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Tracing the Chris Whitty effect in the 2020 end of cycle admissions subject data

by Sander Kristel

4/02/21

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UCAS End of Cycle 2020: Unconditional offers, student characteristics

by David Kernohan

4/02/21

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UCAS End of Cycle 2020: winners and losers

by David Kernohan

4/02/21

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Everyone’s into clearing in DfE’s post qualification admissions scramble

by Jim Dickinson

21/01/21

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How on earth do we run 2021 admissions now?

by David Kernohan

6/01/21

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For 2021-22, we need a new academic year

by Michelle Morgan

5/01/21

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Seven things the HE sector learned in 2020 – and what universities should prepare for in 2021

by Debbie McVitty

21/12/20

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2020 was a turbulent admissions cycle – with positive outcomes

by Sarah Barr Miller

16/12/20

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PQA’s underlying – and false – assumption

by Dennis Sherwood

7/12/20

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Admissions should never be a conveyor belt

by Paula Karhunen

4/12/20

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University admissions, Irish style

by David Hawkins

2/12/20

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Understanding Aussie rules admissions

by Ant Bagshaw

1/12/20

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Now PQA is everyone’s favourite

by Paul Greatrix

17/11/20

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A US-style application system isn’t everything it seems

by David Kernohan

16/11/20

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Reviewing Universities UK’s Fair Admissions Review

by Dan Shaffer

16/11/20

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Who owns admissions policy and where will it end up? The government just complicated the picture

by Mark Leach

13/11/20

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Universities UK sets out Third Way for the future of admissions

by Debbie McVitty

13/11/20

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Would PQA help disadvantaged students?

by David Kernohan

10/11/20

Move offers until after exams, says UCAS

Move offers until after exams, says UCAS

by Jim Dickinson

9/11/20

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Fifty days to leave your uni?

by David Kernohan

19/10/20

Higher tariff providers clean up on 18yo FT English domiciled UG applicants

Higher tariff providers clean up on 18yo FT English domiciled UG applicants

by David Kernohan

3/10/20

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Covid-19 has not dampened the appeal of UK higher education

by Clare Marchant

24/09/20

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Why universities should recruit students on their character

by Tom Harrison

23/09/20

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Donelan issues her doctor's orders on access

Donelan issues her doctor’s orders on access

by Jim Dickinson

21/08/20

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The sector must collaborate to escape the government’s triple lock of policy failure

by Mark Leach

20/08/20

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Clearing up after the mess of a u turn

Clearing up after the mess of a u turn

by Jim Dickinson

19/08/20

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2020 shows us that high-stakes exams have a lot to answer for

by Alison Shaw

19/08/20

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They met the terms of their offer. Aren't we required to admit them?

They met the terms of their offer. Aren’t we required to admit them?

by Jim Dickinson

18/08/20

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Fair grades are just a starting point

by David Kernohan

18/08/20

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A process that locks in unfairness for state school students

by Paul Dobson

17/08/20

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What can be done to help fix this year’s A level results shambles?

by Sarah Sharples

17/08/20

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It’s time to think about scrapping A levels entirely

by Debbie McVitty

17/08/20

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A level policy decisions left disadvantaged students devastated

by Alice Dee

15/08/20

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24 hours in, how's Clearing looking?

24 hours in, how’s Clearing looking?

by David Kernohan

14/08/20

Three locks, but the credibility horse has bolted

Three locks, but the credibility horse has bolted

by Jim Dickinson

13/08/20

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Year 12, and the perils of applying to university during a pandemic

by Katherine Lloyd Clark

13/08/20

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Improving articulation between Scottish colleges and universities

by Nigel Seaton

11/08/20

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We need a fairer system for admitting students to university

by Graeme Atherton

11/08/20

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What can Scottish Highers tell us about students coming to university this autumn?

by Clare Marchant

10/08/20

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Are clearing and unconditional offers equally bad for student non-continuation?

by David Kernohan

24/07/20

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Keep calm – students still want to study

by Richard O'Kelly

9/07/20

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Admitting mistakes: should the government take control of university admissions?

by Debbie McVitty

18/06/20

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The other independently educated could miss out on HE this year

by Ros Morpeth

15/06/20

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Prospective students may consider deferring, but so far few are taking action

by Sander Kristel

12/06/20

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Should students take the gamble?

