Regulation Archives | Wonkhe

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Fifteen things we learned from January’s OfS board papers

by Jim Dickinson

22/02/20

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Time to tackle the cheating profiteers

by Paul Greatrix

18/02/20

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How can disabled students hold universities to account on access?

by Mette Westander

14/02/20

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OfS is ramping up its student engagement work

by Martha Longdon

13/02/20

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OfS’ new strategy won’t help students speak truth to power

by Eve Alcock

13/02/20

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OfS won’t be silent on sustainability

by Michael Barber

11/02/20

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Are we losing focus on the sustainability of the English university sector?

by David Kernohan

10/02/20

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Will we ever escape the campus culture wars?

by Jim Dickinson

10/02/20

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Does anyone really care about getting students registered to vote?

by Jim Dickinson

5/02/20

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The long arm of the law: the never-ending growth of university regulation

by Paul Greatrix

4/02/20

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Should students pay their fees on a credit card?

by Jim Dickinson

3/02/20

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An OfS analysis of access and participation plans

by David Kernohan

29/01/20

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Wicked problems: reputation, exit, failure and protection

by Ben Elger

27/01/20

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Performance-based funding for higher education – could it happen here?

by Jim Dickinson

22/01/20

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The Office for Students is toughening up on harassment and sexual misconduct

by Jim Dickinson

9/01/20

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2019 – the HE year in review

by David Kernohan

23/12/19

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26 things we learned from the OfS board papers for November 2019

by David Kernohan

20/12/19

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An extra present under the tree – students get better rights for Christmas from OfS

by Jim Dickinson

20/12/19

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He’s been! OfS gives us an annual (review) for Christmas

by Jim Dickinson

19/12/19

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Who (or what) regulates the regulator? OfS and the regulator’s code

by Jim Dickinson

13/12/19

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How would Labour implement a National Education Service?

by David Kernohan

11/12/19

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How will Wales regulate its universities in the future?

by Jim Dickinson

5/12/19

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A Co-operative University – challenging mainstream providers

by Cilla Ross

2/12/19

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Where are all the new providers?

by David Kernohan

2/12/19

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We’re not “alternative providers”, we’re higher education’s SMEs

by Alex Proudfoot

2/12/19

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The sector in England is growing (and also shrinking)

by David Kernohan

22/11/19

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How higher education can make the weather

by Gordon McKenzie

19/11/19

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Student welfare and safeguarding are issues of quality

by Jim Dickinson

8/11/19

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This is no ordinary strike in no ordinary year

by Jim Dickinson

7/11/19

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Update from the Cabinet Office on electoral registration and NI numbers

by Jim Dickinson

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1/11/19

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The B3 moonwalking bear: OfS on minimum outcomes for students

by Jim Dickinson

1/11/19

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Registering a complaint? The OfS registration process, analysed

by Jim Dickinson

30/10/19

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Scotland’s approach to quality makes universities better for everyone

by Rowena Pelik

30/10/19

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Something for something: outcomes that universities in Scotland agree to

by Jim Dickinson

30/10/19

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What are universities hiding about Vice Chancellor pay?

by Jim Dickinson

29/10/19

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Free pizza! UUK on where the fees go

by Jim Dickinson

22/10/19

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What did you do in the quality wars?

by David Kernohan

21/10/19

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The things we lost when we made quality about outcomes

by Debbie McVitty

20/10/19

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The top twenty things we spotted in the September OfS board papers

by Team Wonkhe

19/10/19

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How is OfS going to monitor higher education providers?

by Jim Dickinson

15/10/19

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Could your data end up in the dock?

by Andy Youell

13/10/19

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Why do we “exempt” universities from keeping students safe?

by Jim Dickinson

6/10/19

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You’re spoiling us Secretary of State – yet another letter from Sanctuary Buildings

by Paul Greatrix

30/09/19

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In HE data, everything is an edge case

by Alex Leigh

26/09/19

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Bigger and faster data does not always make for better decisions

by Mario Ferelli

24/09/19

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What could a registration refusal for a college mean for higher education?

