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Foundation years prepare non-traditional learners to thrive in higher education

For David Stockbridge, the foundation year offers a chance for non-traditional students to be come confident in navigating higher education

David Stockbridge

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Comment

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05/08/26

The Miller judgment draws its line through students

Jim Dickinson

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Comment

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04/08/26

Promoting equity in research funding requires collaboration now more than ever

Rachel Van Krimpen

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Comment

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04/08/26

Wonk Corner

A bumper year for Scottish applicants

David Kernohan

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04/08/26

Research England funding allocations, 2026-27

David Kernohan

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03/08/26

Commuter students? It’s all about the money

Jim Dickinson

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02/08/26

Why are all the risks that students face being kept a secret?

Jim Dickinson

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30/07/26

REF survey on final policy developments launched

James Coe

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30/07/26

The Wonkhe Show

Podcast: The end of the year show

Team Wonkhe

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16/07/26

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

Where does the international student deficit really lie?

Sumeya Loonat

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Comment

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03/08/26

Some students arrive to find the door to belonging already shut

Radhika Sharma

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Comment

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03/08/26

Civic universities need collective approaches to bring students and long-term residents together

Kate Seymour

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Comment

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31/07/26

Students have the right to set-off to university

Jim Dickinson

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Comment

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30/07/26

Greater Manchester is creating clearer pathways for young people

Andy Dainty

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Comment

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30/07/26

Curriculum reform is a wedge issue

Jim Dickinson

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Comment

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29/07/26

The Post-18 Project

The Post-18 Project: No country for young men

David Kernohan

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The Post-18 Project

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22/07/26

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

Devolution is not the only answer – higher education still needs a national policy agenda

David Kernohan

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Comment

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20/07/26

Higher education would look very different if local areas were in control

Michael Salmon

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Analysis

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20/07/26

Beyond equity of regard to equity in practice for college and university-based higher education

Nic Beech

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Comment

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20/07/26

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

Policy Watch

UKRI’s new strategy: 60 day grant processing times, priority programmes, and devolved funding

Doing fewer things better and faster. James Coe and Michael Salmon summarise UKRI's new strategy

James Coe

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Policy Watch

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14/07/26

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

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

Data on Wonkhe

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

The 2026 NSS results bring evidence that most students are happy with their academic experience, and particularly appreciate the skills of their academic staff

David Kernohan

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Data

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09/07/26

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

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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

Foundation years prepare non-traditional learners to thrive in higher education

For David Stockbridge, the foundation year offers a chance for non-traditional students to be come confident in navigating higher education

The Miller judgment draws its line through students

Promoting equity in research funding requires collaboration now more than ever

A bumper year for Scottish applicants

Research England funding allocations, 2026-27

Commuter students? It’s all about the money

Why are all the risks that students face being kept a secret?

REF survey on final policy developments launched

Podcast: The end of the year show

Podcast: Funding, student loans, NSSmass

Podcast: PhD students, Burnham

Podcast: Burnham, IFS on value of HE

Where does the international student deficit really lie?

Some students arrive to find the door to belonging already shut

Civic universities need collective approaches to bring students and long-term residents together

Students have the right to set-off to university

Greater Manchester is creating clearer pathways for young people

Curriculum reform is a wedge issue

The Post-18 Project: No country for young men

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

Devolution is not the only answer – higher education still needs a national policy agenda

Higher education would look very different if local areas were in control

Beyond equity of regard to equity in practice for college and university-based higher education

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

UKRI’s new strategy: 60 day grant processing times, priority programmes, and devolved funding

Doing fewer things better and faster. James Coe and Michael Salmon summarise UKRI's new strategy

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

Earning while learning? You’ll be lucky

The new UKVI student sponsor regime goes live

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

The 2026 NSS results bring evidence that most students are happy with their academic experience, and particularly appreciate the skills of their academic staff

What can GCSE performance tell us about salaries aged 27?

Graduate Outcomes, 2023–24

The financial state of the sector in England for 2026

Finding 2024–25 delivery partnerships

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