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14/12/21

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More than half of universities are not on track to meet their emissions targets

by Laura Clayson

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14/12/21

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The enduring strength of the UK Quality Code beyond the baseline

by Vicki Stott

14/12/21

Prevailing rate fee loan interest cap triggered again

by David Kernohan

13/12/21

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The legacy of COP26: local action from global crisis

by Steve Rotheram

13/12/21

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A One Nation ethos could navigate universities through the current political turmoil

by Richard Brabner

13/12/21

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What’s the best way to staff a university?

by Debbie McVitty

13/12/21

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How did universities come to be involved in research?

by David Kernohan

Long read

13/12/21

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Legacy of COP 26: solving the climate crisis will be people-led, not science-led

by Amanda Franca e Ribeiro

13/12/21

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Housing a crisis

by Jim Dickinson

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10/12/21

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Why the UK should deepen research ties with China and India

by Jonathan Grant

10/12/21

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Accommodation costs are pricing students out of education

by Hillary Gyebi-Ababio

10/12/21

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Get in a room and show us the (student housing) plan

by Jim Dickinson

10/12/21

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Higher Education Postcard: Imperial College London

by Hugh Jones

10/12/21

PODCAST: Plan B, admissions, staffing, “one nation”

by Team Wonkhe

10/12/21

Accommodation costs are pricing students out of education

by Hillary Gyebi-Ababio

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10/12/21

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Webinar: The secret life of student value

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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9/12/21

Some Christmas misery for disabled students

by Jim Dickinson

9/12/21

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Here’s how universities are being advised to support student engagement

by David Kernohan

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9/12/21

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Accommodation environments and student mental health

by Will Awad

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9/12/21

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England moves to plan B, and DfE has guidance out already

by Jim Dickinson

9/12/21

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Resetting the dial on access and participation

by Lizzy Woodfield

9/12/21

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End of cycle 2021: Tariff, grades, and RPAs

by David Kernohan

9/12/21

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End of cycle: increased grades in 2021 will create increased competition for places in 2022

by Richard O'Kelly

9/12/21

Collective student anxiety is through the roof. We all need to act.

by Jim Dickinson

8/12/21

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The future of REF: Driving a culture to maximise high-quality research and impact

by Catriona Manville

8/12/21

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What’s the future for the TEF – and how might we shape it?

by Paul Ashwin

7/12/21

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Connected enhancement strategy must promote success for all

by Janice Kay

7/12/21

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Higher education research: belonging, history, and practice

by Camille Kandiko Howson

6/12/21

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Higher education research: compassion, openness, and impact

by Jacqueline Stevenson

6/12/21

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The public favours meritocracy when it comes to levelling up and university admissions

by Ed Reza Schwitzer

6/12/21

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Where next for the e-textbook market?

by James Gray

6/12/21

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Careers 2032: coming together to prepare for the next decade of university careers support

by Clare Adams

6/12/21

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A trip through the looking glass as DfE convenes work on student transitions

by Jim Dickinson

5/12/21

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Online learning should not be used as a cost saving measure

by Jim Dickinson

4/12/21

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What happens if you plot social mobility data against Proceed?

by David Kernohan

3/12/21

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Care and skill

by Jim Dickinson

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3/12/21

PODCAST: Strikes, blended, transfers

by Team Wonkhe

3/12/21

Fee refunds are a sideshow in this dispute

by Jim Dickinson

3/12/21

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Hybrid work to crisis management, staff survey assesses outlook from pandemic

by Susannah Marsden

2/12/21

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Wonkhe Live! December 2021

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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2/12/21

What is the solution to problems faced by student tenants?

by Will Awad

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2/12/21

What if we viewed student anxiety as an academic issue?

by David Kernohan

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2/12/21

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Will we ever know where students live?

by David Kernohan

2/12/21

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Criminalising essay mills will make a huge difference

by Gareth Crossman

2/12/21

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Higher Education Postcard: University of Wolverhampton

by Hugh Jones

1/12/21

Minor tweaks to initial teacher training plans

by David Kernohan

1/12/21

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Want to improve student mental health? It’s all about connections

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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1/12/21

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Christmas comes early as OfS leaves its annual under the tree

by Jim Dickinson

1/12/21

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Marking? Explain it in football terms

by Andy Grayson

1/12/21

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Is it actually possible to spot a milled essay?

by David Kernohan

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30/11/21

We know very little about students who transfer between courses and providers

by David Kernohan

30/11/21

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Should universities be level 3 providers?

by David Carter

30/11/21

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Just who makes up the “zero hours” club?

by Jim Dickinson

29/11/21

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Are universities the right vehicle for schools improvement?

by Jim Dickinson

29/11/21

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A national university led tutoring service could help to level up education

by Lee Elliot Major

29/11/21

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Fixing the leaky pipeline of impact evidence in access and participation work

by Liz Austen

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

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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

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Are we really all back on campus?

by Mike Kerrigan

25/11/21

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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

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

by Jonathan Simons

24/11/21

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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

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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

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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

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Enabling social mobility means taking risks

by Michael Young

18/11/21

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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

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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

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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

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Kindness in handling student complaints

by Steph Talliss-Foster