David Kernohan talks to Marc Finer of KPMG about how university finances are looking right now
Image: Midjourney Are students being protected from course cuts and closures? by Jim Dickinson Comment 3/04/24 7
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 Wonk Corner 1/04/24
Image: Shutterstock False economies – why cutting SHAPE courses is bad for HE and bad for the country by Caron Gentry Comment 28/03/24 8
Image: Shutterstock Are “back office services” really better together? by Helen Scott Comment 25/03/24 8
Image: Midjourney To win the funding argument universities need to explain where the money goes by Dani Payne Comment 25/03/24 7
Image: Midjourney There may be ways to make UK higher education cheaper to run by Jim Dickinson Comment 25/03/24 11
Image: Shutterstock To universities students could be an asset, not just a cost by Louise Nicol Comment 13/03/24 3
Image: Shutterstock The proliferation of foundation year courses has created some blind spots by Josh Freeman Analysis 7/03/24 4
Everything from the 2024-25 DfE supplementary estimates Everything from the 2024-25 DfE supplementary estimates by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 5/03/24
Image: Shutterstock The questions that will and should be asked about franchising by Michael Salmon Policy Watch 26/02/24 5
Image: Midjourney How thin is Scottish student funding being spread? by Jim Dickinson Comment 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 Wonk Corner 15/02/24
Four big beasts in a triangle of sadness Four big beasts in a triangle of sadness by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 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 Wonk Corner 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 Wonk Corner 6/02/24 3
Image: Shutterstock Public services are in crisis, and universities are part of the solution by Claire Taylor Comment 5/02/24 2
Image: Midjourney There are better ways to fund and govern universities as quasi-public services by Jim Dickinson Comment 5/02/24 2
Image: Shutterstock Maybe higher education is just as unfair as it seems by Jim Dickinson Comment 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 Wonk Corner 25/01/24
Image: Shutterstock Nobody has any idea what proper postgraduate funding should look like by Mark Bennett Comment 25/01/24 2
Image: Shutterstock Policymakers need to realise that financial turbulence in higher education will hurt the whole nation by Shân Wareing Comment 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 Wonk Corner 15/01/24 3
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 Wonk Corner 19/12/23
Image: Shutterstock Chris Husbands: “most politicians look at the sector and think they are looking into a mirror” by Debbie McVitty People 18/12/23
Image: Shutterstock Pessimism around recruitment may be misplaced by David Kernohan Analysis 11/12/23 6
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 Wonk Corner 1/12/23 2
Image: Shutterstock University funding is driving the research funding deficit by James Coe Comment 1/12/23 6
Public sector work and the graduate premium Public sector work and the graduate premium by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 28/11/23 2
The other inflationary funding trap The other inflationary funding trap by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 8/11/23
Image: Midjourney The sector needs to change its lobbying tactics over fees and funding by Mark Leach Comment 10/10/23 5
Image: Shutterstock Are opinions about university funding shaped by education? by David Kernohan Data 9/10/23
Image: Shutterstock Polling shows that Starmer was right to scrap the fee pledge by Jess Lister Comment 9/10/23 1
Image: Shutterstock If flexibility is the future then the apprenticeship levy should get on board by Brendan Coulson Comment 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 Wonk Corner 24/07/23 1
Image: Shutterstock Cutting fees for foundation years could turn out to be foolhardy by David Kernohan Data 18/07/23 7
OfS provisional funding allocations, 2023-24 OfS provisional funding allocations, 2023-24 by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 7/07/23
Image: Shutterstock Let’s bring the public good back onto the higher education policy agenda in England by Simon Marginson Comment 6/07/23 3
The boycott bill gets a mauling The boycott bill gets a mauling by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 4/07/23 1
Graduate earnings and loan forecasts Graduate earnings and loan forecasts by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 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 Wonk Corner 23/06/23
