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Podcast: Funding, disabled students, nursing

by Team Wonkhe

12/04/24

They don't understand it and when they do they don't like it

They don’t understand it and when they do they don’t like it

by David Kernohan

11/04/24

1

Cut cut cut cut cut cut cut

Cut cut cut cut cut cut cut

by Jim Dickinson

4/04/24

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DfE’s annual funding letter is out. Don’t spend it all at once

by Jim Dickinson

4/04/24

1

The longer Labour leaves announcing on student finance, the more it could be Quack Quack oops

The longer Labour leaves announcing on student finance, the more it could be Quack Quack oops

by Jim Dickinson

3/04/24

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Are students being protected from course cuts and closures?

by Jim Dickinson

3/04/24

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Fees in Wales will rise to £9,250 in September. Except where they won't

Fees in Wales will rise to £9,250 in September. Except where they won’t

by Jim Dickinson

1/04/24

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Are “back office services” really better together?

by Helen Scott

25/03/24

8

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To win the funding argument universities need to explain where the money goes

by Dani Payne

25/03/24

7

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There may be ways to make UK higher education cheaper to run

by Jim Dickinson

25/03/24

11

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The university after securonomics

by David Kernohan

24/03/24

3

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Is it time to slap VAT on tuition fees?

by Jim Dickinson

21/03/24

3

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OfS starts the funding conversation

by David Kernohan

14/03/24

5

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To universities students could be an asset, not just a cost

by Louise Nicol

13/03/24

3

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The proliferation of foundation year courses has created some blind spots

by Josh Freeman

7/03/24

4

Everything from the 2024-25 DfE supplementary estimates

Everything from the 2024-25 DfE supplementary estimates

by David Kernohan

5/03/24

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How the Student Premium actually works

by David Kernohan

28/02/24

3

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The questions that will and should be asked about franchising

by Michael Salmon

26/02/24

5

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How thin is Scottish student funding being spread?

by Jim Dickinson

20/02/24

1

No big movement on funding in Northern Ireland - at least, not yet

No big movement on funding in Northern Ireland – at least, not yet

by Michael Salmon

15/02/24

Podcast: Fees and funding, access, public sector

by Team Wonkhe

9/02/24

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The prudent case for civic engagement

by James Coe

8/02/24

3

Four big beasts in a triangle of sadness

Four big beasts in a triangle of sadness

by David Kernohan

7/02/24

2

Tuition fees in Wales rise to £9,250 a year

Tuition fees in Wales rise to £9,250 a year

by Jim Dickinson

6/02/24

1

Those London Economics/Nuffield Foundation fee models in a nutshell

Those London Economics/Nuffield Foundation fee models in a nutshell

by David Kernohan

6/02/24

3

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Public services are in crisis, and universities are part of the solution

by Claire Taylor

5/02/24

2

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There are better ways to fund and govern universities as quasi-public services

by Jim Dickinson

5/02/24

2

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Across the UK, providers are struggling

by Peter Scott

2/02/24

7

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Maybe higher education is just as unfair as it seems

by Jim Dickinson

29/01/24

4

The last of the current OfS fee information series

The last of the current OfS fee information series

by David Kernohan

25/01/24

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Nobody has any idea what proper postgraduate funding should look like

by Mark Bennett

25/01/24

2

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Policymakers need to realise that financial turbulence in higher education will hurt the whole nation

by Shân Wareing

21/01/24

3

Wholesale provider collapse should be the least of most students' worries

Wholesale provider collapse should be the least of most students’ worries

by Jim Dickinson

15/01/24

3

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The other student loan affordability problem

by David Kernohan

9/01/24

4

Wales makes the excel sheet add up by increasing student debt - and a tuition fee hike could be coming

Wales makes the excel sheet add up by increasing student debt – and a tuition fee hike could be coming

by Jim Dickinson

19/12/23

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Higher education needs a plan for growth

by Jim Dickinson

18/12/23

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Chris Husbands: “most politicians look at the sector and think they are looking into a mirror”

by Debbie McVitty

18/12/23

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Pessimism around recruitment may be misplaced

by David Kernohan

11/12/23

6

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The teachers’ pension scheme bombshell

by Alasdair Smith

2/12/23

4

Some students take maintenance loans but not fee loans, and nobody knows what is going on

Some students take maintenance loans but not fee loans, and nobody knows what is going on

by David Kernohan

1/12/23

2

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University funding is driving the research funding deficit

by James Coe

1/12/23

6

Public sector work and the graduate premium

Public sector work and the graduate premium

by David Kernohan

28/11/23

2

The other inflationary funding trap

The other inflationary funding trap

by David Kernohan

8/11/23

Podcast: Labour and funding, antisemitism, mental health

by Team Wonkhe

13/10/23

1

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The sector needs to change its lobbying tactics over fees and funding

by Mark Leach

10/10/23

5

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Are opinions about university funding shaped by education?

