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5/05/22

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What do students think about tech and how useful it is on their course?

by David Kernohan

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4/05/22

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Information sharing and student suicide

by Team Wonkhe

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4/05/22

Twelve things for SUs to note from the 2021 OIA annual report

by Team Wonkhe

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4/05/22

Is there any actual policy behind the politics of in-person teaching?

by Jim Dickinson

4/05/22

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Do students have the energy to make complaints?

by Felicity Mitchell

4/05/22

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Universities have a complaints problem. Here’s how to fix it

by Jim Dickinson

4/05/22

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What can SUs learn from the latest batch of OIA-adjudicated complaints?

by Jim Dickinson

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4/05/22

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The HE sector should seize the day on school-university partnerships

by Julian Crockford

3/05/22

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Time we tapped collective energy to tackle inequalities in HE

by Omar Khan

3/05/22

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Reviewing the Higher Education and Research Act, five years on

by David Kernohan

2/05/22

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What’s it like to learn in a cold spot?

by Jane Batkin

2/05/22

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Students with caring responsibilities face significant challenges

by Daniel Herron

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1/05/22

Are we protecting students from the risks inherent in new providers?

by Jim Dickinson

29/04/22

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Demokrati og politik

by Jim Dickinson

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29/04/22

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Acting up in the Houses of Parliament

by David Kernohan

29/04/22

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Higher Education Postcard – University of East London

by Hugh Jones

29/04/22

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Working together on access and participation evaluation

by Liz Austen

29/04/22

Podcast: Blair, spiking, minimum entry, free speech

by Team Wonkhe

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29/04/22

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Now is the time to take lifelong learning seriously

by Martin Lowe

29/04/22

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Is it students or universities that need to change?

by Alex Blower

29/04/22

Wonkhe Live! April 2022

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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28/04/22

Isn’t it time for a #LiveableNHSBursary?

by Jim Dickinson

28/04/22

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How Scandinavian SUs do policy and democracy (not elections)

by Jim Dickinson

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28/04/22

When does free speech about harassment become harassment itself?

by Jim Dickinson

28/04/22

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Where have all the students gone?

by Carli Rowell

28/04/22

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The government should get over its university hang-up – our future prosperity depends on it

by James Scales

27/04/22

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Is there life on MERs?

by David Kernohan

27/04/22

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Teamwork and employability – assessing process or outcome?

by Andy Grayson

27/04/22

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What does Policy Exchange have to say about SUs and Prevent?

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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26/04/22

Michelle Donelan, among friends at Policy Exchange

by David Kernohan

26/04/22

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The Home Affairs committee reports on student spiking

by Sunday Blake

26/04/22

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Using digital tools in learning and teaching means playing around to see what works

by Leah Henrickson

26/04/22

Cops off clubs: an abolitionist take on anti-spiking activism

by Neha

26/04/22

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Access and participation plan variations

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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25/04/22

Understanding and influencing Access and Participation plan “variations”

by Jim Dickinson

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25/04/22

Targeting Blair: we ignore calls to address inequality and improve productivity at our peril

by Andy Westwood

25/04/22

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Next slide please

by Jim Dickinson

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24/04/22

Higher Education Postcard: University of Essex

by Hugh Jones

22/04/22

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Every bit of the UK needs to tackle fiscal drag on its student financial support

by Jim Dickinson

22/04/22

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What can we learn from Scandinavia and from students?

by Jim Dickinson

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21/04/22

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Student rights are human rights

by Frederikke Veirum Høgsgaard

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21/04/22

Never mind the interest rate, feel the repayment threshold

by Jim Dickinson

21/04/22

Sorry, but we probably do need more graduates

by David Kernohan

21/04/22

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How did the lockdowns impact students’ mental health?

by Will Awad

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20/04/22

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Confidence matters when it comes to engaging with careers services

by Jon Down

14/04/22

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Student loan interest will rise to 12 percent

by Jim Dickinson

13/04/22

OfS invites variations to access and participation plans

by Jim Dickinson

13/04/22

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Regions flourish when people and industries have the skills to absorb new ideas

by Athene Donald

13/04/22

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Concrete and committed – working together to build students’ confidence and success

by Liz Mossop

13/04/22

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For students, the cost of living pressures are really starting to bite

