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Conversations on campus – what higher education will be talking about in 2023

by Team Wonkhe

9/01/23

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

by Jim Dickinson

13/12/22

What's the difference between a private school and a university?

What’s the difference between a private school and a university?

by David Kernohan

1/12/22

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Still the China question

by Jo Johnson

28/11/22

Podcast: Woke QAA, Robert Halfon, Plan B, equality data

by Team Wonkhe

18/11/22

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Research, development, and super massive fiscal holes

by Ellie Russell

17/11/22

A new dawn for parliamentary scrutiny of education policy?

A new dawn for parliamentary scrutiny of education policy?

by David Kernohan

16/11/22

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Government growth ambitions need interdisciplinary teaching

by Geraint Thomas

15/11/22

1

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The debate over student number controls is only one piece of the future policy puzzle

by Mark Leach

8/11/22

3

Can the Tory sensibles learn to love universities?

Can the Tory sensibles learn to love universities?

by David Kernohan

2/11/22

Podcast: Reshuffle, industrial action, applications decline

by Team Wonkhe

28/10/22

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Who is Grant Shapps?

by James Coe

26/10/22

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Who is Gillian Keegan?

by David Kernohan

26/10/22

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What is Liz Truss’ higher education legacy?

by David Kernohan

24/10/22

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Campus wokery as academic rigour

by Sunday Blake

14/10/22

3

Podcast: Conservative conference, outcomes and experience data, student suicide

by Team Wonkhe

7/10/22

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The anti anti-growth coalition

by Smita Jamdar

7/10/22

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Research and development ideas from the Labour Party Conference you’re welcome to steal

by James Coe

3/10/22

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Ten things the government could do for higher education right now

by Mark Leach

2/10/22

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Podcast: Labour conference, access and participation, free speech

by Team Wonkhe

30/09/22

What's in the mini-budget for higher education?

What’s in the mini-budget for higher education?

by James Coe

23/09/22

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Labour should be bold on research and development

by James Coe

23/09/22

Podcast: Truss, Cost of Living, Digital

by Team Wonkhe

8/09/22

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Who is Kit Malthouse?

by David Kernohan

7/09/22

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What should be on the new PM’s to-do list for higher education?

by Alistair Jarvis

5/09/22

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What to expect from another challenging term ahead

by Team Wonkhe

5/09/22

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Is it time to take the politics out of R&D policy?

by James Coe

22/08/22

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What are Conservative leadership candidates saying about higher education?

by David Kernohan

7/08/22

1

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Is it time for Oxbridge interviews for all?

by Johnny Rich

1/08/22

14

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Will Liz Truss abolish OfS?

by David Kernohan

26/07/22

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Podcast: Politics, UCAS, cost of living, cheating

by Team Wonkhe

15/07/22

Who is new universities minister Andrea Jenkyns?

Who is new universities minister Andrea Jenkyns?

by David Kernohan

13/07/22

4

Who is James Cleverly?

by David Kernohan

8/07/22

1

Who wants to be minister for higher education?

Who wants to be minister for higher education?

by David Kernohan

6/07/22

2

So long, Rishi Sunak

So long, Rishi Sunak

by James Coe

6/07/22

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How higher education became an issue of identity

by Jonathan Simons

4/07/22

1

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What’s really happening with English lit at Sheffield Hallam University?

by Jim Dickinson

4/07/22

2

Podcast: Equality charters, free speech, staff and tech, Labour and fees

by Team Wonkhe

1/07/22

Michelle Donelan at Commons Education Committee

Michelle Donelan at Commons Education Committee

by David Kernohan

15/06/22

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The demise of the — The demise of the "left wing madrassa"?

The demise of the “left wing madrassa”?

by David Kernohan

24/05/22

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The government is “disengaging” from NUS. Does it matter?

by Jim Dickinson

16/05/22

3

Podcast: REF results, Queen’s speech, Access all areas

by Team Wonkhe

13/05/22

Is there any actual policy behind the politics of in-person teaching?

Is there any actual policy behind the politics of in-person teaching?

by Jim Dickinson

4/05/22

5

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Sorry, but we probably do need more graduates

by David Kernohan

21/04/22

3

Podcast: Covid harms, Michelle Donelan, Scandinavia

by Team Wonkhe

8/04/22

1

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What’s in the Spring Statement for higher education?

by David Kernohan

23/03/22

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After all the hope and fear over Augar, the sector now has something solid to work with

by Rachel Wolf

24/02/22

4

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Has the freedom of speech bill been cancelled?

by David Kernohan

21/02/22

2

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Why the Canadian government is raising the graduate repayment threshold

by Alex Usher

2/02/22

1

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Contact hours return as a concern for ministers keen to respond to students

by Jim Dickinson

1/02/22

1

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Levelling up – local leadership, living standards, public services and pride of place

by Matthew Guest

17/01/22

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

by Ed Reza Schwitzer

6/12/21

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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

