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29/11/21

Higher education can learn from the school sector

by Joe Collin

29/11/21

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For the LLE to work we need to get serious about student identifiers

by David Kernohan

Long read

28/11/21

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Burnt out

by Jim Dickinson

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26/11/21

PODCAST: Access and participation, social mobility, student loans

by Team Wonkhe

26/11/21

What factors make student representatives more effective?

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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26/11/21

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Being a student is risky – so what should universities do to mitigate?

by Jim Dickinson

26/11/21

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Diving into SLC provider level data

by David Kernohan

26/11/21

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What I learned about (climate) change at COP26

by Lily Margaroli

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26/11/21

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Higher Education Postcard: Wye College, University of London

by Hugh Jones

25/11/21

2

Looking back at the first magic money twig

by David Kernohan

25/11/21

Is student protest free speech or not?

by Jim Dickinson

25/11/21

2

Are we really all back on campus?

by Mike Kerrigan

25/11/21

2

If they get the grades, you gotta let them in

by Jim Dickinson

24/11/21

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We need to talk about sabbatical burnout

by Jim Dickinson

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24/11/21

Ministers are making new demands on access to and participation in higher education

by Jim Dickinson

Policy Watch

24/11/21

3

Who is John Blake and why was he chosen to lead a new agenda for access & participation?

by Jonathan Simons

24/11/21

4

This is what SUs (in England) need to know about IfS’ new social mobility stats

by Jim Dickinson

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24/11/21

Stuck inside of mobility with the access blues again

by David Kernohan

24/11/21

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An open letter to the new Director for Fair Access and Participation

by Jaudat Alogba

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24/11/21

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Futures industry: Preparing students for the next stages of life

by Morag Walling

23/11/21

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Is a first still worth it?

by David Kernohan

23/11/21

3

Rebuilding diverse student communities is at the top of vice chancellors’ post-Covid agenda

by Mary Curnock Cook

22/11/21

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Wonkhe community survey 2021: a sector pulled into too many directions

by Debbie McVitty

Research

22/11/21

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Why the worm has turned

by Jim Dickinson

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19/11/21

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Webinar: Culture (wars) on campus

by Jim Dickinson

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19/11/21

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Did SUs make a difference on access and participation?

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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19/11/21

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Why did so many women win sabbatical office this year?

by Jim Dickinson

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19/11/21

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Good regulation welcomes critical and robust challenge

by Nicola Dandridge

19/11/21

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Does the government really care about academic freedom?

by Lee Jones

19/11/21

2

PODCAST: Regulation, industrial action, PGTs

by Team Wonkhe

19/11/21

Higher Education Postcard: Edge Hill University

by Hugh Jones

18/11/21

Top ten takeaways from PTES 2021

by David Kernohan

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18/11/21

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Build Back Greener? Creating impact with campus sustainability plans

by Tess Frenzel

18/11/21

1

Enabling social mobility means taking risks

by Michael Young

18/11/21

1

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How do you make higher education innovation contagious?

by Anna Jackson

17/11/21

Should OfS worry about student welfare?

by Andy Phippen

17/11/21

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Student housing is broken at the foundations

by Becky Ricketts

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17/11/21

2

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24 things we learned from September’s OfS board papers

by Jim Dickinson

16/11/21

How bureaucratic is the Office for Students?

by David Kernohan

16/11/21

1

What causes international students to feel satisfied?

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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16/11/21

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October in decol

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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16/11/21

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Should the Office for Students obsess over outcomes?

by Amelia McLoughlan

16/11/21

2

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Kindness in handling student complaints

by Steph Talliss-Foster

16/11/21

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Finding a balance: Leadership in a time of chaos

by Peter Wolstencroft

16/11/21

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How do students understand and talk about gender-based violence on campus?

