wonkhe-pounds-falling Without further funding the government needs to be clearer about what it expects from universities by Lily Bull Comment 8/08/24
OfS and Research England funding allocations, 2024-25 OfS and Research England funding allocations, 2024-25 by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 29/07/24
Public sector pay increases are coming - will universities and students benefit? Public sector pay increases are coming – will universities and students benefit? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 28/07/24
Image: Midjourney The government must mitigate the risks of a university going under by Jonathan Simons Comment 26/07/24 4
Whatever happened to student protection? Whatever happened to student protection? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 23/07/24 2
Students want more flexibility. Here's some tweaks to deliver it Students want more flexibility. Here’s some tweaks to deliver it by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 14/07/24 3
A brutal set of funding allocations for Wales’ universities A brutal set of funding allocations for Wales’ universities by Michael Salmon Wonk Corner 9/07/24 2
A butterfly flaps its wings, and tuition fees remain frozen A butterfly flaps its wings, and tuition fees remain frozen by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 27/06/24 2
Image: Shutterstock The Money Saving Expert gets answers on maintenance by Jim Dickinson Comment 25/06/24
Image: Shutterstock The Money Saving Expert gets answers on maintenance by Jim Dickinson Comment blogs-su 25/06/24
scotland-wonkhe Scotland to (possibly) lose two funding agencies by David Kernohan Policy Watch 25/06/24 1
Image: Shutterstock How an incoming government could act immediately to stabilise universities at risk of financial collapse by Sarah Seed Comment 24/06/24
Image: Shutterstock The taxpayer and businesses will demand more from universities by Dani Payne Comment 20/06/24 4
Image: Midjourney There are too many students at university. But not for the reasons some say by Jim Dickinson Comment 13/06/24 1
The latest on those 1,289 funded places in Scotland The latest on those 1,289 funded places in Scotland by Michael Salmon Wonk Corner 12/06/24
Scottish symbolism over fees obscures options on university funding Scottish symbolism over fees obscures options on university funding by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 11/06/24
Image: Shutterstock A manifesto for higher education from an academic perspective by Steven Jones Comment 9/06/24 7
Image: Shutterstock Why I wouldn’t bet against a fee rise after the election by Mark Leach Comment 6/06/24
Image: Shutterstock Tough questions for government and institutions to fix higher education’s finances by Alistair Jarvis Comment 3/06/24 5
Image: Shutterstock What are a future Labour government’s options to secure the future of higher education? by Debbie McVitty Comment 3/06/24 1
Image: Shutterstock What does the General Election mean for higher education? by Debbie McVitty Comment 24/05/24
Student financial support for PGT is a forgotten, inadequate mess Student financial support for PGT is a forgotten, inadequate mess by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 20/05/24 3
The student interests regulator couldn't seem less interested in students' interests The student interests regulator couldn’t seem less interested in students’ interests by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 17/05/24 2
Image: Shutterstock OfS assessment of university finances warns of need for structural change to stave off risks of provider collapse by Debbie McVitty Policy Watch 16/05/24 8
UCU calls for an employer levy to fund undergraduate study UCU calls for an employer levy to fund undergraduate study by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 9/05/24 5
Image: Shutterstock Student financial support is between a rock and a hard place by David Phoenix Comment 8/05/24 2
Image: Shutterstock Seven questions we’ll be debating at the 2024 Festival of Higher Education by Mark Leach Comment 22/04/24
Maintenance grants can't buy cultural capital Maintenance grants can’t buy cultural capital by Sunday Blake Wonk Corner 16/04/24
Image: Midjourney Ships, Sugababes and Trigger’s broom – how promises to students get broken by Jim Dickinson Comment 15/04/24 2
They don't understand it and when they do they don't like it They don’t understand it and when they do they don’t like it by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 11/04/24 1
Image: Midjourney DfE’s annual funding letter is out. Don’t spend it all at once by Jim Dickinson Comment 4/04/24 1
The longer Labour leaves announcing on student finance, the more it could be Quack Quack oops The longer Labour leaves announcing on student finance, the more it could be Quack Quack oops by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 3/04/24
Image: Midjourney Are students being protected from course cuts and closures? by Jim Dickinson Comment 3/04/24 7
Fees in Wales will rise to £9,250 in September. Except where they won't Fees in Wales will rise to £9,250 in September. Except where they won’t by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 1/04/24
Image: Shutterstock False economies – why cutting SHAPE courses is bad for HE and bad for the country by Caron Gentry Comment 28/03/24 8
Image: Shutterstock Are “back office services” really better together? by Helen Scott Comment 25/03/24 8
Image: Midjourney To win the funding argument universities need to explain where the money goes by Dani Payne Comment 25/03/24 7
Image: Midjourney There may be ways to make UK higher education cheaper to run by Jim Dickinson Comment 25/03/24 11
Image: Shutterstock To universities students could be an asset, not just a cost by Louise Nicol Comment 13/03/24 3
