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It’s time to stop talking about excellence in teaching

Matt Offord and Jo Edson Ferrie argue that excellence works in research but not in teaching and why consistently good teaching, that meets a minimum threshold, is better

Matt Offord|13/11/26

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It’s time to stop talking about excellence in teaching

Higher education postcard: The Institute of Historical Research

Higher education postcard: The Institute of Historical Research

Hugh Jones|13/11/26

Performance metrics don’t just measure academic culture – they help create it

Performance metrics don’t just measure academic culture – they help create it

Shahenda Shehata|12/11/26

Wonk Corner

Has the sector underestimated how much settlement matters to students?

Jim Dickinson|12/11/26

Wales rejected the Plan 2 freeze – now the computer says no

Jim Dickinson|12/11/26

In which free markets notably fail to save the world

The real collaboration question isn’t what, but why – and how?

The real collaboration question isn’t what, but why – and how?

Debbie McVitty|Comment|24/08/26

On 3 November Wonkhe will host The Collaboration Question in London. Debbie McVitty assesses where the conversation has got to and where it needs to go from here

The real collaboration question isn’t what, but why – and how?

On 3 November Wonkhe will host The Collaboration Question in London. Debbie McVitty assesses where the conversation has got to and where it needs to go from here

Debbie McVitty|Comment|24/08/26

Policy Watch

David Kernohan|11/11/26

Ten exempt papers and a robust discussion at OfS’ October board

Jim Dickinson|11/11/26

A good graduate outcome is more than a SOC code and a salary

David Kernohan|11/11/26

Rising halls complaints and a missing Code

Jim Dickinson|06/11/26

Who counts and who pays if EU students get home fees

Jim Dickinson|06/11/26

Industrial strategy advisory council rings the alarm about HE funding

Michael Salmon|06/11/26

The Higher Education ShowListen to the latest episode

The Post-18 Project: Happily HEVA after

The Post-18 Project: Happily HEVA after

Antony Moss|The Post-18 Project|25/09/26

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

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

Gwenno Roberts|The Post-18 Project|10/08/26

The Post-18 Project: No country for young men

The Post-18 Project: No country for young men

David Kernohan|The Post-18 Project|22/07/26

The Post-18 Project: The silence of the loans

The Post-18 Project: The silence of the loans

John Blake|The Post-18 Project|07/07/26

The Post-18 Project: A ministry for Manchesterism

The Post-18 Project: A ministry for Manchesterism

John Blake|The Post-18 Project|29/06/26

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

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Everything in the 2026 Budget for higher education and students

Everything in the 2026 Budget for higher education and students

Team Wonkhe unpacks John Healey’s first budget as chancellor and what it means for the sector

Team Wonkhe|Policy Watch|28/10/26

Continuity and efficiency are UCAS’ watchwords as it confirms no major changes to national admissions process

Continuity and efficiency are UCAS’ watchwords as it confirms no major changes to national admissions process

Debbie McVitty|Policy Watch|05/11/26

OfS begins second round of consultation on future TEF quality assessments

OfS begins second round of consultation on future TEF quality assessments

Debbie McVitty|Policy Watch|22/10/26

Wales picks benchmarks over bright lines to judge tertiary quality

Wales picks benchmarks over bright lines to judge tertiary quality

Jim Dickinson|Policy Watch|20/10/26

Ministers dodge the question of candour in universities

Ministers dodge the question of candour in universities

Jim Dickinson|Policy Watch|12/10/26

Data on Wonkhe

TEF for the rest of us

TEF for the rest of us

How will your institution fare in the new quality regime? DK has the beginnings of an answer.

David Kernohan|Data|09/11/26

New TEF, new data, same issues

New TEF, new data, same issues

David Kernohan|Data|06/11/26

Can a dashboard solve higher education planning?

Can a dashboard solve higher education planning?

David Kernohan|Data|16/09/26

Everything you ever wanted to know about TRAC

Everything you ever wanted to know about TRAC

David Kernohan|Data|18/08/26

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

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

David Kernohan|Data|13/08/26

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OfS and Advance HE assess the state of the sector for AI in education

OfS and Advance HE assess the state of the sector for AI in education

Debbie McVitty|Comment|11/11/26

Cutting Disabled Students’ Allowance software risks a postcode lottery for students

Cutting Disabled Students’ Allowance software risks a postcode lottery for students

Carolyne Smith|Comment|11/11/26

Student financial support should run on students’ time, not the university’s

Student financial support should run on students’ time, not the university’s

Ben Stone|Comment|11/11/26

The lifelong learning entitlement means universities will need to run on two clocks

The lifelong learning entitlement means universities will need to run on two clocks

Gianina Harvey-Brewin|Comment|10/11/26

Student support isn’t neutral – it can protect institutions as much as students

Student support isn’t neutral – it can protect institutions as much as students

Lisa Appleyard-Keeling|Comment|10/11/26

In search of strategic alignment between student feedback insight and student success goals

In search of strategic alignment between student feedback insight and student success goals

Debbie McVitty|Comment|09/11/26

The Higher Education Show

Podcast: AI and assessment, TEF

Team Wonkhe|13/11/26

Podcast: EU fees, UCAS admissions

Team Wonkhe|06/11/26

Podcast: Budget 2026, AI procurement

Team Wonkhe|30/10/26

Podcast: NEETs and skills, research missions

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

David Kernohan|The Post-18 Project|08/06/26

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