4

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Wonkhe community survey 2021: a sector pulled into too many directions

by Debbie McVitty

22/11/21

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Which levers might ministers dare to pull in the post-Augar settlement?

by Jim Dickinson

26/10/21

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The policy questions in higher education that the spending review should solve

by Ellie Russell

25/10/21

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Specialist universities can help to transform forgotten coastal, rural and inner city places

by Dominic Trendall

25/10/21

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Defunding foundation years would be a major mistake

by Stella Fowler

25/10/21

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This spending review is the government’s chance to make good on its R&D promises

by Ben Moore

25/10/21

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Is a bleak winter ahead for the creative industries?

by Anne Carlisle

25/10/21

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Universities set to push towards net zero target

by James Coe

20/10/21

Expanding higher education and levelling up - lessons from Conservative Party Conference

Expanding higher education and levelling up – lessons from Conservative Party Conference

by Mark Leach

5/10/21

3

No easy answers as the Treasury opts for the easiest answer on student loans savings

No easy answers as the Treasury opts for the easiest answer on student loans savings

by Jim Dickinson

27/09/21

3

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Vice chancellors get a lecture on Zoom from Gavin Williamson

by Jim Dickinson

9/09/21

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Despite everything, universities have never been more popular

by Ian Turgoose

11/08/21

2

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What the public believes about universities, and why

by David Kernohan

21/07/21

1

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What does another Welsh Labour Government mean for higher education?

by Richard Wyn Jones

7/07/21

3

What did Williamson say at HEPI conference?

What did Williamson say at HEPI conference?

by Jim Dickinson

25/06/21

1

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ARIA is still missing a mission

by David Kernohan

7/06/21

James Wharton at GuildHE, Gavin Williamson and Gillian Keegan at the Lifelong Education Commission

James Wharton at GuildHE, Gavin Williamson and Gillian Keegan at the Lifelong Education Commission

by David Kernohan

26/05/21

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Does Neil O’Brien have the answer to the levelling up question?

by Jim Dickinson

6/05/21

2

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London’s funding affects us all

by Diana Beech

6/05/21

2

Michelle Donelan at Education Committee

Michelle Donelan at Education Committee

by Jim Dickinson

27/04/21

2

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What is there for higher education in the Scottish election manifestos?

by Matt Grogan

26/04/21

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What is there for higher education in the Welsh election manifestos?

by Matt Grogan

18/04/21

Autonomy now means whatever DfE wants it to mean

Autonomy now means whatever DfE wants it to mean

by David Kernohan

15/04/21

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ARPA, ARIA, defence, and innovation: when research goes to war

by David Kernohan

16/03/21

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Is Michelle Donelan deliberately trolling us now?

by Julian Crockford

1/03/21

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Does good policy need good politics or good evidence?

by Stephen Meek

5/02/21

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Our radical student-led proposals will secure and champion campus free speech

by Patrick O’Donnell

1/02/21

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There is a debate about free speech on campus. Just not the one you think.

by Hillary Gyebi-Ababio

1/02/21

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How government and universities can work together to avoid a retention crisis

by Natalie Day

16/11/20

Was Cummings' resignation a PQA protest?

Was Cummings’ resignation a PQA protest?

by David Kernohan

13/11/20

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Did the 2010 fees demo make any difference at all?

by Aaron Porter

9/11/20

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Students and Covid is a UK wide problem that needs a UK wide solution

by Jim Dickinson

23/10/20

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Donelan strikes an uncertain chord at the Commons Education Committee

by David Kernohan

6/10/20

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Deck the halls with illegal posters

by Jim Dickinson

28/09/20

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Does student voting intention tell us more about students or politics?

by Jim Dickinson

24/09/20

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Do students’ unions waste money?

by Jim Dickinson

20/09/20

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Students are entitled to tuition fee refunds over Covid

Students are entitled to tuition fee refunds over Covid

by Jim Dickinson

17/09/20

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Does the tone of ministerial speeches to vice chancellors signal a wider shift?

by Debbie McVitty

11/09/20

Labour presses the government on students and universities

Labour presses the government on students and universities

by Jim Dickinson

10/09/20

A sorry start to the new term for Gavin Williamson

A sorry start to the new term for Gavin Williamson

by David Kernohan

1/09/20

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Is the sector really back in the government’s good books?

by Jonathan Simons

24/08/20

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Are there silver linings from the examnishambles?

by Ian Turgoose

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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2020 admissions: sometimes dreams do come true

by David Kernohan

20/08/20

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Making a mockery of results day

by David Kernohan

11/08/20

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