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10 things you might have missed about the Green Paper

by Andrew McGettigan

6/11/15

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18 things we spotted in the September 2022 board papers

by Jim Dickinson

29/11/22

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2019 – the HE year in review

by David Kernohan

23/12/19

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2024 is looking pretty bleak from here

2024 is looking pretty bleak from here

by Jim Dickinson

3/12/23

5

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21 things we learned from December’s OfS Board Papers

by David Kernohan

14/01/22

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21 things we learned from March’s OfS Board papers

by Jim Dickinson

1/06/22

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22 things we spotted in the September OfS board papers

by Jim Dickinson

28/10/20

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25 things we spotted in May’s OfS board papers

by Jim Dickinson

5/09/22

25 unanswered questions about the collapse of ABA

25 unanswered questions about the collapse of ABA

by Jim Dickinson

2/04/25

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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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26 things we spotted in the April and May OfS board papers

by David Kernohan

7/07/20

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28 things we learned from February’s OfS board papers

by David Kernohan

25/03/22

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30 things we learned from the OfS board papers for July 2020

by David Kernohan

6/08/20

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32 nuggets to note in OfS’ September and December board papers

by David Kernohan

19/03/24

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Dangerous Medicine

£9k? £6k? Actually only £2.39 – It’s Dangerous Medicine

by Paul Greatrix

27/02/15

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A beginner’s guide to the English regulatory transitional period

by Arthi Nachiappan

12/02/18

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A beginner’s guide to the Office for Students

by Catherine Boyd

8/01/18

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A bluffer’s guide to the Universities UK blueprint for HE policy under Labour

by Debbie McVitty

30/09/24

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A bushel and a peck – OfS subscription fees again

by David Kernohan

18/12/17

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A Christmas data carol from OfS

by David Kernohan

16/12/21

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A Co-operative University – challenging mainstream providers

by Cilla Ross

2/12/19

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GuildHE’s cost-neutral wish list for the incoming government

by Brooke Storer-Church

29/06/24

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

by Tracey Horton

25/06/19

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A game of risk

by David Kernohan

19/10/17

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A gamekeeper turned poacher reflects on the step-change to statutory regulation

by Isabel Nisbet

20/04/18

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A joined-up approach is needed to tackle cheating

by Paul Greatrix

1/03/17

2

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A new dawn across the data landscape

by Andy Youell

26/06/18

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A new funding body landscape emerges in Scotland

by Michael Salmon

23/01/25

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A new regulator is spreading its wings in Wales

by David Blaney

1/04/19

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A new regulatory framework is more than Medr by numbers

by David Kernohan

15/05/25

A novel approach to legal compliance?

by Paul Greatrix

27/11/14

A quiet plea for pluralism in regulation

by Jess Bridgman

12/06/15

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A refocus on financial sustainability should mean a deeper think about regulation

by Mark Taylor

9/12/24

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A regulator fit for the future

by David Kernohan

26/07/24

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A small spanner in the works for the essay mill cheats

by Paul Greatrix

9/04/19

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A tale of two quality systems?

by Mark Leach

29/06/15

A theory of change for the B3 bear

A theory of change for the B3 bear

by David Kernohan

12/12/24

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How OfS will address value for money

by Nicola Dandridge

4/06/18

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Admit two: OfS reviews university admissions

by David Kernohan

27/02/20

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An academic partnership carol

by Angela Halston

14/12/22

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An anatomy of judgement: how do ‘snowflakes’ think?

by Simon Perfect

12/12/17

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An early look at 2023–24 financial returns shows providers working hard to balance the books

by David Kernohan

27/01/25

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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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An OfS analysis of access and participation plans

by David Kernohan

29/01/20

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An overview of the regulatory framework for England

by Debbie McVitty

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5/07/19

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The end of the binary divide: reflections on 25 years of the 1992 Act

by Mike Ratcliffe

12/04/17

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From Act to implemention: priorities for the Office for Students

by Sarah Stevens

16/05/17

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Greater clarity given on students’ rights to judicial review

by Philip Plowden

22/02/17

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Degrees of autonomy: universities and apprenticeship standards

by Catherine Boyd

6/04/17

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Is the UK’s external examining system past its sell-by date?

