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Students have the right to set-off to university

Jim Dickinson considers whether university fee rules leave students with any meaningful leverage when course delivery is disputed

Jim Dickinson

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Comment

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30/07/26

Greater Manchester is creating clearer pathways for young people

Andy Dainty

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Comment

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30/07/26

Curriculum reform is a wedge issue

Jim Dickinson

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Comment

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29/07/26

Wonk Corner

Why are all the risks that students face being kept a secret?

Jim Dickinson

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30/07/26

REF survey on final policy developments launched

James Coe

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30/07/26

Jodrell Bank Observatory could cease all observations as STFC funding cuts announced

James Coe

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27/07/26

Superseding a bad mark isn’t the same as deleting it

Jim Dickinson

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27/07/26

Optional modules are not as optional as they look

Jim Dickinson

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24/07/26

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

Stop measuring tomorrow’s universities with yesterday’s metrics

Donna Whitehead

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Comment

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28/07/26

Reform’s moves in local government can serve as a guide to the party’s approach to HE

Alex Waddington

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Comment

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28/07/26

For innovation, purpose matters more than machinery

James Coe

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Comment

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27/07/26

How to work with the department formerly known as DSIT

Abigail Morris

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Comment

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27/07/26

Northern Ireland’s cheap degrees come with hidden price tags

Jim Dickinson

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Comment

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24/07/26

Higher education postcard: is it the summer yet?

Hugh Jones

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Comment

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24/07/26

The Post-18 Project

The Post-18 Project: No country for young men

Higher education faces a demographic cliff through to 2040. David Kernohan sets out four possible futures of higher education in a shrinking Britain

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

Devolution Archives

North East England’s new investment fund is a template for university spinout success

Andy Long

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Comment

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11/06/26

Labour takes steps to bring higher education and local skills closer together

Michael Salmon

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Policy Watch

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19/11/25

Innovation and skills in the English devolution white paper

David Kernohan

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Policy Watch

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17/12/24

The case for devolving research funding to England’s regions

Ben Rogers

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Comment

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21/10/24

The local power of universities is transformative

Katie Normington

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Comment

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01/08/24

Successful devolution isn’t possible without universities

Katy Shaw

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Comment

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24/06/24

Policy Watch

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

Doing fewer things better and faster. James Coe and Michael Salmon summarise UKRI's new strategy

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

Earning while learning? You’ll be lucky

Jim Dickinson

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Policy Watch

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03/06/26

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

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

DK gets beyond the headlines in this year’s graduate outcomes data.

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

Students have the right to set-off to university

Jim Dickinson considers whether university fee rules leave students with any meaningful leverage when course delivery is disputed

Greater Manchester is creating clearer pathways for young people

Curriculum reform is a wedge issue

Why are all the risks that students face being kept a secret?

REF survey on final policy developments launched

Jodrell Bank Observatory could cease all observations as STFC funding cuts announced

Superseding a bad mark isn’t the same as deleting it

Optional modules are not as optional as they look

Podcast: The end of the year show

Podcast: Funding, student loans, NSSmass

Podcast: PhD students, Burnham

Podcast: Burnham, IFS on value of HE

Stop measuring tomorrow’s universities with yesterday’s metrics

Reform’s moves in local government can serve as a guide to the party’s approach to HE

For innovation, purpose matters more than machinery

How to work with the department formerly known as DSIT

Northern Ireland’s cheap degrees come with hidden price tags

Higher education postcard: is it the summer yet?

The Post-18 Project: No country for young men

Higher education faces a demographic cliff through to 2040. David Kernohan sets out four possible futures of higher education in a shrinking Britain

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

North East England’s new investment fund is a template for university spinout success

Labour takes steps to bring higher education and local skills closer together

Innovation and skills in the English devolution white paper

The case for devolving research funding to England’s regions

The local power of universities is transformative

Successful devolution isn’t possible without universities

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

Doing fewer things better and faster. James Coe and Michael Salmon summarise UKRI's new strategy

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

Earning while learning? You’ll be lucky

The new UKVI student sponsor regime goes live

The NSS shows us that students still seem to like higher education

What can GCSE performance tell us about salaries aged 27?

Graduate Outcomes, 2023–24

DK gets beyond the headlines in this year’s graduate outcomes data.

The financial state of the sector in England for 2026

Finding 2024–25 delivery partnerships

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