Wonkhe

£5.4m claimed in ineligible student support

by Emily Lupton

2/12/14

£6bn package for science and innovation

by Emily Lupton

17/12/14

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

by Debbie McVitty

30/09/24

3

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A Christmas miracle? DfE guidance on student travel

by David Kernohan

11/11/20

5

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A critical moment for the quality debate

by Mark Leach

8/06/15

11

A fairer, greener Scotland for higher education?

A fairer, greener Scotland for higher education?

by David Kernohan

7/09/21

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A higher education transformation fund would catalyse university reform

by Alistair Jarvis

28/11/24

5

A letter for Research England from DSIT

A letter for Research England from DSIT

by James Coe

14/06/23

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A look at Labour’s in-tray for higher education

by Team Wonkhe

5/07/24

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A national university led tutoring service could help to level up education

by Lee Elliot Major

29/11/21

1

A new dawn for parliamentary scrutiny of education policy?

A new dawn for parliamentary scrutiny of education policy?

by David Kernohan

16/11/22

A new threat from the right?

by Mark Leach

6/04/11

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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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UKRI if you want to: how to read the new research landscape

by James Wilsdon

18/05/16

4

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Students influencing the curriculum? That’s academic freedom

by Sunday Blake

6/02/23

4

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As you were. It’s the 2015 Grant Letter

by Paul Greatrix

30/01/15

1

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Back up higher education reform with the funding to maintain quality

by Lily Bull

9/05/22

3

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Behind the scenes of the government’s areas for research interest

by Alex Waddington

8/10/24

3

Between Public and Private

by Newell Hapson-Jones

7/09/11

4

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Beyond the Green Paper architecture: we still need QAA

by Paul Greatrix

7/01/16

2

BIS failed to heed warnings about HE privatisation

by Emily Lupton

24/02/15

Blots on the information landscape

by Paul Greatrix

29/06/12

0

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

by Debbie McVitty

7/11/24

4

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Bringing academic insight into Parliament

by Rowena Bermingham

15/10/20

Business as usual – a look at the Innovation & Research Strategy

by Mark Leach

8/12/11

1

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Bye Bye BEIS

by James Coe

7/02/23

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Careers services should expect to take on even more in 2024

by Paul Gratrick

4/01/24

Change at the top

by Alistair Jarvis

29/07/13

1

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Chris Husbands: “most politicians look at the sector and think they are looking into a mirror”

by Debbie McVitty

18/12/23

David Willetts on internationalisation via sharing university statutes

by Paul Greatrix

23/04/12

1

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‘Dear Michael Barber’ – the letter of the law

by Paul Greatrix

6/03/18

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Decolonising university admissions

by Nafisa Baba-Ahmed

11/07/23

2

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Defunding BTECs could cause HE participation to fall off a cliff

by Mary Curnock Cook

10/06/24

4

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Defunding foundation years would be a major mistake

by Stella Fowler

25/10/21

Developing the UK’s international education strategy

by Paul Greatrix

27/11/13

DfE moves to centralise post-16 policy

DfE moves to centralise post-16 policy

by David Kernohan

15/02/22

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Do the write thing – the surprising written questions MPs ask about the sector

by Arthi Nachiappan

15/04/19

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Do we really need another research funding body?

by David Kernohan

15/10/19

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Do you have a voice in the election campaign?

by David Kernohan

7/11/19

2

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

by Debbie McVitty

11/09/20

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Doing government spending on science differently

by James Coe

13/02/24

2

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Edward Peck’s performance at the Education Committee

by David Kernohan

4/03/25

2

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Eight critical questions for the new chief executive of UKRI

by Anton Muscatelli

16/02/25

2

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Enjoy your REF, while you can

by Martin McQuillan

15/12/14

0

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Everything in the 2022 Queen’s Speech for higher education

by David Kernohan

10/05/22

Fashion victims?

by Paul Greatrix

21/09/11

5

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Follow the science – it is international art and design students who are of most value to the UK

by David Mba

21/03/24

4

Freeing-up student numbers: the implications

by Richard Brabner

20/05/11

3

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Funding the full cost of research would allow universities to renew their public mission

by Jonathan Grant

28/09/20

5

Globalisation: Where on earth does HE start?

by Martin Hughes

27/06/11

3

Go compare – Which advice to take?

