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The financial state of the sector in England for 2026

David Kernohan digests this year's OfS summary of annual financial returns, and the parallel release of HESA finance data

David Kernohan

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Data

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15/05/26

Specialised, consolidated and mission-focused: a new model for mergers emerges

James Coe

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Comment

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15/05/26

Higher education postcard: the Radcliffe Camera

Hugh Jones

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Comment

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15/05/26

Wonk Corner

Are financial sustainability and student protection compatible?

Jim Dickinson

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15/05/26

Who gets to offer LLE modules?

David Kernohan

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15/05/26

King’s College London and Cranfield to merge

James Coe

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14/05/26

The LLE moves one (tiny) step closer

David Kernohan

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13/05/26

More straw clutching from the free speech absolutists

Jim Dickinson

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13/05/26

The Wonkhe Show

Podcast: Starmergeddon, insolvency, Europe

Team Wonkhe

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15/05/26

Podcast: Antisemitism, AI and graduate jobs, universities and working class voters

Team Wonkhe

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08/05/26

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

We need to transform learning for a wicked world

Andrew Crosbie

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Comment

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14/05/26

Student AI use is being driven by deteriorating student-staff relationships

Lewis Eves

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Comment

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14/05/26

Euro visions: Saluti a tutti, Moldova is on duty

Jim Dickinson

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Comment

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14/05/26

For the want of a suitable legislative vehicle

David Kernohan

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Analysis

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13/05/26

Why we taught a class on how to disagree

Thomas Gift

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Comment

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13/05/26

Subject cold spots are growing. We need to address the root causes

Ruairí Cullen

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Comment

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13/05/26

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

Mergers

The higher education sector needs an honest broker to support structural change

Matthew Howling

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Comment

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14/10/25

Higher education mergers are a marathon not a sprint

Debbie McVitty talks to the heads of institution of the universities of Greenwich and Kent to explore the possibilities and next steps for the proposed new multi university group

Debbie McVitty

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Comment

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15/09/25

How to do the perfect merger

David Kernohan

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Analysis

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15/09/25

Europe’s cautionary merger tales through student eyes

Jim Dickinson

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Comment

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15/09/25

The first multi-university group arrives

Mark Leach

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Comment

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10/09/25

Policy Watch

NMC splits the difference on nursing and midwifery hours

Jim Dickinson

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Policy Watch

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08/05/26

The Defence Universities Alliance opens for business

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

Finding 2024–25 delivery partnerships

David Kernohan

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Data

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12/05/26

HESA’s graduate mobility marker makes a local move

Tej Nathwani

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Data

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12/05/26

HESA Spring 2026: Staff

In times of turmoil and upheaval in the sector what's happening with full-time academic staff numbers? As David Kernohan explains, the picture is more complex than you may expect

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

David Kernohan

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Data

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02/02/26

The financial state of the sector in England for 2026

David Kernohan digests this year's OfS summary of annual financial returns, and the parallel release of HESA finance data

Specialised, consolidated and mission-focused: a new model for mergers emerges

Higher education postcard: the Radcliffe Camera

Are financial sustainability and student protection compatible?

Who gets to offer LLE modules?

King’s College London and Cranfield to merge

The LLE moves one (tiny) step closer

More straw clutching from the free speech absolutists

Podcast: Starmergeddon, insolvency, Europe

Podcast: Antisemitism, AI and graduate jobs, universities and working class voters

Podcast: Holyrood and Senedd elections, OfS v Sussex

Podcast: System issues, research bidding, governance

We need to transform learning for a wicked world

Student AI use is being driven by deteriorating student-staff relationships

Euro visions: Saluti a tutti, Moldova is on duty

For the want of a suitable legislative vehicle

Why we taught a class on how to disagree

Subject cold spots are growing. We need to address the root causes

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

The higher education sector needs an honest broker to support structural change

Higher education mergers are a marathon not a sprint

Debbie McVitty talks to the heads of institution of the universities of Greenwich and Kent to explore the possibilities and next steps for the proposed new multi university group

How to do the perfect merger

Europe’s cautionary merger tales through student eyes

The first multi-university group arrives

NMC splits the difference on nursing and midwifery hours

The Defence Universities Alliance opens for business

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

Finding 2024–25 delivery partnerships

HESA’s graduate mobility marker makes a local move

HESA Spring 2026: Staff

In times of turmoil and upheaval in the sector what's happening with full-time academic staff numbers? As David Kernohan explains, the picture is more complex than you may expect

The sector has changed size and shape over the last decade

The state of sector finances, 2024–25

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