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Wonkhe (SUs). Trustee Winchester SU. HE policy. Pop. Pro EU(rovision). Windmills not walls. Giggling incredulity. “Wasteful and inefficient for our economy”. Dreams of visiting Moldova.
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NEW on Wonkhe: Don’t sleep on HESES wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/...

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NEW on Wonkhe: This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag tells us about accountability, 1920s style wonkhe.com/blogs/higher...

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NEW on Wonkhe: This week on the podcast UK Research and Innovation and the Office for Students both have new leadership – but what does that mean for the future of regulation, research funding, and sector confidence? wonkhe.com/blogs/podcas...

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NEW on Wonkhe: Zoë Allman explores how “emerging leaders” play a vital role in our universities, and considers the challenges they face wonkhe.com/blogs/suppor...

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There is no evidence of this at all

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We are still here aren't we

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NEW on Wonkhe: TEF 2023 - was it any good? OfS didn't know, so they found out - David Kernohan reads along wonkhe.com/blogs/the-of...

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NEW on Wonkhe: Don’t believe the HEIP wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/...

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NEW on Wonkhe: Boom and bust – but still whopping https://wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/boom-and-bust-but-still-whopping/

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Outgoing Trent VC Ed Peck new OfS Chair www.gov.uk/government/n...

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NEW on Wonkhe: James Coe comes to the defence of maintenance as undervalued but essential in the success of any university https://wonkhe.com/blogs/we-need-to-recognise-the-importance-of-maintenance-too/

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NEW on Wonkhe: Why should university teaching respond to the climate emergency? For Mira Vogel the old excuses just don't wash any more, and the need is ever more urgent https://wonkhe.com/blogs/the-polycrisis-needs-you/

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NEW on Wonkhe: Widening access to medical school https://wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/widening-access-to-medical-school/

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what

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NEW on Wonkhe: Fair access and unintended consequences https://wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/fair-access-and-unintended-consequences/

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NEW on Wonkhe: Molly Pemberton reflects on how to create active student citizens to lobby for improved transport for commuter students. https://wonkhe.com/blogs/students-making-change-on-transport/

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NEW on Wonkhe: The Home Office has its eyes on post-study work numbers https://wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/the-home-office-has-its-eyes-on-post-study-work-numbers/

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NEW on Wonkhe: Effective feedback allows students to experience the results of their decisions – and thereby refine their practice. Kathleen M Quinlan and Edd Pitt explain how it’s done https://bit.ly/3ESUD2J

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NEW on Wonkhe: The recent 100-year partnership agreement between the UK and Ukraine sets out an agenda for continued cooperation between the two countries, including in education, science and innovation https://bit.ly/3Qyybyq

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NEW on Wonkhe: Are there providers where graduates tend not to repay their loans? https://bit.ly/41eYr5N

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NEW on Wonkhe: James Coe and David Kernohan look for the balance between flexibility and predictability that can allow researchers, research, and the wider economy to thrive https://bit.ly/3EUapus

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NEW on Wonkhe: Karen Clegg, Liz Quinlan, and Nicola Palmer take a look at REF and the implications for research supervision https://bit.ly/3D5gmUz

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"When I was an undergraduate, student life was on campus. A lot is being lost in the shift to online learning | Judith Brett"

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"Kommentti: Donald Trumpin ajatuksia ylianalysoidaan – tässä on yksinkertaisempi selitys"

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"Cheating scandal uncovered at UK uni as dozens of students on same course caught buying essays"

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NEW on Wonkhe: Young PG graduates will be paying much more come April 1st https://bit.ly/4gSmjC0

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NEW on Wonkhe: Who are AHUA? Paul Greatrix charts the sector body’s backstory from 1939 to the present https://bit.ly/41nA87d

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NEW on Wonkhe: How do you make learning from success "stick" in a university so it leads to a wider shift in culture and practice? Matthew Pawelski explains https://bit.ly/4hNqVdZ

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NEW on Wonkhe: This week on the podcast the Welsh government has announced £18.5m in additional capital funding for universities - but questions remain over reserves, job cuts, competition law and student protection. https://bit.ly/4hSI99Z

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NEW on Wonkhe: This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag takes us to Egypt https://bit.ly/437Q2no

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You know what works be nice? Not an Oxford Chancellor reminding us that "In Oxford we have the great strengths of personal tuition, college communities and high achievements in sports and music" www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02...

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NEW on Wonkhe: TASO's Omar Khan presents evidence that inequality is a factor in a growing student demand for mental health support https://bit.ly/41xNZrP

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NEW on Wonkhe: Why does it take the British Academy to plot subject geographies? https://bit.ly/413qRQd

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NEW on Wonkhe: A new access and participation evidence library is coming. On behalf of the Evaluation Collective, Julian Crockford is looking forward to the knowledge sharing to come https://bit.ly/438GTv3

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NEW on Wonkhe: Debates over higher education funding tend to focus on fees and maintenance - but what’s going on beneath the surface? Jim Dickinson goes down the watering hole https://bit.ly/41kSq99

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NEW on Wonkhe: As the cuts rain down in Wales, whatever happened to learner protection? https://bit.ly/3D1C6Rh

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NEW on Wonkhe: Partnership and promises are not incompatible https://bit.ly/4hADr0t

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"First Minister hits out at Plaid for walking away from co-operation agreement"

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"With half of all school leavers going to university, Scotland simply may have too many students"

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"United Nations judge forced woman to work as slave after tricking her to come to UK, court hears"

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"Judge told police her alleged slave was ‘excited about the pound’, trial hears"

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"We are no longer living longer UEA study shows"

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"University of South Wales expected to announce job cuts"

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"Reading ranked as one of the most prestigious universities by The Times"

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Enshittification

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"Universities in Wales given £18.5m government handout"

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"Cash-strapped Welsh universities given £19 million extra funding"

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"Welsh Government announces £19 million fund to support universities"

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"Nearly half of managers prove you can lead without a degree | theHRD"

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