Guarantors to stay as peers debate doggy lavatories Guarantors to stay as peers debate doggy lavatories by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 9/07/25
Image: Shutterstock How can students’ module feedback help prepare for success in NSS? by Helena Lim Comment 9/07/25
They're just not that interested in the subject They’re just not that interested in the subject by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 8/07/25
Student loan forecasts are out from the Department for Education for England Student loan forecasts are out from the Department for Education for England by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 4/07/25
Image: Shutterstock One year on from the election, Labour is losing the student vote by Myles Hanlon Comment 4/07/25
While the rest of the population benefits from it, students' only role is to pay to prop up the NHS While the rest of the population benefits from it, students’ only role is to pay to prop up the NHS by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 4/07/25 1
A year on from guidance on students and drugs, has anything changed? A year on from guidance on students and drugs, has anything changed? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 3/07/25 1
While MPs were debating welfare cuts, peers were making it up as they went along on student housing While MPs were debating welfare cuts, peers were making it up as they went along on student housing by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 2/07/25
Image: Shutterstock Today’s students are scrimpers, not spendthrifts by Will Yates Comment 30/06/25 1
Guess how many students will be hit by welfare reforms. You'll have to - the government doesn't know Guess how many students will be hit by welfare reforms. You’ll have to – the government doesn’t know by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 27/06/25
Twin rooms, shared bathrooms and communal kitchens - Ireland's plan for student accommodation Twin rooms, shared bathrooms and communal kitchens – Ireland’s plan for student accommodation by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 26/06/25
Disabled students are almost twice as likely to have considered quitting Disabled students are almost twice as likely to have considered quitting by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 25/06/25
Image: IKON Machine learning technology is transforming how institutions make sense of student feedback by Livia Scott Comment 19/06/25 4
How to assess anxious, time-poor students in a mass age How to assess anxious, time-poor students in a mass age by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 12/06/25
Image: Shutterstock The student experience is beyond breaking point by Jim Dickinson Comment 12/06/25
Investing for the long term often loses out to pensioner power Investing for the long term often loses out to pensioner power by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 9/06/25 1
Image: Shutterstock A change agenda for the commuter student experience by Susan Kenyon Comment 9/06/25 2
Image: Shutterstock Our drop-out and pace miracle is harming students’ health and learning by Jim Dickinson Comment 30/05/25 6
The new OfS chair identifies ten trends The new OfS chair identifies ten trends by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 29/05/25
Mark your calendar: December 3rd will be sleeping bags to get a house day Mark your calendar: December 3rd will be sleeping bags to get a house day by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 22/05/25
What have coroner's reports said about student suicide? What have coroner’s reports said about student suicide? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 21/05/25 1
Image: Shutterstock How cost of living is influencing UK student mobility by Ben Jordan Comment 21/05/25 1
Image: Midjourney A review of student suicides suggests that standards are now necessary by Jim Dickinson Comment 21/05/25 10
Image: Shutterstock EHRC is consulting on sex in the Equality Act. Universities should too by Jim Dickinson Comment 20/05/25
Image: Shutterstock Redistribution doesn’t work when there’s nothing left to redistribute by Jim Dickinson Comment 16/05/25 4
Image: Shutterstock Lessons from innovating in our student support model by Nicky King Comment 15/05/25 1
There are lots of ways to be more transparent about university finances There are lots of ways to be more transparent about university finances by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 12/05/25 1
The funding debate in Northern Ireland is nowhere near as simple as it seems The funding debate in Northern Ireland is nowhere near as simple as it seems by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 11/05/25 1
Image: Midjourney Latest from Belong – students’ health is not OK, and that’s not OK by Jim Dickinson Comment 28/04/25
The House of Lords debates student housing The House of Lords debates student housing by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 22/04/25
Image: Shutterstock What if students were the architects of their own success? by Dáire Martin Comment 22/04/25
Is the SLC really on the verge of collapse? Is the SLC really on the verge of collapse? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 21/04/25 3
Image: Shutterstock Extracurricular activities have big benefits for students by Robert Phillips Comment 16/04/25 2
Image: Shutterstock Trusting students and reducing barriers by abolishing penalties for late work by Antony Moss Comment 14/04/25 15
Image: Shutterstock Communicate, repeat and compensate – OfS issues principles over industrial action by Jim Dickinson Comment 10/04/25 4
Image: Shutterstock Effective academic support requires good data transparency by Rachel Maxwell Comment 10/04/25
Changes to PIP could hit some disabled students hard Changes to PIP could hit some disabled students hard by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 9/04/25 1
Consumer protection law has changed, and the changes apply to universities now Consumer protection law has changed, and the changes apply to universities now by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 7/04/25 2
Image: Midjourney It’s students that suffer when those supposed to protect them fail by Jim Dickinson Comment 7/04/25 2