by David Kernohan

9/10/23

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Polling shows that Starmer was right to scrap the fee pledge

by Jess Lister

9/10/23

1

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If flexibility is the future then the apprenticeship levy should get on board

by Brendan Coulson

9/08/23

1

Sharia-compliant student finance might be coming. It might not

Sharia-compliant student finance might be coming. It might not

by Jim Dickinson

24/07/23

1

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Cutting fees for foundation years could turn out to be foolhardy

by David Kernohan

18/07/23

7

OfS provisional funding allocations, 2023-24

OfS provisional funding allocations, 2023-24

by David Kernohan

7/07/23

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Let’s bring the public good back onto the higher education policy agenda in England

by Simon Marginson

6/07/23

3

The boycott bill gets a mauling

The boycott bill gets a mauling

by Jim Dickinson

4/07/23

1

Graduate earnings and loan forecasts

Graduate earnings and loan forecasts

by David Kernohan

29/06/23

3

A more flexible funding system needs to apply to maintenance not just tuition

A more flexible funding system needs to apply to maintenance not just tuition

by Jim Dickinson

23/06/23

What could better regulation of franchising look like?

What could better regulation of franchising look like?

by Jim Dickinson

13/06/23

1

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How franchising higher education became big business

by Jim Dickinson

12/06/23

7

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It’s time to take a closer look at an “opaque corner” of higher education

by Mark Leach

12/06/23

5

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What I’ve learned from Labour’s tuition fee announcement

by Iain Mansfield

7/06/23

Labour floats changes to student loans (and grants)

Labour floats changes to student loans (and grants)

by Jim Dickinson

2/06/23

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When it comes to the cost of delivery, we may not be on the right TRAC

by David Kernohan

26/05/23

1

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No to free education, but yes to a progressive and proportionate graduate tax

by Gareth Smith

25/05/23

4

What sort of state are university finances in?

What sort of state are university finances in?

by Jim Dickinson

18/05/23

5

The budget squeeze begins in Northern Ireland

The budget squeeze begins in Northern Ireland

by Michael Salmon

15/05/23

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What the public thinks about university funding

by Ed Dorrell

11/05/23

1

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The Labour Party is in the market for higher education funding ideas

by Debbie McVitty

7/05/23

Starmer and fees, PGRs, fundraising, graduate outcomes

by Team Wonkhe

5/05/23

UKRI stipends aren't going up by as much as we thought

UKRI stipends aren’t going up by as much as we thought

by Jim Dickinson

3/05/23

The cost of free higher education

The cost of free higher education

by David Kernohan

3/05/23

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Make it make sense – understanding England’s system of student finance

by Jim Dickinson

3/05/23

2

Starmer drops free education, Wales turns away from England and PGR funding gets fudged

Starmer drops free education, Wales turns away from England and PGR funding gets fudged

by David Kernohan

2/05/23

1

Ditching interest and debt would blow the debate about HE funding wide open

Ditching interest and debt would blow the debate about HE funding wide open

by Jim Dickinson

28/04/23

3

Podcast: Finances, CBI, disabled students

by Team Wonkhe

28/04/23

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HESA spring 2023: financial data

by David Kernohan

26/04/23

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Let’s have a better debate about university funding

by David Kernohan

17/04/23

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We need to break the impasse on higher education funding. Here’s how

by Iain Mansfield

14/04/23

1

Justine Greening looked to the skies and found a graduate tax

Justine Greening looked to the skies and found a graduate tax

by Jim Dickinson

12/04/23

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How to create a truly tertiary funding model in England (and beyond)

by David Hughes

12/04/23

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The grim calculus of access and participation

by Debbie McVitty

3/04/23

2

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What does the lifelong loan entitlement mean for postgraduate study?

by Mark Bennett

23/03/23

2

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The Lifelong Loan Entitlement could get very expensive for learners

by David Kernohan

15/03/23

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Learners accessing the Lifelong Loan Entitlement will need souped up careers advice

by Sunday Blake

13/03/23

5

Coins and money

Underfunding smaller institutions has serious consequences

by Angela Halston

1/03/23

2

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Lifelong learning bill fails to receive scrutiny

by David Kernohan

28/02/23

5

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Where is Labour going on fees?

by Jack Ballingham

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10/02/23

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Labour should go back to the future to find answers on maintenance

by Jim Dickinson

7/02/23

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The public supports universities and students more than we think

by Jim Dickinson

2/02/23

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What’s in the 2023 Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill?

by David Kernohan

2/02/23

5

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Can industrial action accelerate a resolution to the pay and pensions dispute?

by Jim Dickinson

30/01/23

4

Estrangement

What’s with the influx of estranged students?

by Sunday Blake

27/01/23

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Plan 5 from outer space

by David Kernohan

25/01/23

3

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Why can’t we just have more medical student places?

by David Kernohan

19/01/23

3

Podcast: Canada v UK special

by Team Wonkhe

30/12/22

Podcast: Student finance, student suicide, PGR supervision, Disabled students

by Team Wonkhe

16/12/22

2

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Graduate tax gets floated, and shot down again, all in one morning

by Jim Dickinson

13/12/22

Who's small, specialist, and — Who's small, specialist, and "world class"?

Who’s small, specialist, and “world class”?

by David Kernohan

8/12/22

2

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What’s in the Autumn Statement for higher education?

by David Kernohan

17/11/22

5

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The cost of living crisis meets levelling up

by Graeme Atherton

16/11/22

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Are universities back to doing more with less?

by Lily Bull

14/11/22

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