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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12/04/22

How to tackle the grey areas of sexual misconduct in higher education

by Katie Tobin

12/04/22

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His Majesty the Pig writhes out of his whimsical reclusive binge

by Jim Dickinson

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11/04/22

Why do we treat students like children?

by Jim Dickinson

11/04/22

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What happens when providers run out of money?

by David Kernohan

Explainer

11/04/22

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Busting graduate labour myths

by Charlie Ball

11/04/22

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Blankets are available

by Jim Dickinson

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10/04/22

A study time to remember and an education to be proud of

by Jim Dickinson

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9/04/22

Sometimes we have to get loud

by Jim Dickinson

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8/04/22

Understanding sexual assault prevalence is central to tackling the issue

by Will Awad

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8/04/22

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What do students really think about trigger warnings

by David Kernohan

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8/04/22

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NUS will support students and give them power

by Shaima Dallali

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8/04/22

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Podcast: Covid harms, Michelle Donelan, Scandinavia

by Team Wonkhe

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8/04/22

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What does it really take to secure a place on a university degree course?

by Jane White

8/04/22

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Higher Education Postcard: University of Liverpool

by Hugh Jones

8/04/22

Higher education is a route out of poverty, but a government loan cap would block it

by Claire Callender

7/04/22

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We are the university’s best partner and greatest critic

by Jim Dickinson

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6/04/22

In Denmark, they give students a hygge

by Jim Dickinson

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6/04/22

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Student engagement is a top priority for OfS

by Martha Longdon

6/04/22

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Homes for Ukraine – laying the foundations for university refugee sponsorship

by Bronwyn Parry

6/04/22

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Is there still a future for online and blended teaching?

by Xianghan (Christine) O’Dea

6/04/22

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Our quality drive is working (though it hasn’t started yet)

by David Kernohan

5/04/22

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Co-creation for innovation

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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5/04/22

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What happened at ALRA?

by Jim Dickinson

5/04/22

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Why we need to talk about fertility in higher education

by Samantha Wilkinson

5/04/22

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What do heads of university administration do?

by Paul Greatrix

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5/04/22

Disabled Students UK- Going back is not a choice

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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4/04/22

Students need to know the secret codes to success at university

by Jim Dickinson

4/04/22

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Universities must remove the barriers facing Access to HE students

by Tom Benson

4/04/22

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Fees cut will undermine the foundations of opportunity

by Sarah Hale

4/04/22

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Time to get serious about data burden

by David Kernohan

4/04/22

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Nail biter

by Jim Dickinson

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1/04/22

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Generation Alpha is coming – here’s what you need to know

by Sunday Blake

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1/04/22

Podcast: Grad jobs, staffing, China, student finance

by Team Wonkhe

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1/04/22

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Gamer types reimagined for student engagement

by Simon Varwell

1/04/22

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Working, studying and “first in family” students

by Will Awad

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31/03/22

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OfS has a new priorities letter from ministers

by David Kernohan

31/03/22

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Changing assessment

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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31/03/22

How to respond to DfE’s HE policy statement and reform consultation

by Jim Dickinson

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31/03/22

Carry on Freedom of Speech Bill

by David Kernohan

31/03/22

Wonkhe Live! March 2022

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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31/03/22

Higher Education Postcard: The Indian Institute, Oxford

by Hugh Jones

31/03/22

Student houses can get help with energy bills. Except when they can’t

by Jim Dickinson

31/03/22

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Welcome, graduates, to the post-pandemic workplace

by Nicola Thomas

31/03/22

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In Manchester, we bucked the SU elections trends this year. Here’s how

by Stefanie Cooper

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31/03/22

Gamer types reimagined for student engagement

by Simon Varwell

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31/03/22

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Disadvantage isn’t just digital

by Liz Moores

31/03/22

Emma Hardy looks for answers on graduate hardship

by David Kernohan

30/03/22

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Are the subject benchmarks about to have their moment in the spotlight?

by David Kernohan

30/03/22

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What does inclusive education look like at a subject level?

by Ailsa Crum