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Three reasons why the higher education sector struggles to land its political arguments

Universities are finding it ever harder to get their messages across. Steve O’Neil presents research into the underlying causes of policymaker inaction and public scepticism

Steve O’Neil

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Comment

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06/05/26

Students should feel safe on campus. So what’s the plan?

Jim Dickinson

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Comment

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05/05/26

Tracking students’ skills must not become an end in itself

Sonia Vij

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Comment

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05/05/26

Wonk Corner

On free speech, universities need jaw-jaw not see-saw

Jim Dickinson

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03/05/26

There must be more to life than stereotypes

David Kernohan

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01/05/26

What the Carnegie citizens’ jury concluded about Scotland’s higher education system

Jim Dickinson

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01/05/26

The lifelong learning market is flourishing in higher education

David Kernohan

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30/04/26

The UK Standard Skills Classification gets an update

David Kernohan

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30/04/26

The Wonkhe Show

Podcast: Holyrood and Senedd elections, OfS v Sussex

Team Wonkhe

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30/04/26

Podcast: System issues, research bidding, governance

Team Wonkhe

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23/04/26

Podcast: Fair treatment, weekend delivery, Iceland

Team Wonkhe

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16/04/26

Podcast: Groupwork, management apprenticeships, UKVI

Team Wonkhe

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26/03/26

Previewing the 7 May elections

David Kernohan

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Comment

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04/05/26

Research, innovation, and the next Welsh government

Michael Salmon

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Long read

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04/05/26

Why OfS got the meaning of free speech within the law absolutely wrong

Jim Dickinson

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Comment

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04/05/26

Squaring the quality circle

David Kernohan

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Comment

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03/05/26

Non-medical help works – but cuts are still coming

Jim Dickinson

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Comment

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01/05/26

Higher education postcard: May Day

Hugh Jones

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Comment

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01/05/26

The Post-18 Project

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

Director of The Post-18 Project John Blake sets out why thirty years of policy struggle has left England without the higher education system it deserves

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

The Post-18 Project: How to reform university governance

Mark Leach

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The Post-18 Project

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10/11/25

The Post-18 Project: Realising the ambitions of the post-16 white paper

Debbie McVitty

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The Post-18 Project

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27/10/25

Artificial intelligence

AI literacy is not enough – universities must teach through disciplinary standards

Annika Bautz

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Comment

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28/04/26

Controlled experimentation with AI – the power of a pilot

In the concluding segment of the Educating the AI Generation project Rachel Maxwell and Debbie McVitty explore the role of piloting in developing institutional AI protocols

Rachel Maxwell

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Comment

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27/04/26

The tensions of AI shouldn’t come as a surprise in a system wired for speed and output

Jo Irving-Walton

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Comment

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16/04/26

Trained to stop learning: How students are experiencing assessment and learning in an age of AI

Jim Dickinson

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Research

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23/03/26

Educating the AI generation – institutional AI response is a human, not a policy challenge

Debbie McVitty

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Comment

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16/03/26

Policy Watch

The Defence Universities Alliance opens for business

Applications are finally open for the Ministry of Defence-led network of universities. Michael Salmon puts it in its policy context

Michael Salmon

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Policy Watch

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21/04/26

Treating students fairly, on an ongoing basis

David Kernohan

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Policy Watch

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16/04/26

Better Connected needs to be better connected to higher education

Mack Marshall

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Policy Watch

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08/04/26

DfE proposes to strip most assistive software out of Disabled Students’ Allowance

Jim Dickinson

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Policy Watch

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26/03/26

Labour punctures management apprenticeships on a hunch about what’s best for employment

Michael Salmon

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Policy Watch

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16/03/26

Data on Wonkhe

HESA Spring 2026: Staff

David Kernohan

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Data

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20/02/26

The sector has changed size and shape over the last decade

David Kernohan

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Data

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15/02/26

The state of sector finances, 2024–25

With the majority of providers now having published financial accounts for 2024-25, David Kernohan takes an in-depth look at what we can learn

David Kernohan

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Data

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02/02/26

HESA Spring 2026: Student data

David Kernohan

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Data

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28/01/26

UCAS End of Cycle, 2025: access and participation

David Kernohan

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Data

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22/01/26

Three reasons why the higher education sector struggles to land its political arguments

Universities are finding it ever harder to get their messages across. Steve O’Neil presents research into the underlying causes of policymaker inaction and public scepticism

Students should feel safe on campus. So what’s the plan?

Tracking students’ skills must not become an end in itself

On free speech, universities need jaw-jaw not see-saw

There must be more to life than stereotypes

What the Carnegie citizens’ jury concluded about Scotland’s higher education system

The lifelong learning market is flourishing in higher education

The UK Standard Skills Classification gets an update

Podcast: Holyrood and Senedd elections, OfS v Sussex

Podcast: System issues, research bidding, governance

Podcast: Fair treatment, weekend delivery, Iceland

Podcast: Groupwork, management apprenticeships, UKVI

Previewing the 7 May elections

Research, innovation, and the next Welsh government

Why OfS got the meaning of free speech within the law absolutely wrong

Squaring the quality circle

Non-medical help works – but cuts are still coming

Higher education postcard: May Day

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

Director of The Post-18 Project John Blake sets out why thirty years of policy struggle has left England without the higher education system it deserves

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

The Post-18 Project: How to reform university governance

The Post-18 Project: Realising the ambitions of the post-16 white paper

AI literacy is not enough – universities must teach through disciplinary standards

Controlled experimentation with AI – the power of a pilot

In the concluding segment of the Educating the AI Generation project Rachel Maxwell and Debbie McVitty explore the role of piloting in developing institutional AI protocols

The tensions of AI shouldn’t come as a surprise in a system wired for speed and output

Trained to stop learning: How students are experiencing assessment and learning in an age of AI

Educating the AI generation – institutional AI response is a human, not a policy challenge

The Defence Universities Alliance opens for business

Applications are finally open for the Ministry of Defence-led network of universities. Michael Salmon puts it in its policy context

Treating students fairly, on an ongoing basis

Better Connected needs to be better connected to higher education

DfE proposes to strip most assistive software out of Disabled Students’ Allowance

Labour punctures management apprenticeships on a hunch about what’s best for employment

HESA Spring 2026: Staff

The sector has changed size and shape over the last decade

The state of sector finances, 2024–25

With the majority of providers now having published financial accounts for 2024-25, David Kernohan takes an in-depth look at what we can learn

HESA Spring 2026: Student data

UCAS End of Cycle, 2025: access and participation

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