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Peer review is broken, and pedagogical research has a fix

The lessons of decades of research into assessment and feedback haven’t tracked across into the practice of peer review. Madeleine Pownall wonders why not

Madeleine Pownall

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Comment

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01/08/25

Medr is embracing its collaborative role

Simon Pirotte

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Comment

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01/08/25

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

Wonk Corner

Students made today happen. We should thank them

Jim Dickinson

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01/08/25

The state’s promises of protection for students have failed. DfE should step in

Jim Dickinson

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31/07/25

Now you can apply to run an LLE module!

David Kernohan

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31/07/25

Research England funding allocations, 2025–26

David Kernohan

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30/07/25

SFC’s report on widening access for 2023–24

David Kernohan

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30/07/25

The Wonkhe Show

Podcast: AI and jobs, provider closure, UCAS figures

Team Wonkhe

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17/07/25

Podcast: Student experience, LLE, civic

Team Wonkhe

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10/07/25

Podcast: International, student leaders, metascience

Team Wonkhe

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04/07/25

Podcast: Industrial strategy, cashpoint colleges, social mobility

Team Wonkhe

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27/06/25

More comprehensive EDI data makes for a clearer picture of staff social mobility

Zi Parker

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Comment

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31/07/25

Higher education leadership requires multiple versions of yourself

George Hulene

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Comment

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30/07/25

The rise of the post-graduation careers service

Jeremy Swan

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Comment

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29/07/25

Universities need to reckon with how AI is being used in professional practice

Simon Sneddon

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Comment

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28/07/25

What should the higher education sector do about AI fatigue?

Josh Thorpe

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Comment

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28/07/25

Careers services can help students avoid making decisions based on AI fears

Chris Rea

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Comment

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28/07/25

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

KPMG UK and Mills and Reeve have created a playbook for exploring innovative forms of structural collaboration between education providers. Debbie McVitty explains why it's needed

The possibilities for radical collaboration in HE go far beyond mergers

KPMG UK and Mills and Reeve have created a playbook for exploring innovative forms of structural collaboration between education providers. Debbie McVitty explains why it's needed

Debbie McVitty

Comment

21/07/25

Financial sustainability

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 and Alistair Jarvis explain what's shaping their thinking as they build this year's Festival of Higher Education – returning to Senate House this November

Debbie McVitty

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Comment

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02/06/25

OfS continues to sound the alarm on the financial sustainability of English higher education

Debbie McVitty

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Policy Watch

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08/05/25

Unclear legal duties can leave university trustees exposed when things go wrong

Neil Smyth

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Comment

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17/04/25

OfS insight on institutional closure lacks a firm statutory foundation

Matthew Howling

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Comment

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06/04/25

Data on Wonkhe

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

National Student Survey 2025

David Kernohan

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Data

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09/07/25

LEO has a role to play in picking winners

David Kernohan

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Data

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27/06/25

University spending and cost recovery, 2023–24

David Kernohan

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Data

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11/06/25

The UK’s register of university spin-outs

David Kernohan

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Data

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05/06/25

Policy Watch

OfS consults on a condition of registration for subcontracted provision

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

How Labour’s 10-year health plan for England joins up with higher education and research

Team Wonkhe has the lowdown on the government’s plans for growing the NHS workforce, reshaping medical education and training, making up for a “lost decade” of life sciences research, and more

James Coe

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Policy Watch

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04/07/25

DfE sets out the detail on the free speech act

Jim Dickinson

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Policy Watch

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27/06/25

Peer review is broken, and pedagogical research has a fix

The lessons of decades of research into assessment and feedback haven’t tracked across into the practice of peer review. Madeleine Pownall wonders why not

Medr is embracing its collaborative role

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

Students made today happen. We should thank them

The state’s promises of protection for students have failed. DfE should step in

Now you can apply to run an LLE module!

Research England funding allocations, 2025–26

SFC’s report on widening access for 2023–24

Podcast: AI and jobs, provider closure, UCAS figures

Podcast: Student experience, LLE, civic

Podcast: International, student leaders, metascience

Podcast: Industrial strategy, cashpoint colleges, social mobility

More comprehensive EDI data makes for a clearer picture of staff social mobility

Higher education leadership requires multiple versions of yourself

The rise of the post-graduation careers service

Universities need to reckon with how AI is being used in professional practice

What should the higher education sector do about AI fatigue?

Careers services can help students avoid making decisions based on AI fears

The possibilities for radical collaboration in HE go far beyond mergers

KPMG UK and Mills and Reeve have created a playbook for exploring innovative forms of structural collaboration between education providers. Debbie McVitty explains why it's needed

The possibilities for radical collaboration in HE go far beyond mergers

KPMG UK and Mills and Reeve have created a playbook for exploring innovative forms of structural collaboration between education providers. Debbie McVitty explains why it's needed

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

Debbie McVitty and Alistair Jarvis explain what's shaping their thinking as they build this year's Festival of Higher Education – returning to Senate House this November

OfS continues to sound the alarm on the financial sustainability of English higher education

Unclear legal duties can leave university trustees exposed when things go wrong

OfS insight on institutional closure lacks a firm statutory foundation

Graduate Outcomes, 2022–23 graduating year

UCAS applications and offer making by June deadline, 2025

National Student Survey 2025

LEO has a role to play in picking winners

University spending and cost recovery, 2023–24

The UK’s register of university spin-outs

OfS consults on a condition of registration for subcontracted provision

The LLE finally gets a Labour overhaul

How Labour’s 10-year health plan for England joins up with higher education and research

Team Wonkhe has the lowdown on the government’s plans for growing the NHS workforce, reshaping medical education and training, making up for a “lost decade” of life sciences research, and more

DfE sets out the detail on the free speech act

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