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Everything you need to know about REF 2029

James Coe has all the details on the big REF 2029 announcements

James Coe

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Policy Watch

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10/12/25

Re-thinking research support for English universities: Research England’s programme of work during the REF 2029 pause

Steven Hill

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Comment

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10/12/25

Nicola Rollock: Progress on racial justice and equity in higher education is “artificial”

Nicola Rollock

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Comment

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10/12/25

Wonk Corner

Insolvency legislation “permits continued trading” if a university enters compulsory liquidation. How so?

Michael Salmon

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10/12/25

House of Commons Library on student financial support

David Kernohan

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09/12/25

Weekend courses can’t get student loans

Jim Dickinson

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09/12/25

For a 35k family, degrees cost more in Scotland

Jim Dickinson

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09/12/25

What do we know about land owned by universities?

David Kernohan

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09/12/25

The Wonkhe Show

Podcast: AI, uni finances, civic

Team Wonkhe

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04/12/25

Podcast: Budget, R&D, Scotland’s tertiary bill

Team Wonkhe

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27/11/25

Podcast: Reform UK, local skills, students at work

Team Wonkhe

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20/11/25

Podcast: Access, governance, festival vibes

Team Wonkhe

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12/11/25

How to level the PhD playing field

Richard Freeman

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Comment

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10/12/25

Changes to TEF risk institutions choosing between continuous improvement or compliance

Helena Lim

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Comment

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09/12/25

Before we automate REF there are three issues we need to talk about

Elizabeth Gadd

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Comment

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09/12/25

TEF proposals’ radical reconfiguration of quality risk destabilising the sector – here’s the fix

Antony Moss

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Comment

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08/12/25

Labour must not repeat history by sidelining research in post-92 universities

Katie Normington

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Comment

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08/12/25

What external examiners do and why it matters

Vicki Stott

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Comment

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08/12/25

The end of pretend – AI and the case for universities of formation

Jim Dickinson

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Long read

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01/12/25

Jim Dickinson reflects on the end of scarcity, the rise of AI, and the challenge to a system of higher education built on pretence, performance and proxies

The end of pretend – AI and the case for universities of formation

Jim Dickinson reflects on the end of scarcity, the rise of AI, and the challenge to a system of higher education built on pretence, performance and proxies

Jim Dickinson

Long read

01/12/25

Financial sustainability

Counting the cost of financial challenges in English higher education

Stephen Roper

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Analysis

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02/12/25

The latest sector-wide financial sustainability assessment from the Office for Students

Debbie McVitty digests the autumn update from OfS on the financial outlook for English HE providers

Debbie McVitty

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Policy Watch

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20/11/25

Advance HE must deepen our expertise in supporting transformation and change

Alistair Jarvis

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Comment

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30/10/25

The higher education sector needs an honest broker to support structural change

Matthew Howling

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Comment

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14/10/25

Higher education mergers are a marathon not a sprint

Debbie McVitty

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Comment

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15/09/25

Data on Wonkhe

What might lower response rates mean for Graduate Outcomes data?

Tej Nathwani

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Data

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04/11/25

Subcontractual higher education beyond the headlines

David Kernohan

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Data

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20/10/25

Outcomes data for subcontracted provision

David Kernohan

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Data

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16/10/25

OfS Access and Participation data dashboards, 2025 release

David Kernohan

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Data

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10/10/25

OfS characteristics dashboards, 2025 release

David Kernohan

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Data

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10/10/25

High tariff providers may be making medium tariff offers

David Kernohan

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Data

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12/09/25

Policy Watch

Budget 2025 for universities and students

Team Wonkhe

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Policy Watch

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26/11/25

Labour takes steps to bring higher education and local skills closer together

Michael Salmon

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Policy Watch

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19/11/25

The Office for Students steps on to shaky ground in an attempt to regulate academic standards

The Office for Students' intervention on degree algorithms poses some interesting questions about the role of regulation in maintaining academic standards. David Kernohan asks them.

David Kernohan

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Policy Watch

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06/11/25

Universities in England can’t ignore the curriculum (and students) that are coming

Jim Dickinson

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Policy Watch

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05/11/25

Everything you need to know about REF 2029

James Coe has all the details on the big REF 2029 announcements

Re-thinking research support for English universities: Research England’s programme of work during the REF 2029 pause

Nicola Rollock: Progress on racial justice and equity in higher education is “artificial”

Insolvency legislation “permits continued trading” if a university enters compulsory liquidation. How so?

House of Commons Library on student financial support

Weekend courses can’t get student loans

For a 35k family, degrees cost more in Scotland

What do we know about land owned by universities?

Podcast: AI, uni finances, civic

Podcast: Budget, R&D, Scotland’s tertiary bill

Podcast: Reform UK, local skills, students at work

Podcast: Access, governance, festival vibes

How to level the PhD playing field

Changes to TEF risk institutions choosing between continuous improvement or compliance

Before we automate REF there are three issues we need to talk about

TEF proposals’ radical reconfiguration of quality risk destabilising the sector – here’s the fix

Labour must not repeat history by sidelining research in post-92 universities

What external examiners do and why it matters

The end of pretend – AI and the case for universities of formation

Jim Dickinson reflects on the end of scarcity, the rise of AI, and the challenge to a system of higher education built on pretence, performance and proxies

The end of pretend – AI and the case for universities of formation

Jim Dickinson reflects on the end of scarcity, the rise of AI, and the challenge to a system of higher education built on pretence, performance and proxies

Counting the cost of financial challenges in English higher education

The latest sector-wide financial sustainability assessment from the Office for Students

Debbie McVitty digests the autumn update from OfS on the financial outlook for English HE providers

Advance HE must deepen our expertise in supporting transformation and change

The higher education sector needs an honest broker to support structural change

Higher education mergers are a marathon not a sprint

What might lower response rates mean for Graduate Outcomes data?

Subcontractual higher education beyond the headlines

Outcomes data for subcontracted provision

OfS Access and Participation data dashboards, 2025 release

OfS characteristics dashboards, 2025 release

High tariff providers may be making medium tariff offers

Budget 2025 for universities and students

Labour takes steps to bring higher education and local skills closer together

The Office for Students steps on to shaky ground in an attempt to regulate academic standards

The Office for Students' intervention on degree algorithms poses some interesting questions about the role of regulation in maintaining academic standards. David Kernohan asks them.

Universities in England can’t ignore the curriculum (and students) that are coming

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