by Jim Dickinson

8/06/20

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Clearing Plus: transforming admissions experiences

by Fiona Johnston

27/05/20

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The data science behind Clearing Plus

by Paul Chandler

27/05/20

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In this pandemic, admissions policy is being developed in real time

by Graeme Slater

15/05/20

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The admissions problem isn’t just about “prediction”

by Hollie Baker

14/05/20

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Open days in lockdown – virtual campus tours just got real

by Paul Greatrix

5/05/20

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What is the Covid cohort saying about applying to university?

by Clare Marchant

27/04/20

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We can make admissions work without A levels

by Mark Corver

6/04/20

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The clock is ticking on a decision about September entry

by Alex Usher

24/03/20

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Coronavirus, confirmation, and clearing

by Michelle Morgan

17/03/20

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Admit two: OfS reviews university admissions

by David Kernohan

27/02/20

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UCAS end of cycle 2019 – equalities and offer-making

by David Kernohan

30/01/20

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UCAS end of cycle 2019 – provider data

by David Kernohan

30/01/20

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Secret life of students

Make me an offer – how students get recruited to universities and why it matters to SUs

by Wonkhe SUs explainer

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17/12/19

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UCAS 2019 cycle: prediction, participation, and unconditional offers

by David Kernohan

17/12/19

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Our first look at 2019 UCAS end of cycle data

by David Kernohan

28/11/19

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Will courses and providers close if we cap private school entry rates?

by David Kernohan

3/10/19

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Introducing PQA could help first year students

by Paul Smith

1/10/19

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Gavin Williamson and Chris Skidmore’s speeches to UUK conference

by Debbie McVitty

12/09/19

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Is PQA scepticism damaging the sector’s reputation?

by Steven Jones

28/08/19

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Recruitment in England: a little wide of the target

by David Kernohan

26/08/19

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Parents are at the sharp end of marketisation

by Alan Sutherland

23/08/19

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How researching post qualification admissions turned me from advocate to sceptic

by Mary Curnock Cook

19/08/19

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What if all university offers were unconditional?

by Debbie McVitty

15/08/19

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The expansion of clearing is a nightmarish vision of PQA

by Daniel Tinkler

14/08/19

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University admissions is about human beings, not algorithms

by Kim Eccleston

14/08/19

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Setting realistic student expectations in clearing

by David Gilani

13/08/19

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Do accredited courses attract more discerning students?

by David Kernohan

12/08/19

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More students are using Clearing than ever before

by Richard O'Kelly

7/08/19

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Admissions: a contextualised tale of two reviews

by Colin McCaig

1/08/19

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Putting student care experience in context

by Sam Turner

29/07/19

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Students seek a human side to admissions

by David Kernohan

25/07/19

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Which degrees will students want to take in the future?

by Lee Dudding

3/07/19

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Contextual admissions – a quick explainer

by Team Wonkhe

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21/05/19

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We need to recognise prior learning

by Dave Phoenix

16/05/19

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Was Damian Hinds’s intervention on conditional unconditional offers legal?

by Smita Jamdar

8/05/19

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Letter from Australia: Speaking a blasphemy

by Julie Hare

7/05/19

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The multiple equality measure – an alternative to POLAR

by David Best

2/05/19

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Who will blink first in the battle over admissions?

by Jim Dickinson

5/04/19

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UCAS 2018 – equality and the offer-making marketplace

by David Kernohan

4/02/19

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Towards a contextual model of unconditional offers

by Karen Stanton

4/02/19

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We need an admissions system that works for students, not universities

by Graeme Atherton

14/01/19

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A beginner’s guide to post-qualification admissions

by Debbie McVitty

14/01/19

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A brick wall in the way of social mobility

by Dave Phoenix

10/01/19

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Let’s go fly a kite: Access and participation

by Iain Mansfield

8/01/19

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Let’s go fly a kite: Running and regulating universities

by Smita Jamdar

7/01/19

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Judge us on our ability to transform lives, not prior attainment

by Graham Galbraith

29/11/18

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University admissions have to change: it’s time for PQA

by Paul Greatrix

4/09/18

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The meteoric rise of the unconditional offer

by Michelle Morgan

22/08/18

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Leave the street slang to students

by Shakira Martin

22/08/18

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Unconditional surrender. How far should OfS regulate admissions policy?

by Ant Bagshaw

26/07/18

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Where are the mature students in 2017?

by David Kernohan

5/07/18

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Are university admissions racially biased?

by David Morris

25/06/18

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It’s time for fundamental reform of university admissions

by Sally Hunt

19/06/18

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Robin Hood and the American dream

by Jonathan Owen

18/01/18