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What Jason Arday’s tragic death reveals about the spectacularisation of racism and crisis of UK higher education

Christina Horvath reflects on Jason Arday's death and asks the sector to confront some uncomfortable questions

Christina Horvath

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Comment

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18/08/26

The estate you have isn’t the estate you need

Hien Nguyen

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Comment

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18/08/26

Stop resetting the skills system

Hannah Atkins

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Comment

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18/08/26

Wonk Corner

The visa brake judgement sheds light on Home Office decision-making

Michael Salmon

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16/08/26

A busy UCAS clearing for 2026

David Kernohan

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14/08/26

Some private schools are more equal than others

Katie Jackson

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14/08/26

July student visa applications are down 11 per cent on last year

Mack Marshall

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13/08/26

What commentators say about A levels and university every year

David Kernohan

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12/08/26

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

The low-income parents funding the franchised recruitment market

Jim Dickinson

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Comment

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17/08/26

Students don’t develop skills by accident – it takes work to make graduate attributes real

Becky Hartnup

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Comment

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17/08/26

It was vocational and technical qualifications results day too

James Coe

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Comment

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17/08/26

Data isn’t enough to fix the disabled student experience gap

Deborah Johnston

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Comment

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14/08/26

We can’t afford to turn away from computing degrees

Steve Pettifer

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Comment

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13/08/26

A bumper crop of higher education entrants, but is university becoming less popular among the better off?

David Kernohan

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Data

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13/08/26

The Post-18 Project

The Post-18 Project: Making Wales the best place in the UK to be a student

Gwenno Roberts

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The Post-18 Project

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10/08/26

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

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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

How to work with the department formerly known as DSIT

Abigail Morris

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Comment

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27/07/26

Former DSIT director of communications Abigail Morris explains what Whitehall's latest reshuffle means for universities

How to work with the department formerly known as DSIT

Former DSIT director of communications Abigail Morris explains what Whitehall's latest reshuffle means for universities

Abigail Morris

Comment

27/07/26

Policy Watch

The absolutism is watered down in OfS’ amendments to its free speech guidance

With OfS' free speech complaints scheme opening on 1 September, Jim Dickinson finds a regulator retreating from absolutist positions on campus expression

Jim Dickinson

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Policy Watch

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05/08/26

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

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

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

What Jason Arday’s tragic death reveals about the spectacularisation of racism and crisis of UK higher education

Christina Horvath reflects on Jason Arday's death and asks the sector to confront some uncomfortable questions

The estate you have isn’t the estate you need

Stop resetting the skills system

The visa brake judgement sheds light on Home Office decision-making

A busy UCAS clearing for 2026

Some private schools are more equal than others

July student visa applications are down 11 per cent on last year

What commentators say about A levels and university every year

Podcast: The end of the year show

Podcast: Funding, student loans, NSSmass

Podcast: PhD students, Burnham

Podcast: Burnham, IFS on value of HE

The low-income parents funding the franchised recruitment market

Students don’t develop skills by accident – it takes work to make graduate attributes real

It was vocational and technical qualifications results day too

Data isn’t enough to fix the disabled student experience gap

We can’t afford to turn away from computing degrees

A bumper crop of higher education entrants, but is university becoming less popular among the better off?

The Post-18 Project: Making Wales the best place in the UK to be a student

The Post-18 Project: No country for young men

The Post-18 Project: The silence of the loans

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

How to work with the department formerly known as DSIT

Former DSIT director of communications Abigail Morris explains what Whitehall's latest reshuffle means for universities

How to work with the department formerly known as DSIT

Former DSIT director of communications Abigail Morris explains what Whitehall's latest reshuffle means for universities

The absolutism is watered down in OfS’ amendments to its free speech guidance

With OfS' free speech complaints scheme opening on 1 September, Jim Dickinson finds a regulator retreating from absolutist positions on campus expression

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

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

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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