by Katie Akerman

13/10/16

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Ministers must stop spreading bogus news about bogus colleges

by Mike Ratcliffe

25/04/17

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Creating a level playing field not as easy as it looks

by Catherine Boyd

14/12/16

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Private lives of the British university: a vision of the future?

by Benedict Wilkinson

20/05/16

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Quality and Excellence – Can you spot the difference?

by Tony Strike

3/10/16

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Tackling sexual violence and harassment in HE: work still to do

by Jim Dickinson

21/10/16

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Universities can rediscover public value by learning from the BBC

by Martin Vogel

9/12/16

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Annual efficiency: a new way of defining an old problem?

by Sean Ryan

25/09/17

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*Another* clamp down on — *Another* clamp down on "low-grade" degrees?

Another clamp down on “low-grade” degrees?

by David Kernohan

24/09/23

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Another hole in the regulatory bucket

by Mike Ratcliffe

12/11/18

Another pause for TEF, more consultation on regulation

Another pause for TEF, more consultation on regulation

by David Kernohan

10/06/21

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Another review of OfS next year

Another review of OfS next year

by David Kernohan

14/12/23

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Applicants and students need clarity about next years’ provision

by Susan Lapworth

10/06/20

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Are holes starting to emerge in sector regulation?

by Jim Dickinson

21/01/19

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Are proposals on quality really in the student interest?

by Jim Dickinson

20/07/21

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Are students being protected from course cuts and closures?

by Jim Dickinson

3/04/24

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Are the inspectors coming for your business school?

by Jim Dickinson

26/05/22

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Are the low-value courses in the room with us now?

by Jim Dickinson

3/06/24

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Are there secret government bailouts?

Are there secret government bailouts?

by Hugh Jones

6/05/25

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Are today’s degrees really first class?

by William Hammonds

29/01/18

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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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Are we protecting students from the risks inherent in new providers?

Are we protecting students from the risks inherent in new providers?

by Jim Dickinson

29/04/22

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How franchising higher education became big business

by Jim Dickinson

12/06/23

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Back to school with Jo Johnson

by Mark Leach

1/07/15

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Balancing the future of the quality system

by Ian Kimber

13/08/15

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Be it enacted: The Higher Education and Research Act

by David Morris

27/04/17

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Benchmarks are reference points, so why do so many see them as requirements?

by Richard Harrison

11/01/23

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Beyond the Green Paper architecture: we still need QAA

by Paul Greatrix

7/01/16

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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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Birkbeck computing B3 performance justified

Birkbeck computing B3 performance justified

by David Kernohan

30/10/24

BIS failed to heed warnings about HE privatisation

by Emily Lupton

24/02/15

Blanks and omissions in HEFCE’s quality plans

by David Cairns

29/06/15

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Bonfire night comes early for university regulation

by Paul Greatrix

18/09/20

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Bridget Phillipson has set out the government’s priorities for HE reform

by Debbie McVitty

7/11/24

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Bridget Phillipson increases fees by 3.1 per cent

by David Kernohan

4/11/24

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Build Back Higher: Regulation fit for a different future

by Johnny Rich

12/04/21

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Building a better specialist case for autonomy

by John Last

9/03/18

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Burning books on Boxing Day

by Andrew McRae

26/12/17

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Calls for new lead regulator to replace HEFCE

by Emily Lupton

12/02/15

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Campaigning to end the trouble at t’mills

by Paul Greatrix

2/10/18

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Can OfS help level up the country?

by Andy Westwood

15/11/21

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Can one size fit all? OfS and the future of regulation

by Arthi Nachiappan

14/09/17

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Can the HE sector govern its own pay?

by Louis Coiffait

10/01/18

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Can universities be honest with OfS about external risks to access and participation?

by Jim Dickinson

29/03/23

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Can we live without the NSS?

by Camille Kandiko Howson

14/09/20

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A new report on the care system has big implications for higher education

by Chris Hoyle

30/05/22

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Changing course? Seeking consent isn’t as simple as it looks

by Jim Dickinson

29/06/20

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Charity law and free speech: a cleft stick for universities?

by Andrew Rudd

22/01/18

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Cheats shouldn’t prosper: time to tackle the essay mills

by Paul Greatrix

13/01/17

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Checking in on CTER

Checking in on CTER

by Michael Salmon

25/05/23

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Christmas comes early as OfS leaves its annual under the tree

by Jim Dickinson

1/12/21

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