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A gold standard apprenticeship system should mean expansion with universities and colleges at the centre

As the policy impetus strengthens for apprenticeships to support youth employment, Michael Salmon would like to see a collaborative sector response rather than a private provider free-for-all

Michael Salmon

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Long read

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13/07/26

It’s becoming harder, and more important, for universities to use levy contributions effectively

Jo Hartley-Metcalfe

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Comment

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13/07/26

Is apprenticeship policy quietly pushing universities to the margins?

Gianina Harvey-Brewin

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Comment

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13/07/26

Wonk Corner

What’s going on at STFC?

James Coe

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10/07/26

Sector support on contextual offers

David Kernohan

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10/07/26

HE participation by 25 hits new high

David Kernohan

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09/07/26

I’ve stopped believing in Father NSSmas. Here’s why

Jim Dickinson

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09/07/26

OfS funding cuts for nursing, computing, history, and the creative arts

David Kernohan

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06/07/26

The Wonkhe Show

Podcast: Funding, student loans, NSSmass

Team Wonkhe

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10/07/26

Podcast: PhD students, Burnham

Team Wonkhe

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02/07/26

Podcast: Burnham, IFS on value of HE

Team Wonkhe

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26/06/26

Podcast: Minimum entry, governance, working class boys and girls

Team Wonkhe

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19/06/26

Discount rates don’t work for higher education

David Kernohan

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Comment

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11/07/26

The engine of employability is relational, not informational

Jim Dickinson

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Comment

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10/07/26

Higher education postcard: Caius College, Cambridge

Hugh Jones

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Comment

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10/07/26

Keeping cool on campus

David Kernohan

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Comment

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09/07/26

Student loans can no longer be patched up. The system is rotten

Jim Dickinson

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Comment

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09/07/26

The NSS shows us that students still seem to like higher education

David Kernohan

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Data

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09/07/26

The Post-18 Project

The Post-18 Project: The silence of the loans

John Blake argues that the student loan book – a £300bn accounting fiction – is the single greatest obstacle to reforming how England funds its universities

John Blake

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The Post-18 Project

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07/07/26

The Post-18 Project: A ministry for Manchesterism

John Blake

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The Post-18 Project

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29/06/26

The Post-18 Project: Demographic downturn and the post-18 system

David Kernohan

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The Post-18 Project

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08/06/26

The Post-18 Project: Blood, debt, toil, and arrears

John Blake

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The Post-18 Project

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20/04/26

Devolution Archives

North East England’s new investment fund is a template for university spinout success

Andy Long

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Comment

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11/06/26

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

Innovation and skills in the English devolution white paper

David Kernohan

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Policy Watch

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17/12/24

The case for devolving research funding to England’s regions

Ben Rogers

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Comment

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21/10/24

The local power of universities is transformative

Katie Normington

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Comment

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01/08/24

Successful devolution isn’t possible without universities

Katy Shaw

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Comment

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24/06/24

Policy Watch

First round of consultation on future TEF sees movement on the implications of a Bronze award

The Office for Students has published the outcomes of the first round of consultation on the future Teaching Excellence Framework. Debbie McVitty sets out what's new – and what's still to be decided

Debbie McVitty

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Policy Watch

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11/06/26

Earning while learning? You’ll be lucky

Jim Dickinson

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Policy Watch

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03/06/26

The new UKVI student sponsor regime goes live

Michael Salmon

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Policy Watch

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01/06/26

What’s in Alan Milburn’s NEET report for the higher education sector?

David Kernohan

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Policy Watch

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29/05/26

Data on Wonkhe

What can GCSE performance tell us about salaries aged 27?

David Kernohan

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Data

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25/06/26

Graduate Outcomes, 2023–24

David Kernohan

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Data

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05/06/26

The financial state of the sector in England for 2026

David Kernohan digests this year's OfS summary of annual financial returns, and the parallel release of HESA finance data

David Kernohan

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Data

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15/05/26

Finding 2024–25 delivery partnerships

David Kernohan

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Data

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12/05/26

HESA’s graduate mobility marker makes a local move

Tej Nathwani

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Data

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12/05/26

A gold standard apprenticeship system should mean expansion with universities and colleges at the centre

As the policy impetus strengthens for apprenticeships to support youth employment, Michael Salmon would like to see a collaborative sector response rather than a private provider free-for-all

It’s becoming harder, and more important, for universities to use levy contributions effectively

Is apprenticeship policy quietly pushing universities to the margins?

What’s going on at STFC?

Sector support on contextual offers

HE participation by 25 hits new high

I’ve stopped believing in Father NSSmas. Here’s why

OfS funding cuts for nursing, computing, history, and the creative arts

Podcast: Funding, student loans, NSSmass

Podcast: PhD students, Burnham

Podcast: Burnham, IFS on value of HE

Podcast: Minimum entry, governance, working class boys and girls

Discount rates don’t work for higher education

The engine of employability is relational, not informational

Higher education postcard: Caius College, Cambridge

Keeping cool on campus

Student loans can no longer be patched up. The system is rotten

The NSS shows us that students still seem to like higher education

The Post-18 Project: The silence of the loans

John Blake argues that the student loan book – a £300bn accounting fiction – is the single greatest obstacle to reforming how England funds its universities

The Post-18 Project: A ministry for Manchesterism

The Post-18 Project: Demographic downturn and the post-18 system

The Post-18 Project: Blood, debt, toil, and arrears

North East England’s new investment fund is a template for university spinout success

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

Innovation and skills in the English devolution white paper

The case for devolving research funding to England’s regions

The local power of universities is transformative

Successful devolution isn’t possible without universities

First round of consultation on future TEF sees movement on the implications of a Bronze award

The Office for Students has published the outcomes of the first round of consultation on the future Teaching Excellence Framework. Debbie McVitty sets out what's new – and what's still to be decided

Earning while learning? You’ll be lucky

The new UKVI student sponsor regime goes live

What’s in Alan Milburn’s NEET report for the higher education sector?

What can GCSE performance tell us about salaries aged 27?

Graduate Outcomes, 2023–24

The financial state of the sector in England for 2026

David Kernohan digests this year's OfS summary of annual financial returns, and the parallel release of HESA finance data

Finding 2024–25 delivery partnerships

HESA’s graduate mobility marker makes a local move

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