What could better regulation of franchising look like? What could better regulation of franchising look like? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 13/06/23 1
Image: Midjourney How franchising higher education became big business by Jim Dickinson Long read 12/06/23 7
Image: Midjourney It’s time to take a closer look at an “opaque corner” of higher education by Mark Leach Comment 12/06/23 5
Image: Shutterstock What I’ve learned from Labour’s tuition fee announcement by Iain Mansfield Comment 7/06/23
Labour floats changes to student loans (and grants) Labour floats changes to student loans (and grants) by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 2/06/23
Image: Shutterstock When it comes to the cost of delivery, we may not be on the right TRAC by David Kernohan Comment 26/05/23 1
Image: Shutterstock No to free education, but yes to a progressive and proportionate graduate tax by Gareth Smith Comment 25/05/23 4
What sort of state are university finances in? What sort of state are university finances in? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 18/05/23 5
The budget squeeze begins in Northern Ireland The budget squeeze begins in Northern Ireland by Michael Salmon Wonk Corner 15/05/23
Image: Shutterstock The Labour Party is in the market for higher education funding ideas by Debbie McVitty Comment 7/05/23
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 Wonk Corner 3/05/23
The cost of free higher education The cost of free higher education by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 3/05/23
Image: Midjourney Make it make sense – understanding England’s system of student finance by Jim Dickinson Comment 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 Wonk Corner 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 Wonk Corner 28/04/23 3
Image: Shutterstock Let’s have a better debate about university funding by David Kernohan Comment 17/04/23 2
Image: IKON We need to break the impasse on higher education funding. Here’s how by Iain Mansfield Comment 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 Wonk Corner 12/04/23
Image: Midjourney How to create a truly tertiary funding model in England (and beyond) by David Hughes Comment 12/04/23 8
Image: Shutterstock The grim calculus of access and participation by Debbie McVitty Comment 3/04/23 2
Image: Shutterstock What does the lifelong loan entitlement mean for postgraduate study? by Mark Bennett Policy Watch 23/03/23 2
Image: Shutterstock The Lifelong Loan Entitlement could get very expensive for learners by David Kernohan Analysis 15/03/23
Image: Shutterstock Learners accessing the Lifelong Loan Entitlement will need souped up careers advice by Sunday Blake Comment 13/03/23 5
Coins and money Underfunding smaller institutions has serious consequences by Angela Halston Comment 1/03/23 2
Photo: House of Commons Lifelong learning bill fails to receive scrutiny by David Kernohan Comment 28/02/23 5
Image: Shutterstock Labour should go back to the future to find answers on maintenance by Jim Dickinson Comment 7/02/23
Image: Shutterstock The public supports universities and students more than we think by Jim Dickinson Comment 2/02/23
Image: Shutterstock What’s in the 2023 Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill? by David Kernohan Policy Watch 2/02/23 5
Image: Shutterstock Can industrial action accelerate a resolution to the pay and pensions dispute? by Jim Dickinson Comment 30/01/23 4
Image: Shutterstock Why can’t we just have more medical student places? by David Kernohan Explainer 19/01/23 3
Podcast: Student finance, student suicide, PGR supervision, Disabled students by Team Wonkhe Podcasts 16/12/22 2
Image: Shutterstock Graduate tax gets floated, and shot down again, all in one morning by Jim Dickinson Comment 13/12/22
Who's small, specialist, and "world class"? Who’s small, specialist, and “world class”? by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 8/12/22 2
Photo: House of Commons What’s in the Autumn Statement for higher education? by David Kernohan Policy Watch 17/11/22 5
Image: Shutterstock Finding higher education in the national accounts by David Kernohan Analysis 14/11/22 1
Podcast: Regulatory burden, Dearing, governor diversity, harassment by Team Wonkhe Podcasts 11/11/22 1
Image: Shutterstock How do we manage and support an expanding sector? by David Kernohan Comment 7/11/22
Image: Shutterstock How could income contingent loans work better? by Simon Marginson Analysis 7/11/22 4
Image: Shutterstock There are no easy answers for university finances this year by David Kernohan Analysis 31/10/22 1
