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The engine of employability is relational, not informational

Jim Dickinson and Sharanya Sivarajah unpack new polling of over 18,000 students – and find that belonging, not the careers service, is what builds career confidence

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

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

Wonk Corner

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 intersection between ethnicity, disadvantage, and social mobility via higher education is complex

David Kernohan

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06/07/26

Stop inducting students into a system that doesn’t fit them? No, start

Jim Dickinson

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05/07/26

The Wonkhe Show

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

Podcast: TEF, student experience, demographics

Team Wonkhe

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11/06/26

Keeping cool on campus

David Kernohan

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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

Professional doctorates can be transformative – but no one seems to know what they are

Vanessa Wilson

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Comment

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09/07/26

A governance gap puts student fairness at risk

Zak Liddell

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Comment

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09/07/26

Andy Burnham goes to Washington

James Coe

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Comment

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08/07/26

Should all who teach in higher education be “excellent”?

Charlotte Haigh

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Comment

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08/07/26

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

The engine of employability is relational, not informational

Jim Dickinson and Sharanya Sivarajah unpack new polling of over 18,000 students – and find that belonging, not the careers service, is what builds career confidence

Higher education postcard: Caius College, Cambridge

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

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

The intersection between ethnicity, disadvantage, and social mobility via higher education is complex

Stop inducting students into a system that doesn’t fit them? No, start

Podcast: PhD students, Burnham

Podcast: Burnham, IFS on value of HE

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

Podcast: TEF, student experience, demographics

Keeping cool on campus

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

Professional doctorates can be transformative – but no one seems to know what they are

A governance gap puts student fairness at risk

Andy Burnham goes to Washington

Should all who teach in higher education be “excellent”?

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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