle is harming students’ health and learning by Jim Dickinson Comment 30/05/25 6
Image: Shutterstock Tuition fees are a social contract with small print by Hannah Garrow Comment 30/05/25
Image: Shutterstock Sabbs as trustees, codes of conduct, free speech and the St Andrews Rector case by Jim Dickinson SUs blogs-su 29/05/25
Image: Shutterstock Reflections on my first year leading a students’ union as an outsider by Beth Rodgers SU Blogs blogs-su 29/05/25
Image: Shutterstock A guide to generative governance for SU boards and student governors by Team Wonkhe SUs blogs-su 29/05/25
wonkhe-medical-students When medicine meets poverty – what to do about medical student hardship by Team Wonkhe SUs blogs-su 29/05/25
Image: Shutterstock Support for action on ethnic and disability pay gaps demonstrates our commitment to our communities by David Mba Comment 29/05/25 4
The new OfS chair identifies ten trends The new OfS chair identifies ten trends by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 29/05/25
Tracking the institutional impact of proposed OfS grant cuts Tracking the institutional impact of proposed OfS grant cuts by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 28/05/25
Image: Shutterstock Widening participation should stretch beyond convenient local universities by Natalie Thompson Comment 28/05/25
Image: Shutterstock A code of ethical university governance is overdue by Steven Jones Comment 28/05/25 1
Should governance reform be horizontal or vertical? Should governance reform be horizontal or vertical? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 27/05/25
How can you take industrial action against the Secretary of State? How can you take industrial action against the Secretary of State? by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 27/05/25 4
Image: Shutterstock Student housing co-operatives would take the pressure off by Ruth Elliott SU Blogs blogs-su 27/05/25 1
Poor quality teaching and student outcomes. But where? Poor quality teaching and student outcomes. But where? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 27/05/25 5
Image: Shutterstock Action on researcher career development must go beyond surface-level fixes by Yolana Pringle Comment 27/05/25
Image: Shutterstock Getting students drawing can help belonging and mental health by Zoë Allman Comment 27/05/25 1
Image: Shutterstock OfS has got their funding guidance but what does it mean by Mack Marshall SUs blogs-su 23/05/25
International students are now a big part of the immigration story International students are now a big part of the immigration story by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 23/05/25 1
Image: Shutterstock The future of HTQs requires commitment and certainty from the government by Elizabeth Cleaver Analysis 23/05/25
Image: Hugh Jones Higher education postcard: University of Greater Manchester by Hugh Jones Comment 23/05/25 1
Image: Shutterstock Access partnerships need human relationships, not just programmes by Ed Marsh Comment 23/05/25
Mark your calendar: December 3rd will be sleeping bags to get a house day Mark your calendar: December 3rd will be sleeping bags to get a house day by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 22/05/25
Image: Shutterstock Getting past survey fatigue by going unfiltered by Faith Goligher SU Blogs blogs-su 22/05/25 2
Image: Shutterstock Why aren’t we addressing inequity of outcomes for postgraduates? by Katharine Hubbard Comment 22/05/25 3
Image: Shutterstock For those in HE cold spots, higher education isn’t presenting as a good bet by Richard Brabner Comment 22/05/25 3
Image: Wonkhe/Counterculture Food security, student festivals, influencing and organising by Livia Scott SU Podcast blogs-su 21/05/25
Image: Shutterstock A student leadership revolution is overdue by Mike Hill SU Blogs blogs-su 21/05/25
What have coroner's reports said about student suicide? What have coroner’s reports said about student suicide? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 21/05/25 1
Image: Midjourney What SUs need know about the national review of student suicides by Team Wonkhe SUs blogs-su 21/05/25
Image: Shutterstock How cost of living is influencing UK student mobility by Ben Jordan Comment 21/05/25 1
Image: Midjourney A review of student suicides suggests that standards are now necessary by Jim Dickinson Comment 21/05/25 10
Image: Shutterstock 24 things that SUs need to know about new rights in (some) university halls by Team Wonkhe blogs-su 20/05/25
Image: Shutterstock EHRC is consulting on sex in the Equality Act. Universities should too by Jim Dickinson Comment 20/05/25
The skilled worker visa and higher education staff The skilled worker visa and higher education staff by Michael Salmon Wonk Corner 20/05/25 1
Why are we so embarrassed about Erasmus? Why are we so embarrassed about Erasmus? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 20/05/25
A brutal budget for strategic priorities from the Department for Education A brutal budget for strategic priorities from the Department for Education by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 20/05/25 2
Image: Shutterstock The widening access narrative must return to speaking about places by Graeme Atherton Comment 20/05/25
The challenge and promise of ten year R&D budgets The challenge and promise of ten year R&D budgets by James Coe 19/05/25
Image: Shutterstock It’s the Home Office that’s misselling UK higher education by Michael Salmon Long read 19/05/25
Image: Shutterstock In an era of permacrisis, higher education needs to get better at coming up with solutions by Alex Favier Comment 19/05/25
Image: Shutterstock How to design an international student tuition fee levy by James Coe Comment 19/05/25 1
Image: Shutterstock Plotting the impact of an international fee levy by David Kernohan Data 19/05/25 1
Image: EBU Euro visions: Austrian HE has much to give, but the love is wasted by Jim Dickinson Comment 19/05/25
Image: SHSG Board 24/25 Euro visions: Social responsibility in St Gallen by Jim Dickinson Comment 16/05/25
Image: Shutterstock International students still choose the UK by Mack Marshall SUs blogs-su 16/05/25
Image: Shutterstock Fifteen things that SUs need to know about the immigration white paper by Team Wonkhe SUs blogs-su 16/05/25
Imazge: Shutterstock Four things that help make a student trustee a changemaker by Mack Marshall SUs blogs-su 16/05/25
Image: Shutterstock Redistribution doesn’t work when there’s nothing left to redistribute by Jim Dickinson Comment 16/05/25 4
Image: Shutterstock The trouble with the latest accreditation round for initial teacher education by Megan Stephenson Comment 16/05/25