by Paul Greatrix

17/09/12

1

Go West. Or East. Plans for more student mobility

by Paul Greatrix

7/08/13

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Government economic policy depends on a healthily diverse higher education ecosystem

by Dana Gamble

26/03/25

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Government must recognise the human cost to the crisis facing universities

by Jo Grady

1/06/20

4

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Government reopens the higher education system

by Zaki Dogliani

17/09/15

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Government Science and Technology Framework launched

by James Coe

6/03/23

Grant letter: HEFCE’s regulatory powers beefed up

by Mark Leach

30/01/15

HE minister Robert Halfon has written to vice chancellors

HE minister Robert Halfon has written to vice chancellors

by Debbie McVitty

18/01/23

1

HEGlobal – helping UK higher education internationalise?

by Paul Greatrix

20/02/12

4

Higher education and racism: Parliament hears evidence

Higher education and racism: Parliament hears evidence

by David Kernohan

19/05/22

2

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Higher education can cut through the immigration debate with a focus on quality

by Simon Emmett

12/05/25

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Higher education in England needs a special administration regime

by Neil Smyth

16/12/24

1

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Higher education in general election manifestos – the 1940s and 50s

by Debbie McVitty

8/05/24

1

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Higher education in general election manifestos – the 1960s

by Adam Matthews

16/05/24

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Higher education is transformative – it should be open to all

by Paul Ashwin

23/09/20

How do you solve a problem like Vince Cable?

by Mark Leach

4/05/11

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How greater capacity, coherence, and capability would improve HE’s public affairs

by Louis Coiffait

16/04/18

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How higher education has showed up in General Election manifestos since 1945

by Adam Matthews

27/04/24

1

How small can a university be?

by Paul Greatrix

18/06/12

2

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How the government can put R&D tax relief to work

by James Coe

27/01/22

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How the Open Innovation Partnership is helping academics shape policy

by Giles Carden

19/06/19

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How to bridge the careers advice gaps

by Chris Webb

17/01/24

1

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How to fail, with Universities UK

by Debbie McVitty

9/09/24

5

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How to get the sector through the next year

by David Kernohan

9/06/24

5

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How to have REF-able policy impact

by Sarah Foxen

7/02/19

2

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How universities can help shape freeports

by James Coe

16/12/21

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In an era of permacrisis, higher education needs to get better at coming up with solutions

by Alex Favier

19/05/25

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In its response to HE reform the sector is falling into a trap of its own making

by Jonathan Simons

18/07/23

7

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Why SAGE needs to hear from the humanities

by Barry Smith

11/12/20

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Is a bleak winter ahead for the creative industries?

by Anne Carlisle

25/10/21

1

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Is public sector research on the rise?

by David Kernohan

27/11/23

1

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Is there a meaningful threat to free speech on campus?

by Smita Jamdar

24/07/18

3

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Lifelong learning bill fails to receive scrutiny

by David Kernohan

28/02/23

5

Maintenance grants can't buy cultural capital

Maintenance grants can’t buy cultural capital

by Sunday Blake

16/04/24

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Making peace with uncertainty in 2022

by Debbie McVitty

10/01/22

3

Making the cut

by Alistair Jarvis

27/01/14

1

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In the Augar response ministers are trying for a third way between capping opportunity or letting the HE market run amok

by Debbie McVitty

24/02/22

1

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Modern universities – beware of the higher technical trap

by Debbie McVitty

5/10/20

1

MPs call to make spiking a crime - but students have alternative suggestions

MPs call to make spiking a crime – but students have alternative suggestions

by Sunday Blake

12/01/23

1

Off-quota places – another unforced HE policy error?

by Mark Leach

10/05/11

4

Offshoring opportunities – a real alternative?

by Paul Greatrix

27/06/12

0

A safe bet

by Mark Leach

9/02/11

Party at The Athenaeum?

by Mark Leach

18/09/15

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Policy change can help manage the demand for graduate knowledge and skills

by Chris Millward

3/03/25

1

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Policymakers claiming the NSS is driving down standards should get their own house in order

by Paul Ashwin

17/09/20

6

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Policymakers need to realise that financial turbulence in higher education will hurt the whole nation

by Shân Wareing

21/01/24

3

Polling shows public continues to be relaxed about international students

Polling shows public continues to be relaxed about international students

by Debbie McVitty

9/03/23

1