Image: Midjourney OfS’ quality reports are music to students’ ears by Jim Dickinson Comment 16/11/23 1
Image: Shutterstock How do OfS’ “boots on the ground” investigations work? by David Kernohan Analysis 12/10/23 2
Image: Shutterstock Better by design – embracing complexity in curriculum development by David Spendlove Comment 12/10/23
*Another* clamp down on "low-grade" degrees? *Another* clamp down on “low-grade” degrees? by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 24/09/23
Image: Shutterstock Nearly thirty years of reviewing business and management provision by David Kernohan Comment 21/09/23
Image: Shutterstock Quality assurance needs to extend beyond the baseline by Helena Vine Comment 18/09/23 1
Image: Midjourney Two OfS investigation reports are now live. Are they fit for purpose? by Jim Dickinson Comment 12/09/23 2
ENQA highlights risk of UK nations divergence on quality assurance ENQA highlights risk of UK nations divergence on quality assurance by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 26/07/23
Image: Shutterstock In its response to HE reform the sector is falling into a trap of its own making by Jonathan Simons Comment 18/07/23 7
Image: Shutterstock Will student number controls for underperforming courses actually improve quality? by Debbie McVitty Comment 18/07/23 1
Image: Shutterstock HE reform plans are about performativity and control by Peter Scott Comment 18/07/23
OfS has more to say to the Industry and Regulators Committee OfS has more to say to the Industry and Regulators Committee by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 7/06/23
Image: Shutterstock From student representation to student partnership by Roni Bamber Comment 18/04/23
Image: Shutterstock What’s happened to autonomy and peer review? by Richard Harrison Analysis 31/03/23 9
What would happen if the sector won't let the DQB demit? What would happen if the sector won’t let the DQB demit? by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 3/03/23 2
Image: Shutterstock Why is OfS making a point of doing the Designated Quality Body down? by David Kernohan Comment 26/01/23 11
Image: Shutterstock Benchmarks are reference points, so why do so many see them as requirements? by Richard Harrison Comment 11/01/23 8
Who is in line for a surprise regulatory visit? Who is in line for a surprise regulatory visit? by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 18/11/22 9
Reading the QAA Subject Benchmark Statement for maths Reading the QAA Subject Benchmark Statement for maths by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 14/11/22
Image: Shutterstock What does it mean to lose a designated quality body? by Liz Halford Analysis 24/10/22
OfS picks up DQB responsibilities OfS picks up DQB responsibilities by Michael Salmon Wonk Corner 14/10/22 1
Image: Shutterstock How can smaller providers progress their university ambitions? by Helen Stokley Comment 19/08/22
Finally some guidance on external examiners Finally some guidance on external examiners by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 15/08/22 6
Image: Shutterstock QAA to step away from designated role in England by David Kernohan Policy Watch 20/07/22 2
Image: Shutterstock Professional standards in higher education need a global perspective by Jianuo Yang Comment 8/07/22
Image: Shutterstock What matters in quality: reflections from QAA’s outgoing student board members by Hillary Gyebi-Ababio Comment 21/06/22
Image: Shutterstock A new report on the care system has big implications for higher education by Chris Hoyle Comment 30/05/22 2
Image: Shutterstock Are the inspectors coming for your business school? by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 26/05/22 7
Image: Shutterstock How do we manage the quality of degree apprenticeships? by Elizabeth Cleaver Comment 14/05/22 2
Image: Shutterstock Learning design is the key to assuring the quality of modular provision by Nick Mount Comment 11/05/22 1
Our quality drive is working (though it hasn't started yet) Our quality drive is working (though it hasn’t started yet) by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 5/04/22 1
Image: Shutterstock OfS has a new priorities letter from ministers by David Kernohan Policy Watch 31/03/22 3
Image: Shutterstock Are the subject benchmarks about to have their moment in the spotlight? by David Kernohan Comment 30/03/22 4
Image: Shutterstock OfS needs to work on building trust over its plans for regulation of quality by Alex Bols Comment 16/03/22 1
Image: IKON What did ministers intend on quality and standards? by David Kernohan Long read 7/03/22 2
Image: Shutterstock What we have learned from lockdown about student engagement and achievement? by Ailsa Crum Comment 4/03/22 2
Image: Ikon OfS knows best on quality and standards – what could go wrong? by David Kernohan Policy Watch 2/03/22 4
