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OfS rebalances the free speech/harassment see-saw on antisemitism

A probing exchange with OfS director Arif Ahmed exposes the legal and practical tensions at the heart of campus free speech guidance. Jim Dickinson looks at when happens when promises to Jewish students meet regulatory ambiguity

Jim Dickinson

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Comment

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03/10/25

Visa oversubscription at UCL may be more than just a PR problem

Jim Dickinson

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Comment

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03/10/25

Higher education postcard: Warsash Maritime School

Hugh Jones

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Comment

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03/10/25

Wonk Corner

So how are we going to do outcomes based regulation for modular provision?

David Kernohan

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02/10/25

Maybe the levy just moves money to where it’s needed most

Jim Dickinson

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02/10/25

The Augar review is back, baby. Just don’t about talk yourself

Jim Dickinson

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01/10/25

Students are being othered again – and everyone loses out

Jim Dickinson

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30/09/25

Have universities got the capacity and cash to respond to the government’s agenda?

Jim Dickinson

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30/09/25

The Wonkhe Show

Podcast: Labour Conference 2025

Team Wonkhe

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03/10/25

Podcast: Sexual misconduct, international levy, closures

Team Wonkhe

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26/09/25

Podcast: Quality reforms, duty of candour, skills

Team Wonkhe

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19/09/25

Podcast: Mergers, reshuffle

Team Wonkhe

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12/09/25

Higher education needs a plan in place for student “pastoral” use of AI

Kieran Phelan

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Comment

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02/10/25

The PM’s announcement on higher level participation is a win for the HE sector

Debbie McVitty

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Comment

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01/10/25

Is there a place for LEO in regulation?

Richard Puttock

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Comment

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01/10/25

The fifty per cent participation target is no more. Again.

David Kernohan

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Comment

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30/09/25

How Community Innovation Practitioners are reshaping place-based innovation

Rachel Connor

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Comment

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30/09/25

Grants return, the levy stays

Team Wonkhe

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Policy Watch

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29/09/25

From improvement to compliance – a significant shift in the purpose of the TEF

Chris Husbands

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Comment

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22/09/25

Former Teaching Excellence Framework chair Chris Husbands and deputy chair Janice Kay unpick the Office for Students’ proposals for the future shape of the exercise

From improvement to compliance – a significant shift in the purpose of the TEF

Former Teaching Excellence Framework chair Chris Husbands and deputy chair Janice Kay unpick the Office for Students’ proposals for the future shape of the exercise

Chris Husbands

Comment

22/09/25

Financial sustainability

Higher education mergers are a marathon not a sprint

Debbie McVitty

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Comment

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15/09/25

What works for supporting student access and success when there’s no money?

Rebecca Hodgson and Liz Austen revisit the evidence base on impactful practices for student success in light of the financial challenges facing higher education

Rebecca Hodgson

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Comment

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14/08/25

The possibilities for radical collaboration in HE go far beyond mergers

Debbie McVitty

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Comment

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21/07/25

Civic engagement offers a firm foundation for universities contributing to regional economic growth agendas

Iona Clark

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Comment

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03/07/25

What we’ll be talking about at The Festival of Higher Education 2025

Debbie McVitty

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Comment

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02/06/25

Data on Wonkhe

High tariff providers may be making medium tariff offers

David Kernohan

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Data

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12/09/25

A levels and acceptances, 2025

David Kernohan

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Data

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14/08/25

OfS Outcomes (B3) data, 2025

David Kernohan

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Data

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06/08/25

Just 329 students with an EHCP got to a high tariff provider last year

David Kernohan

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Data

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31/07/25

Graduate Outcomes, 2022–23 graduating year

David Kernohan

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Data

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17/07/25

UCAS applications and offer making by June deadline, 2025

David Kernohan

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Data

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17/07/25

Policy Watch

TEF6: the incredible machine takes over quality assurance regulation

David Kernohan

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Policy Watch

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18/09/25

Reputation versus sunlight – universities and the new duty of candour

Jim Dickinson

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Policy Watch

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16/09/25

OfS consults on a condition of registration for subcontracted provision

OfS finally starts regulating to address issues with subcontractual provision. David Kernohan wonders whether it is too little and too late

David Kernohan

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Policy Watch

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22/07/25

The LLE finally gets a Labour overhaul

Michael Salmon

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Policy Watch

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10/07/25

OfS rebalances the free speech/harassment see-saw on antisemitism

A probing exchange with OfS director Arif Ahmed exposes the legal and practical tensions at the heart of campus free speech guidance. Jim Dickinson looks at when happens when promises to Jewish students meet regulatory ambiguity

Visa oversubscription at UCL may be more than just a PR problem

Higher education postcard: Warsash Maritime School

So how are we going to do outcomes based regulation for modular provision?

Maybe the levy just moves money to where it’s needed most

The Augar review is back, baby. Just don’t about talk yourself

Students are being othered again – and everyone loses out

Have universities got the capacity and cash to respond to the government’s agenda?

Podcast: Labour Conference 2025

Podcast: Sexual misconduct, international levy, closures

Podcast: Quality reforms, duty of candour, skills

Podcast: Mergers, reshuffle

Higher education needs a plan in place for student “pastoral” use of AI

The PM’s announcement on higher level participation is a win for the HE sector

Is there a place for LEO in regulation?

The fifty per cent participation target is no more. Again.

How Community Innovation Practitioners are reshaping place-based innovation

Grants return, the levy stays

From improvement to compliance – a significant shift in the purpose of the TEF

Former Teaching Excellence Framework chair Chris Husbands and deputy chair Janice Kay unpick the Office for Students’ proposals for the future shape of the exercise

From improvement to compliance – a significant shift in the purpose of the TEF

Former Teaching Excellence Framework chair Chris Husbands and deputy chair Janice Kay unpick the Office for Students’ proposals for the future shape of the exercise

Higher education mergers are a marathon not a sprint

What works for supporting student access and success when there’s no money?

Rebecca Hodgson and Liz Austen revisit the evidence base on impactful practices for student success in light of the financial challenges facing higher education

The possibilities for radical collaboration in HE go far beyond mergers

Civic engagement offers a firm foundation for universities contributing to regional economic growth agendas

What we’ll be talking about at The Festival of Higher Education 2025

High tariff providers may be making medium tariff offers

A levels and acceptances, 2025

OfS Outcomes (B3) data, 2025

Just 329 students with an EHCP got to a high tariff provider last year

Graduate Outcomes, 2022–23 graduating year

UCAS applications and offer making by June deadline, 2025

TEF6: the incredible machine takes over quality assurance regulation

Reputation versus sunlight – universities and the new duty of candour

OfS consults on a condition of registration for subcontracted provision

OfS finally starts regulating to address issues with subcontractual provision. David Kernohan wonders whether it is too little and too late

The LLE finally gets a Labour overhaul

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