Image: Shutterstock An end to sticking plaster politics? Why the government needs to use its upcoming white paper to take a different approach to immigration by Harry Anderson Comment 7/04/25 1
Image: Shutterstock Building a public transport agenda for commuter students by Joel Dowson Comment 4/04/25 2
Image: Shutterstock Lessons from coordinating participation bursaries by Chiara Blows SU Blogs blogs-su 2/04/25
Image: Shutterstock Hindsight is a wonderful thing – but foresight is better by Jim Dickinson Comment 2/04/25 3
Students are a bit more woke than non-students. Chicken? Egg? Students are a bit more woke than non-students. Chicken? Egg? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 31/03/25
Image: Shutterstock DfE and OfS are running out of road on regulating a “free market” effectively by Jim Dickinson Comment 31/03/25 1
Image: Shutterstock The difference between commuting by choice versus necessity by Elise Thornton Comment 28/03/25
Image: Shutterstock Why students helping students is a game changer for advice services by Faith Goligher SU Blogs blogs-su 24/03/25 1
UKVI got new rules. Hours they count em UKVI got new rules. Hours they count em by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 19/03/25 4
Image: Shutterstock You can’t change the design of a plane while it’s in flight by Jim Dickinson Comment 17/03/25 3
Image: Shutterstock Why the fight for ethical university finance isn’t over by Jo Campling SU Blogs blogs-su 13/03/25
Image: Commuter Lounge at University of Leeds Making space for commuter students by Susan Preston Comment 12/03/25
How much are we paying to (for) students? How much are we paying to (for) students? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 11/03/25
Image: Shutterstock Why closing doesn’t mean failing by Fiona Walsh McDonnell SU Blogs blogs-su 10/03/25
Image: Midjourney A proper review of student maintenance is now long overdue by Jim Dickinson Comment 10/03/25 1
Image: Shutterstock Why do we punish low-income students for entering education? by Antony Moss Comment 10/03/25 4
Beware the great unbundling implied in the LLE Beware the great unbundling implied in the LLE by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 9/03/25 3
apa26_Ipswich_Music_Day-scaled-1-2280x1519 Apprenticeships are not an “alternative” to uni, they’re alt-uni by Andrew Bolt Comment 7/03/25
Image: Shutterstock Supporting commuter students with the right information by Susan Kenyon Comment 5/03/25
DfE stops funding spelling and grammar software for disabled students DfE stops funding spelling and grammar software for disabled students by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 4/03/25
Image: Stockholms Nation, Uppsala The best and most rewarding study time possible by Jim Dickinson Comment 1/03/25
Image: Sheffield Hallam SU Students making changes on transport by Molly Pemberton Comment 26/02/25 1
Young PG graduates will be paying much more come April 1st Young PG graduates will be paying much more come April 1st by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 21/02/25
As the cuts rain down in Wales, whatever happened to learner protection? As the cuts rain down in Wales, whatever happened to learner protection? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 19/02/25 2
Partnership and promises are not incompatible Partnership and promises are not incompatible by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 19/02/25
Image: Shutterstock How we shifted institutional thinking about commuter students by Val Yates Comment 19/02/25 3
Chaos is coming for student renters in England Chaos is coming for student renters in England by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 18/02/25 1
Image: Shutterstock Social mobility is about to die – and university won’t help by Jim Dickinson Long read 16/02/25 5
Image: Midjourney OfS is starting to better understand the student interest by Jim Dickinson Comment 14/02/25
Image: Midjourney The secret life of university applicants by Emmanouil Noikokyris Long read 14/02/25 1
OfS opts for summaries and secrecy on sexual misconduct OfS opts for summaries and secrecy on sexual misconduct by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 13/02/25 1
Image: Shutterstock Curtain call on traditional time-intensive drama training by Randall Whittaker Comment 12/02/25 2
A(nother) new competence framework emerges A(nother) new competence framework emerges by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 7/02/25
Image: Shutterstock There’s nothing certain about the circumstances when a duty of care applies to students by Robert Abrahart Comment 7/02/25 1
Image: Midjourney Fairness and protection for students is coming – but not for those that need it now by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 6/02/25 4
Image: Midjourney Honesty and accuracy is about to get even more important by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 4/02/25 1
Image: Shutterstock The higher education sector needs to come together to renew its commitment to enhancing student engagement by Helena Lim Comment 3/02/25 1
Image: Shutterstock Lessons for leaders from the campus encampments by Jim Dickinson Comment 30/01/25 1
Image: Shutterstock Students are at the centre of a political uprising in Serbia. Again by Jim Dickinson Long read 24/01/25
Image: Shutterstock Higher education should lift students out of poverty – not trap them within it by Lee Elliot Major Comment 21/01/25
Image: Midjourney UKVI is tightening the rules on international student attendance by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 21/01/25 4
Jacqui Smith rules out (much) more money while her department assesses the impacts Jacqui Smith rules out (much) more money while her department assesses the impacts by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 20/01/25
Image: Shutterstock Daring students to take risks and be wrong is key to solving the campus culture wars by Jim Dickinson Comment 20/01/25
Image: Shutterstock The courts are slowly clarifying universities’ duty of care by Jim Dickinson Comment 16/01/25 1
Image: Shutterstock Bridget Phillipson reaffirms commitment to free speech by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 15/01/25 3
The Renters’ Rights Bill is a mess for students. Now the Lords need to fix it The Renters’ Rights Bill is a mess for students. Now the Lords need to fix it by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 14/01/25 3