Image: Shutterstock The proliferation of foundation year courses has created some blind spots by Josh Freeman Analysis 7/03/24 4
Everything from the 2024-25 DfE supplementary estimates Everything from the 2024-25 DfE supplementary estimates by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 5/03/24
Image: Shutterstock The questions that will and should be asked about franchising by Michael Salmon Policy Watch 26/02/24 5
Image: Midjourney How thin is Scottish student funding being spread? by Jim Dickinson Comment 20/02/24 1
No big movement on funding in Northern Ireland - at least, not yet No big movement on funding in Northern Ireland – at least, not yet by Michael Salmon Wonk Corner 15/02/24
Four big beasts in a triangle of sadness Four big beasts in a triangle of sadness by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 7/02/24 2
Tuition fees in Wales rise to £9,250 a year Tuition fees in Wales rise to £9,250 a year by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 6/02/24 1
Those London Economics/Nuffield Foundation fee models in a nutshell Those London Economics/Nuffield Foundation fee models in a nutshell by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 6/02/24 3
Image: Shutterstock Public services are in crisis, and universities are part of the solution by Claire Taylor Comment 5/02/24 2
Image: Midjourney There are better ways to fund and govern universities as quasi-public services by Jim Dickinson Comment 5/02/24 2
Image: Shutterstock Maybe higher education is just as unfair as it seems by Jim Dickinson Comment 29/01/24 4
The last of the current OfS fee information series The last of the current OfS fee information series by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 25/01/24
Image: Shutterstock Nobody has any idea what proper postgraduate funding should look like by Mark Bennett Comment 25/01/24 2
Image: Shutterstock Policymakers need to realise that financial turbulence in higher education will hurt the whole nation by Shân Wareing Comment 21/01/24 3
Wholesale provider collapse should be the least of most students' worries Wholesale provider collapse should be the least of most students’ worries by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 15/01/24 3
Wales makes the excel sheet add up by increasing student debt - and a tuition fee hike could be coming Wales makes the excel sheet add up by increasing student debt – and a tuition fee hike could be coming by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 19/12/23
Image: Shutterstock Chris Husbands: “most politicians look at the sector and think they are looking into a mirror” by Debbie McVitty People 18/12/23
Image: Shutterstock Pessimism around recruitment may be misplaced by David Kernohan Analysis 11/12/23 6
Some students take maintenance loans but not fee loans, and nobody knows what is going on Some students take maintenance loans but not fee loans, and nobody knows what is going on by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 1/12/23 2
Image: Shutterstock University funding is driving the research funding deficit by James Coe Comment 1/12/23 6
Public sector work and the graduate premium Public sector work and the graduate premium by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 28/11/23 2
The other inflationary funding trap The other inflationary funding trap by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 8/11/23
Image: Midjourney The sector needs to change its lobbying tactics over fees and funding by Mark Leach Comment 10/10/23 5
Image: Shutterstock Are opinions about university funding shaped by education? by David Kernohan Data 9/10/23
Image: Shutterstock Polling shows that Starmer was right to scrap the fee pledge by Jess Lister Comment 9/10/23 1
Image: Shutterstock If flexibility is the future then the apprenticeship levy should get on board by Brendan Coulson Comment 9/08/23 1
Sharia-compliant student finance might be coming. It might not Sharia-compliant student finance might be coming. It might not by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 24/07/23 1
Image: Shutterstock Cutting fees for foundation years could turn out to be foolhardy by David Kernohan Data 18/07/23 7
OfS provisional funding allocations, 2023-24 OfS provisional funding allocations, 2023-24 by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 7/07/23
Image: Shutterstock Let’s bring the public good back onto the higher education policy agenda in England by Simon Marginson Comment 6/07/23 3
The boycott bill gets a mauling The boycott bill gets a mauling by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 4/07/23 1
Graduate earnings and loan forecasts Graduate earnings and loan forecasts by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 29/06/23 3
A more flexible funding system needs to apply to maintenance not just tuition A more flexible funding system needs to apply to maintenance not just tuition by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 23/06/23
What could better regulation of franchising look like? What could better regulation of franchising look like? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 13/06/23 1
Image: Midjourney How franchising higher education became big business by Jim Dickinson Long read 12/06/23 6
Image: Midjourney It’s time to take a closer look at an “opaque corner” of higher education by Mark Leach Comment 12/06/23 5
Image: Shutterstock What I’ve learned from Labour’s tuition fee announcement by Iain Mansfield Comment 7/06/23
Labour floats changes to student loans (and grants) Labour floats changes to student loans (and grants) by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 2/06/23
Image: Shutterstock When it comes to the cost of delivery, we may not be on the right TRAC by David Kernohan Comment 26/05/23 1