by Jim Dickinson

22/09/19

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Not another one! Even more ministerial priorities for OfS

by Jim Dickinson

15/09/19

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The story so far on student contracts

by Jim Dickinson

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15/09/19

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How to improve student protection plans

by Jim Dickinson

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12/09/19

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A short guide to the Office for Students’ new powers

by Susan Lapworth

11/09/19

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What happens when a provider has to close?

by Jim Dickinson

31/07/19

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Seven things to note from July’s OfS board papers

by Jim Dickinson

25/07/19

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Kneejerk reactions to grade inflation don’t help solve the problem

by Jim Dickinson

18/07/19

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If sunlight is the best disinfectant, how do we let more in?

by Jim Dickinson

10/07/19

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Governing for good: getting university governance right

by Paul Greatrix

8/07/19

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An overview of the regulatory framework for England

by Debbie McVitty

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5/07/19

A fairy tale or a horror story: the curious proposal to remove capped marks

by Tracey Horton

24/06/19

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Lessons for higher education governance from the charity sector

by Minto Felix

23/06/19

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Institutional mission is critical for good governance

by Elisa Brewis

23/06/19

From compliance to curiosity: governing for the future

by Peter Eckel

23/06/19

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Letter from Australia: The power of perception

by Julie Hare

14/05/19

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The £800k stealth tax on English higher education

by David Kernohan

6/05/19

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Votes for students: getting everyone on the register

by Paul Greatrix

29/04/19

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Taking care of business – the OfS 2019-20 business plan

by Jim Dickinson

29/04/19

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The OfS business plan: turning up the volume in Year Two

by Nicola Dandridge

28/04/19

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A small spanner in the works for the essay mill cheats

by Paul Greatrix

8/04/19

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Need to know – the law on students’ unions

by Team Wonkhe

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2/04/19

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Small providers: life at the pointy end of the Office for Students

by Peter Rae

2/04/19

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A new regulator is spreading its wings in Wales

by David Blaney

1/04/19

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Getting HESA ready for designation

by Paul Clark

25/03/19

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A big letter in Wales

by Jim Dickinson

22/03/19

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OfS is one year older – but how much wiser?

by Alex Bols

18/03/19

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Has coregulation met an untimely demise?

by Chris Hale

18/03/19

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Office for Students subscription fees rise again

by David Kernohan

13/03/19

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We need to talk about Data Futures

by David Kernohan

12/03/19

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From the desk of the Secretary of State: another letter of note

by Paul Greatrix

5/03/19

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Evidence for impact on access and participation

by Chris Millward

28/02/19

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Is the Office for Students delivering the deliverables?

by Jim Dickinson

28/02/19

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Labour sets out an anti-market stall

by Jim Dickinson

18/02/19

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Counting the cost of the Office for Students

by David Kernohan

18/02/19

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Are holes starting to emerge in sector regulation?

by Jim Dickinson

21/01/19

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The view from Gibraltar

by David Kernohan

15/01/19

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KEF details are now open for consultation

by Louis Coiffait

9/01/19

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Let’s go fly a kite: Running and regulating universities

by Smita Jamdar

7/01/19

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Universities can learn from high street retailers

by Zahir Irani

20/12/18

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Raising school attainment is vital, but it shouldn’t be zany

by Richard Eyre

17/12/18

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How OfS will regulate access and participation

by Louis Coiffait

13/12/18

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Pruning the hedge – differential fees, institutional collapse

by Amatey Doku

5/12/18

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Robust registration in the student interest

by Nicola Dandridge

4/12/18

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The OfS data strategy: a coming of age?

by Andy Youell

3/12/18

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Protect and survive: the story of Student Protection Plans

by Jim Dickinson

26/11/18

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It’s time for a single tertiary system

by Stephen Parker

13/11/18

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Topping up £6.5k fees and how to (re)build a funding council

by David Kernohan

12/11/18

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Another hole in the regulatory bucket

by Mike Ratcliffe

12/11/18

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Having regard to institutional autonomy

by Susan Lapworth

21/10/18

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Campaigning to end the trouble at t’mills

by Paul Greatrix

1/10/18

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How the Office for Students will measure its own performance

by Nicola Dandridge

13/09/18

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Protecting the high front gate

by Julie Hare

13/09/18

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University admissions have to change: it’s time for PQA

by Paul Greatrix

3/09/18

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Will power be matched with responsibility in the market?

by David Palfreyman

3/09/18

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