Image: Shutterstock In the Augar response ministers are trying for a third way between capping opportunity or letting the HE market run amok by Debbie McVitty Policy Watch 24/02/22 1
Image: Shutterstock Previously on… value, quality, and teaching excellence policy and politics by Debbie McVitty Long read 24/01/22 2
Image: Shutterstock How universities identify “low quality” courses by David Kernohan Policy Watch 18/01/22
Image: Shutterstock The enduring strength of the UK Quality Code beyond the baseline by Vicki Stott Comment 14/12/21
Image: IKON There’s no substitute for student engagement in quality by Douglas Blackstock Comment 9/11/21 2
Image: Shutterstock How will universities score in the great OfS spelling bee? by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 7/10/21 5
Image: Shutterstock External examiners are in the last chance saloon by Jim Dickinson Comment 5/08/21 8
Image: Shutterstock Are proposals on quality really in the student interest? by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 20/07/21 2
Image: Shutterstock Introducing OfS’ new proposals on quality and standards by Susan Lapworth Comment 20/07/21 3
Image: Shutterstock No government has ever achieved credit transfer in HE. Will it be different this time? by David Kernohan Explainer 5/07/21 5
Image: Shutterstock Credit frameworks in a lattice of learning by David Kernohan Policy Watch 26/05/21
Image: Shutterstock Is the HE sector looking in the wrong place for the government’s Augar response? by Edward Peck Comment 24/05/21 1
Image: Shutterstock Peer review of teaching and the blended learning environment by Mark Campbell Comment 2/03/21 1
Image: Ikon The expectation gap II – students’ hopes for learning and teaching in the next normal by Anna Jackson Research 3/02/21 1
Image: Shutterstock Seven things the HE sector learned in 2020 – and what universities should prepare for in 2021 by Debbie McVitty Long read 21/12/20 1
Image: Shutterstock Transnational education and the global value of UK higher education by Douglas Blackstock Comment 15/12/20
Image: Shutterstock Evaluating the Enhancement Themes – they’re collegiate but are they effective? by Ailsa Crum Comment 27/11/20
Image: Shutterstock To improve quality assessment we should bring back subject review by David Kernohan Stacks 23/11/20 2
contrarian-apple-wonkhe Reviewing and proving the value of degrees by Julia Buckingham Comment 16/11/20 4
UUK to tackle "low quality courses" UUK to tackle “low quality courses” by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 16/11/20
Is the OfS "actively monitoring" digital teaching quality? Is the OfS “actively monitoring” digital teaching quality? by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 9/10/20
Image: Shutterstock Higher education is transformative – it should be open to all by Paul Ashwin Comment 23/09/20
Image: Shutterstock Of knights and knaves – can universities be trusted to navigate through Covid-19? by Debbie McVitty Comment 3/06/20 4
Image: Shutterstock Student welfare and safeguarding are issues of quality by Jim Dickinson Comment 8/11/19 2
Image: Shutterstock Scotland’s approach to quality makes universities better for everyone by Rowena Pelik Analysis 30/10/19
Image: IKON The things we lost when we made quality about outcomes by Debbie McVitty Analysis 21/10/19 2
Image: Shutterstock How should we judge the quality of transnational provision? by David Kernohan Policy Watch 16/10/19
Image: Shutterstock A different class of information to address grade inflation by David Kernohan Policy Watch 10/10/19 2
Image: Shutterstock A roadmap through the worlds of quality assurance and student engagement by Maureen McLaughlin Comment 8/10/19
Image: Shutterstock As well as objects, students should be users of data too by Liz Austen Comment 4/10/19 2
Image: Shutterstock You’re spoiling us Secretary of State – yet another letter from Sanctuary Buildings by Paul Greatrix Registrarism 1/10/19 1
Image: Shutterstock Do accredited courses attract more discerning students? by David Kernohan Analysis 12/08/19 2
Image: Shutterstock A better use of qualitative data can inform policy by Jennie Walmsley Comment 12/06/19 1
Image: Shutterstock How are degrees calculated – and why does it matter? by David Kernohan SUs blogs-su 30/05/19
Image: Shutterstock The sector needs clarity over mandatory subscriptions by Douglas Blackstock Comment 20/05/19
Image: Shutterstock QAA subject benchmarks, or why the subject of a course defines the course of a subject by Alison Felce Comment 15/04/19 1
Image: Shutterstock Teaching-only universities are impossible creatures by Gavin Moodie Australia 2/04/19
Image: Shutterstock Running the gauntlet of Ofsted inspection of higher apprenticeships by Jane Turner Comment 19/03/19
