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Whatever happened to student protection?

Whatever happened to student protection?

by Jim Dickinson

23/07/24

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Labour has “no plans” to raise tuition fees

by Jim Dickinson

17/07/24

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Students want more flexibility. Here's some tweaks to deliver it

Students want more flexibility. Here’s some tweaks to deliver it

by Jim Dickinson

14/07/24

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A brutal set of funding allocations for Wales’ universities

A brutal set of funding allocations for Wales’ universities

by Michael Salmon

9/07/24

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A look at Labour’s in-tray for higher education

by Team Wonkhe

5/07/24

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TRAC data, 2022-23

by David Kernohan

27/06/24

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A butterfly flaps its wings, and tuition fees remain frozen

A butterfly flaps its wings, and tuition fees remain frozen

by Jim Dickinson

27/06/24

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The Money Saving Expert gets answers on maintenance

by Jim Dickinson

25/06/24

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The Money Saving Expert gets answers on maintenance

by Jim Dickinson

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25/06/24

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Scotland to (possibly) lose two funding agencies

by David Kernohan

25/06/24

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How an incoming government could act immediately to stabilise universities at risk of financial collapse

by Sarah Seed

24/06/24

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The taxpayer and businesses will demand more from universities

by Dani Payne

20/06/24

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The cost of living is an access risk

by Richard Boffey

19/06/24

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There are too many students at university. But not for the reasons some say

by Jim Dickinson

13/06/24

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The latest on those 1,289 funded places in Scotland

The latest on those 1,289 funded places in Scotland

by Michael Salmon

12/06/24

Scottish symbolism over fees obscures options on university funding

Scottish symbolism over fees obscures options on university funding

by Jim Dickinson

11/06/24

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A manifesto for higher education from an academic perspective

by Steven Jones

9/06/24

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How to get the sector through the next year

by David Kernohan

9/06/24

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Why I wouldn’t bet against a fee rise after the election

by Mark Leach

6/06/24

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Tough questions for government and institutions to fix higher education’s finances

by Alistair Jarvis

3/06/24

5

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What are a future Labour government’s options to secure the future of higher education?

by Debbie McVitty

3/06/24

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Maybe too many people go to university

by Paul Wiltshire

31/05/24

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What does the General Election mean for higher education?

by Debbie McVitty

24/05/24

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A manifesto for unlocking PGT potential

by Mark Bennett

20/05/24

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Student financial support for PGT is a forgotten, inadequate mess

Student financial support for PGT is a forgotten, inadequate mess

by Jim Dickinson

20/05/24

3

The student interests regulator couldn't seem less interested in students' interests

The student interests regulator couldn’t seem less interested in students’ interests

by Jim Dickinson

17/05/24

2

Podcast: Graduate route, sector finances

by Team Wonkhe

17/05/24

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OfS assessment of university finances warns of need for structural change to stave off risks of provider collapse

by Debbie McVitty

16/05/24

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UCU calls for an employer levy to fund undergraduate study

UCU calls for an employer levy to fund undergraduate study

by David Kernohan

9/05/24

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Student financial support is between a rock and a hard place

by David Phoenix

8/05/24

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Seven questions we’ll be debating at the 2024 Festival of Higher Education

by Mark Leach

22/04/24

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It’s not (all) about the money, money, money

by Sunday Blake

22/04/24

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Maintenance grants can't buy cultural capital

Maintenance grants can’t buy cultural capital

by Sunday Blake

16/04/24

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Ships, Sugababes and Trigger’s broom – how promises to students get broken

by Jim Dickinson

15/04/24

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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

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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

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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

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

by Dani Payne

25/03/24

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

by Jim Dickinson

25/03/24

12

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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

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

by Louise Nicol

13/03/24

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The proliferation of foundation year courses has created some blind spots

by Josh Freeman

7/03/24

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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

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The questions that will and should be asked about franchising

by Michael Salmon

26/02/24

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How thin is Scottish student funding being spread?

by Jim Dickinson

20/02/24

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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

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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

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

by Claire Taylor

5/02/24

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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

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Maybe higher education is just as unfair as it seems

by Jim Dickinson

29/01/24

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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

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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

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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

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The teachers’ pension scheme bombshell

by Alasdair Smith

2/12/23

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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

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University funding is driving the research funding deficit

by James Coe

1/12/23

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Public sector work and the graduate premium

Public sector work and the graduate premium

by David Kernohan

28/11/23

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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

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

by Mark Leach

10/10/23

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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

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

by Brendan Coulson

9/08/23

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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

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Cutting fees for foundation years could turn out to be foolhardy

by David Kernohan

18/07/23

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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

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The boycott bill gets a mauling

The boycott bill gets a mauling

by Jim Dickinson

4/07/23

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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

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How franchising higher education became big business

by Jim Dickinson

12/06/23

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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

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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

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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

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