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The LLE is coming at last

Three draft statutory instruments herald the end game of the biggest change in the student finance system since 2011. DK breaks down what is going on, and asks why these plans have seen so little meaningful scrutiny

David Kernohan

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Analysis

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19/05/26

China is reinventing itself as a study destination, and the UK must take note

Leina Shi

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Analysis

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19/05/26

Academia in crisis needs new forms of leadership

Lisa Colledge

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Analysis

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19/05/26

Wonk Corner

Employers make full and final offer in 2026–27 pay negotiations

David Kernohan

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18/05/26

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

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

Students lose procedural rights in the OIA’s drive for simplicity

Jim Dickinson

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Policy Watch

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18/05/26

Is the Strategic Priorities Grant at risk?

David Kernohan

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Comment

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18/05/26

How to talk to Reform

James Coe

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Comment

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18/05/26

UK science must deliver on its promise of economic growth to resist growing political pressure

Richard Jones

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Comment

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18/05/26

Euro visions: Bangaranker

Jim Dickinson

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Comment

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17/05/26

Euro visions: Technology made beneficial to society

Jim Dickinson

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Comment

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17/05/26

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

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

HESA’s graduate mobility marker makes a local move

Data users in the higher education sector and beyond are increasingly demanding statistics at a more granular level of geography. Tej Nathwani talks us through how HESA is responding to these requests

Tej Nathwani

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Data

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12/05/26

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 LLE is coming at last

Three draft statutory instruments herald the end game of the biggest change in the student finance system since 2011. DK breaks down what is going on, and asks why these plans have seen so little meaningful scrutiny

China is reinventing itself as a study destination, and the UK must take note

Academia in crisis needs new forms of leadership

Employers make full and final offer in 2026–27 pay negotiations

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

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

Students lose procedural rights in the OIA’s drive for simplicity

Is the Strategic Priorities Grant at risk?

How to talk to Reform

UK science must deliver on its promise of economic growth to resist growing political pressure

Euro visions: Bangaranker

Euro visions: Technology made beneficial to society

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

The financial state of the sector in England for 2026

Finding 2024–25 delivery partnerships

HESA’s graduate mobility marker makes a local move

Data users in the higher education sector and beyond are increasingly demanding statistics at a more granular level of geography. Tej Nathwani talks us through how HESA is responding to these requests

HESA Spring 2026: Staff

The sector has changed size and shape over the last decade

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