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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15/11/21

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Webinar: Complaints in SUs project briefing

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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15/11/21

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Can OfS help level up the country?

by Andy Westwood

15/11/21

2

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Where does regulation in the student interest go next?

by Jim Dickinson

15/11/21

How low will the graduate repayment threshold go?

by Jim Dickinson

14/11/21

Starting universities for political gain

by David Kernohan

Long read

14/11/21

12

Tough corners and tight spots – how do you regulate universities during strikes?

by Jim Dickinson

12/11/21

1

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You are so selfish

by Jim Dickinson

blogs-su

12/11/21

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The next few years of OfS will be the same, but harsher

by David Kernohan

Policy Watch

12/11/21

Higher Education Postcard: University of Hull

by Hugh Jones

12/11/21

1

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Isn’t it time you were a bit more selfish?

by Bee Morgan

blogs-su

12/11/21

5

PODCAST: OfS, COP, student experience, antisemitism

by Team Wonkhe

12/11/21

VC pay 2019-20

by David Kernohan

12/11/21

1

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How do mature students make the transition into HE?

by Matt Grogan

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11/11/21

Are there still CATs?

by Lizzy Woodfield

11/11/21

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Seven big takeaways from the 2021 UK Engagement Survey

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

blogs-su

11/11/21

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Where next for graduate recruitment?

by Tristram Hooley

11/11/21

1

Where are all the creative arts PhDs?

by David Kernohan

10/11/21

Are four in ten students online-only this term?

by Jim Dickinson

10/11/21

9

Are English tuition fees really the highest in the world?

by Janet Ilieva

10/11/21

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Preserving the wonder as we widen access

by Nigel Tubbs

10/11/21

3

Students just don’t do the reading. Or do they?

by David Kernohan

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9/11/21

MPs debate (student) spiking in nightclubs

by Jim Dickinson

9/11/21

1

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University collaboration at forefront of innovation drive

by Lal Tawney

9/11/21

1

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There’s no substitute for student engagement in quality

by Douglas Blackstock

9/11/21

2

The Money Saving Expert sounds the win bell – but at what cost?

by Jim Dickinson

8/11/21

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The Free Speech Bill would have had no impact on the Stock case

by David Kernohan

8/11/21

3

How your university would be impacted by a fee cut

by David Kernohan

8/11/21

1

We need an alternative to human capital theory as a basis for university funding

by Jim Dickinson

8/11/21

2

Webinar: A rollercoaster ride

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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5/11/21

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Formal complaint

by Jim Dickinson

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5/11/21

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Understanding sexual aggression in male students

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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5/11/21

Can artificial intelligence replace student representation?

by Matt Grogan

blogs-su

5/11/21

Understanding where your graduates are

by David Kernohan

5/11/21

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Taking action on complaints in SUs

by Jim Dickinson

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5/11/21

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A beginner’s guide to medical education

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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5/11/21

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Academics and frontline student support staff should need a licence to practise

by Jim Dickinson

5/11/21

2

Higher Education Postcard: The university library, Cambridge

by Hugh Jones

5/11/21

PODCAST: White paper, Wales, PRES, ONS

by Team Wonkhe

5/11/21

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Do students recognise racism as “harassment”?

by Dani Payne

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5/11/21

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Minimum entry requirements would prevent levelling up

by Johnny Rich

4/11/21

2

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Graduate Outcomes PIs: past, present, and future

by Ben Cooper

4/11/21

5

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The new bill can deliver on Wales’ promise

by Elizabeth Treasure

3/11/21

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Webinar: Postgraduate Research Student Experience

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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3/11/21

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Wonkhe Live! November 2021

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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2/11/21

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Nightclubs need to do more to ensure students are safe for students

by Amy Merchant

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2/11/21

Augar response? Fee cuts? Minimum qualifications? It’s all about timing

by David Kernohan

2/11/21

4

What do we really know about how students use learning resources?

by David Kernohan

2/11/21

1

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Here comes the Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill

by Jim Dickinson

Policy Watch

2/11/21

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Showing how computer science can save the world might encourage girls to study it

by Michael O'Dea

2/11/21

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This is what SUs need to know about the Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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1/11/21

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Webinar: Mental health and wellbeing

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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1/11/21

How much financial help should we give to students?

by Jim Dickinson

1/11/21

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Scanditour 2022: Latest emails

by Jim Dickinson

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1/11/21

University estates teams were some of the real heroes of the Covid-19 pandemic

by Jane Harrison-White