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Higher education needs to earn back the trust of white working class families

The independent inquiry into white working class educational outcomes found a lack of trust in higher education, not in aspiration. Anne-Marie Canning explains

Anne-Marie Canning

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Comment

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03/07/26

Higher education postcard: Pontifical Gregorian University

Hugh Jones

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Comment

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03/07/26

A deep collaboration without a merger can rewrite the rules

Vicki Stott

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Comment

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02/07/26

Wonk Corner

The Decent Homes Standard arrives in… 2035

Jim Dickinson

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03/07/26

How much do we really know about HE entrants with low prior attainment?

David Kernohan

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01/07/26

France puts a fivefold fees increase on the table, and then takes it off again

Jim Dickinson

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28/06/26

A new minimum English language requirement for student finance

Jim Dickinson

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26/06/26

The degree is being outrun by the inheritance

Jim Dickinson

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25/06/26

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

If international education is at an inflection point, only a shared response can stave off crisis

Lily Wednesday Rumsey

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Comment

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02/07/26

Distance learning has never mattered more – but you wouldn’t know it

Carmen Miles

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Comment

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02/07/26

No degrees by default? Then we need a new architecture for lifelong learning

Mary Curnock Cook

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Comment

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01/07/26

University expertise can drive net zero if people can find it

Joanne Patterson

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Comment

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01/07/26

Create or crumble is no way to run a promotion system

Tom Lewis

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Comment

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30/06/26

Devolution is a means not an end for research

James Coe

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Comment

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30/06/26

The Post-18 Project

The Post-18 Project: A ministry for Manchesterism

Andy Burnham will need to build the tools he requires to make Manchesterism a mover of government priorities. Director of the Post-18 Project John Blake sets out how he might do that

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

The Post-18 Project: A review of higher education funding is inevitable

John Blake

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The Post-18 Project

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04/02/26

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

Higher education needs to earn back the trust of white working class families

The independent inquiry into white working class educational outcomes found a lack of trust in higher education, not in aspiration. Anne-Marie Canning explains

Higher education postcard: Pontifical Gregorian University

A deep collaboration without a merger can rewrite the rules

The Decent Homes Standard arrives in… 2035

How much do we really know about HE entrants with low prior attainment?

France puts a fivefold fees increase on the table, and then takes it off again

A new minimum English language requirement for student finance

The degree is being outrun by the inheritance

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

If international education is at an inflection point, only a shared response can stave off crisis

Distance learning has never mattered more – but you wouldn’t know it

No degrees by default? Then we need a new architecture for lifelong learning

University expertise can drive net zero if people can find it

Create or crumble is no way to run a promotion system

Devolution is a means not an end for research

The Post-18 Project: A ministry for Manchesterism

Andy Burnham will need to build the tools he requires to make Manchesterism a mover of government priorities. Director of the Post-18 Project John Blake sets out how he might do that

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

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

The Post-18 Project: A review of higher education funding is inevitable

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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